Election results: councils and wards
City of Mbombela
All results in95 voting districts counted
Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 11:11
- Registered voters
- 92,122
- Votes cast
- 136,137
- Turnout
- 48.1%
- Spoilt votes
- 2,294
- Wards
- 35
Wards won so far
- ANC 28 wards (28 final)
- DA 4 wards (4 final)
- EFF 1 ward (1 final)
Votes (ward and party ballots together)
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 42,105 | 48.51% |
| DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 13,298 | 15.32% |
| EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 10,350 | 11.93% |
| SDPSDP - SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 5,794 | 6.68% |
| MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 4,769 | 5.49% |
| VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 3,033 | 3.49% |
| ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA | 1,974 | 2.27% |
| SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 1,218 | 1.40% |
| INDINDEPENDENT | 915 | 1.05% |
| LABOURLABOUR - LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 445 | 0.51% |
| ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 407 | 0.47% |
| URFURF - UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT | 360 | 0.41% |
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.
- Ward 1 ANC 43%
- Ward 4 DA 39%
- Ward 5 ANC 90%
- Ward 7 Waiting
- Ward 8 ANC 63%
- Ward 9 ANC 66%
- Ward 10 ANC 57%
- Ward 11 ANC 67%
- Ward 12 ANC 40%
- Ward 14 ANC 28%
- Ward 15 Waiting
- Ward 16 ANC 35%
- Ward 17 ANC 49%
- Ward 18 DA 34%
- Ward 20 ANC 48%
- Ward 21 ANC 59%
- Ward 22 ANC 59%
- Ward 23 ANC 51%
- Ward 25 EFF 68%
- Ward 26 ANC 77%
- Ward 30 DA 55%
- Ward 31 ANC 51%
- Ward 33 ANC 52%
- Ward 34 ANC 65%
- Ward 35 ANC 58%
- Ward 36 ANC 65%
- Ward 37 ANC 45%
- Ward 38 DA 49%
- Ward 39 ANC 64%
- Ward 40 ANC 61%
- Ward 41 ANC 58%
- Ward 42 ANC 46%
- Ward 43 ANC 44%
- Ward 44 ANC 67%
- Ward 45 ANC 52%