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Phumelela, Ward 5

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 13 candidates from 13 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 5, Phumelela

Provisional record

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 14 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS56447.36%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS21918.39%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE16213.60%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY836.97%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS806.72%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY473.95%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY100.84%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT80.67%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT80.67%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION60.50%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.17%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.08%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.08%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 191. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Municipal PR ballot

Municipal PR votes recorded within this ward.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 14 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS57449.02%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS22519.21%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE18215.54%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS827.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY494.18%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY141.20%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT131.11%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT100.85%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION70.60%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE70.60%
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT50.43%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.26%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 171. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

IEC source: Retrieved: View official source ↗

A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.

Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.

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Ward 5 ballot

13 candidates
  • PINKY NOSIPHO MABULAAFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT
  • SABELO ALPHEUS DLAMINIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • KABELO JEROME TSOTETSIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • NOKWAZE TSHABALALAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MBALI VERONICA MPHUTHIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • JABULANI PAULUS TSHABALALADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PHEHELLO PETRUS MOTAUNGECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIBONGILE CYNTHIA KHENAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MACHOSA ELIJA TSHABALALAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • VICTOR THABANG MOTLOUNGSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NCAMISILE ROSELINE MOLONGOANESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • NTOMBI SARAH SIBEKOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • JOHANNES MARTHUNIS VAN NIEKERKVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Phumelela proportional-representation council list. Every party list, in certified order, is on the municipality page and in the searchable register.

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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page

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