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Local Government Election 2026ANC leads nationally 33.3%Final resultsView overall results →

Election results: councils and wards

Local municipality · Mpumalanga

Lekwa

All results in24 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 12:04

Registered voters
24,254
Votes cast
36,483
Turnout
48.5%
Spoilt votes
598
Wards
11

Wards won so far

  • ANC 6 wards (6 final)
  • Independents 1 ward (1 final)
  • VF PLUS 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6,791
LCFLCF - LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM3,332
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3,302
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY2,126
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1,875
ILPILP - INDEPENDENT LEKWA PARTY1,676
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1,110
SDPSDP - SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY930
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY895
PACPAC - PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA346
AICAIC - AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS248
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT189

Who leads in each ward

Each ward in the colour of the party ahead on its ward ballot; “from …” marks a ward that has changed hands since last time. Open a ward for its results and candidates.