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Lekwa, Ward 2

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

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Ward 2, Lekwa

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 19 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS70837.82%
LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM42722.81%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE21011.22%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1216.46%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1045.56%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY985.24%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY764.06%
INDEPENDENT LEKWA PARTY361.92%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA261.39%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS251.34%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT201.07%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS80.43%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY60.32%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.21%
LEKWA LIBERATION MOVEMENT20.11%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
SOCIALIST CIVIC MOVEMENT00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 872. 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 19 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS55331.56%
LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM46926.77%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE21612.33%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1206.85%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS995.65%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY734.17%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY724.11%
INDEPENDENT LEKWA PARTY321.83%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS261.48%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA261.48%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT251.43%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS181.03%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY120.68%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.40%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.17%
SOCIALIST CIVIC MOVEMENT10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
LEKWA LIBERATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 752. 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 2 ballot

16 candidates
  • LERATO MERANDA SIBEKOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • PIET MELUSI RADEBEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • ELIJAH CHRISTOPHER MNGUNIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MELUSI PATRICK NGUBENIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ELIZABETH NOMADLOSI MHLANGADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • THAPELO MORETSELEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIZWE DAVID SHABALALAECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
  • SIBUSISO GIFT SHABALALAINDEPENDENT LEKWA PARTY
  • PHUMLANI GOODMAN TSHABALALAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • SANDILE PRETTY NGOBENILEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM
  • THULANI WISEMAN MOTSOENENGLEKWA LIBERATION MOVEMENT
  • ALEX THABO NKOMOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JABULILE JULIET LUKHELESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • BHEKI ALPHIOUS HLATSHWAYOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • JABULILE PATRICIA MNGOMEZULUUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • WILMA VENTERVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Lekwa 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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