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

Election results: councils and wards

Local municipality · Mpumalanga

Thaba Chweu

All results in46 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 13:25

Registered voters
55,444
Votes cast
78,076
Turnout
46.5%
Spoilt votes
1,531
Wards
14

Wards won so far

  • ANC 11 wards (11 final)
  • DA 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS20,160
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE10,332
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS7,043
SDPSDP - SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY2,922
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2,841
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1,918
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1,728
AUMAUM - AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT1,155
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA1,012
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT357
ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY205
UATUAT - UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION182

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.