Emalahleni election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress32,2%20 585 votes · ahead in 19 wards
2. Democratic Alliance25,9%16 539 votes · ahead in 5 wards
3. uMkhonto weSizwe Party12,4%7 939 votes · ahead in 1 ward
4. Economic Freedom Fighters9,3%5 966 votes · ahead in 1 ward
5. Freedom Front Plus6,2%3 979 votes
6. ActionSA4,8%3 058 votes
7. Service Delivery Party3,8%2 454 votes
8. South African Communist Party1,0%668 votes
9. Labour Party of South Africa0,7%477 votes
10. Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,5%329 votes
11. Inkatha Freedom Party0,5%317 votes
12. African Independent Congress0,5%312 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 68 seats, so a party needed 35 to govern alone. The largest party then had 35: African National Congress. The size of the council can change between elections, and early votes cannot tell us the final seats. The Commission announces them.

How far each ward is counted

10 of 36 wards in Emalahleni have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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• 50 to 74%
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• All counted

Results by ward in Emalahleni

• Ward 1ANC 58,8%
• Ward 2ANC 31,2%
• Ward 3ANC 35,0%
• Ward 5ANC 49,9%
• Ward 6ANC 44,9%
• Ward 7ANC 48,5%
• Ward 8ANC 64,7%
• Ward 9ANC 60,5%
• Ward 10EFF 28,8%
• Ward 11ANC 24,7%
• Ward 12ANC 44,9%
• Ward 16MK Party 39,3%
• Ward 17ANC 54,6%
• Ward 19ANC 42,0%
• Ward 20DA 60,9%
• Ward 21ANC 25,6%
• Ward 22DA 35,4%
• Ward 23ANC 33,6%
• Ward 24DA 50,7%
• Ward 28ANC 74,0%
• Ward 29ANC 63,4%
• Ward 30ANC 38,3%
• Ward 33DA 47,7%
• Ward 34DA 65,8%
• Ward 35ANC 32,8%
• Ward 36ANC 36,1%

About these results

Are these the final 2026 local election results?

Not yet. These are running totals as the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) publishes them, and they change as more voting stations are counted. Only the Commission's declaration is final.

How do I see the results for my ward?

Use Find my ward on Mandate SA, with your location or by searching your municipality and ward number. Your ward's page shows every candidate and each voting station as it is counted.

Where do these results come from?

From the results the Electoral Commission of South Africa publishes. Mandate SA adds them up and shows them free of charge. Vote totals add the ward and party ballots together, as the Commission's dashboard does.

Does the party with the most votes run the municipality?

Not always. A party needs more than half of a council's seats to govern alone. If no party has that, the council is hung, and parties may form a coalition or a minority government.

Why do early results look different from the final picture?

Stations are counted at different speeds, so early totals lean towards the places counted first. Check how many stations are in before reading much into a figure.