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Steve Tshwete, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 22 candidates from 22 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, Steve Tshwete

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 25 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS72234.76%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY40119.31%
HENDRINA UNITED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT34616.66%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1617.75%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1547.41%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY592.84%
HOPE OF RESIDENTS432.07%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY361.73%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS311.49%
ACTIONSA301.44%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY281.35%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS231.11%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE120.58%
MIDDELBURG AND HENDRINA RESIDENTS FRONT70.34%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY70.34%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.24%
AMALGAMATED STEVE TSHWETE.40.19%
SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY30.14%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC MOVEMENT30.14%
IMPUQUKO EZWENILETHU20.10%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 077. 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 25 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS73635.64%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY39719.23%
HENDRINA UNITED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT34816.85%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1617.80%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1557.51%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY582.81%
HOPE OF RESIDENTS422.03%
ACTIONSA361.74%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY331.60%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS281.36%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY221.07%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE100.48%
MIDDELBURG AND HENDRINA RESIDENTS FRONT70.34%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY60.29%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.29%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS50.24%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT40.19%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC MOVEMENT40.19%
AMALGAMATED STEVE TSHWETE.40.19%
SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.05%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION10.05%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY00.00%
IMPUQUKO EZWENILETHU00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 065. 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 1 ballot

22 candidates
  • APRIL JAN MAHLANGUABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY
  • NTOMBIKAYISE MARIA HADEBEACTIONSA
  • JEANETH NOMCEBO MASEKOAFRICAN ECONOMIC MOVEMENT
  • ZAMUXOLO MAYEZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • CLOUDETH BATHOBILE SHABANGUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BAFANA AUBREY SINDANEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • CONNIE KATLEGO TOLOALL CITIZENS PARTY
  • LUCY NOMFUNDO DLAMINIAMALGAMATED STEVE TSHWETE.
  • ZODWA ELIZABETH NKOSIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MABATALALE VICTOR MANGWATOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NKOSINATHI ISHMAEL NKOSIHENDRINA UNITED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
  • LINDIWE PRUDENCE NKOSIHOPE OF RESIDENTS
  • EDWILL GOODWELL MBONANIIMPUQUKO EZWENILETHU
  • PETROS SIBONGOKUHLE CEBEKHULUINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • ERNEST DICK MOKWENALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • SIBONGILE LETTA JELEMIDDELBURG AND HENDRINA RESIDENTS FRONT
  • HILDA NTOMBIFUTHI JELLEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • RONNIE BOY NKOSISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NICHOLUS SPHIWE MABENASINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • BABILI VINCENT MAHAMBASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • XOLANI CALVIN NXUMALOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • CORNELIUS JOHANNES WOLMARANSVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Steve Tshwete 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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