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ANC retains its majority

Results

2021

Council seats

ANC71 seats
EFF4 seats
DA2 seats
ACDP1 seat
APC1 seat
Other2 seats
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS1 seat
PAC1 seat

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
85.2%157 349 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
4.7%8 693 votes
INDEPENDENTS
2.9%5 301 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties7.2%13 384 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
2.6%4 724 votes
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
1.5%2 813 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
1.1%2 123 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.9%1 747 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.4%653 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.2%335 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.1%270 votes
ABLE LEADERSHIP
0.1%235 votes
OTHER
0.1%231 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.1%158 votes
SERVICE FOR ALL
0.1%95 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC85.2%
EFF4.7%
DA2.6%
PAC1.1%
Other6.4%
History data & sources

Ward + municipal PR votes. Connecting bands show the same party’s share or seats between elections, not individual voters moving between parties. Select a year to inspect its values; use the election-year selector to explore its results and places.

The chart names the five largest parties across these elections. The vote list also names parties gaining at least 2 percentage points since the previous election; remaining votes are combined under Other. Other’s change compares the same group of parties in both elections. Missing values remain unavailable.

  • All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
  • Missing or grouped party rows remain gaps unless a complete, ungrouped list establishes zero votes.
  • Municipal boundaries can change between elections. Published area results are not boundary-adjusted.
All parties & exact values

Ward results

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Wards in Thulamela

41 wards

Ward 1
ANC91.3%Leading candidate: Takalani Leah Nelufhangani
DA3.0%
Lead: 3 663 votes
Ward 2
ANC93.6%Leading candidate: Livhuwani Vhulahani
EFF3.4%
Lead: 4 132 votes
Ward 3
ANC87.9%Leading candidate: Takalani Simon Nekhavhambe
INDEPENDENTS3.8%
Lead: 3 649 votes
Ward 4
ANC77.5%Leading candidate: Nkoneleni Nehzhelele
INDEPENDENTS9.1%
Lead: 3 687 votes
Ward 5
ANC95.2%Leading candidate: Rolivhuwa Mmbengeni
EFF2.5%
Lead: 4 425 votes
Ward 6
ANC66.4%Leading candidate: Rendani Gerson Lalumbe
INDEPENDENTS14.4%
Lead: 3 020 votes
Ward 7
ANC84.0%Leading candidate: Thifhelimbilu Tinny Matshomo
EFF10.5%
Lead: 3 101 votes
Ward 8
ANC95.1%Leading candidate: Nnditsheni Breyan Phalanndwa
EFF2.2%
Lead: 4 412 votes
Ward 9
ANC91.7%Leading candidate: Mpho Matshavha
DA3.6%
Lead: 3 944 votes
Ward 10
ANC89.3%Leading candidate: Fhumulani Jenifer Nemasiwana
EFF4.7%
Lead: 3 991 votes
Ward 11
ANC75.8%Leading candidate: Azwihangwisi Anna Netshishivhe
INDEPENDENTS13.9%
Lead: 2 943 votes
Ward 12
ANC92.4%Leading candidate: Lutendo Solomon Ravhuanzwo
EFF3.8%
Lead: 3 507 votes
Ward 13
ANC67.3%Leading candidate: Hulisani Patrick Mabasa
INDEPENDENTS21.6%
Lead: 2 506 votes
Ward 14
ANC93.9%Leading candidate: Maduvha Justice Netsianda
EFF2.3%
Lead: 4 737 votes
Ward 15
ANC88.8%Leading candidate: Humbelani Mukhathi
DA6.1%
Lead: 3 409 votes
Ward 16
ANC86.7%Leading candidate: Rofhiwa Rosinah Mathoma
EFF5.0%
Lead: 4 012 votes
Ward 17
ANC80.2%Leading candidate: Patrick Mathidi
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS9.0%
Lead: 3 379 votes
Ward 18
ANC88.7%Leading candidate: Tshitereke Andrew Nelushi
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS3.7%
Lead: 3 823 votes
Ward 19
ANC80.3%Leading candidate: Fulufhelo Asnath Mutheiwana
INDEPENDENTS11.9%
Lead: 3 365 votes
Ward 20
ANC79.1%Leading candidate: Thinawanga Tshigwili
DA9.3%
Lead: 2 793 votes
Ward 21
ANC80.4%Leading candidate: Thifhelimbilu Shadrack Liphadzi
EFF5.5%
Lead: 3 273 votes
Ward 22
ANC56.2%Leading candidate: Rendani Dennis Thanyani
EFF32.9%
Lead: 460 votes
Ward 23
ANC83.2%Leading candidate: Mutshutshudzi Mphaphuli
EFF6.5%
Lead: 3 232 votes
Ward 24
ANC89.3%Leading candidate: Edzisani Reguel Mulaudzi
EFF4.4%
Lead: 4 159 votes
Ward 25
ANC88.3%Leading candidate: Ndivhoniswani Percy Netangaheni
EFF7.3%
Lead: 2 992 votes
Ward 26
ANC72.0%Leading candidate: Tshivhenga Rodney Maela
EFF11.3%
Lead: 2 834 votes
Ward 27
ANC80.7%Leading candidate: Mashudu Madzivhandila
INDEPENDENTS11.3%
Lead: 3 236 votes
Ward 28
ANC87.3%Leading candidate: Rofhiwa Netshikweta
EFF7.3%
Lead: 3 102 votes
Ward 29
ANC85.1%Leading candidate: Muthuphei Enoch Ravhura
EFF5.3%
Lead: 3 095 votes
Ward 30
ANC87.4%Leading candidate: Thivhafuni Tryphinah Munyai
EFF8.5%
Lead: 3 341 votes
Ward 31
ANC87.7%Leading candidate: Nndavheleseni Millicent Mmbi
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS4.6%
Lead: 4 254 votes
Ward 32
ANC86.7%Leading candidate: Livhuwani Salthiel Maduse
DA4.0%
Lead: 3 386 votes
Ward 33
ANC87.3%Leading candidate: Matodzi Maria Mulaudzi
EFF6.1%
Lead: 3 780 votes
Ward 34
ANC79.9%Leading candidate: Mashudu Muligwe
PAC14.3%
Lead: 3 312 votes
Ward 35
ANC92.6%Leading candidate: Ndiwannyi Alvinah Molaudzi
EFF2.8%
Lead: 4 554 votes
Ward 36
ANC87.8%Leading candidate: Tshivhangwaho Godfrey Makungo
EFF4.9%
Lead: 3 815 votes
Ward 37
ANC91.9%Leading candidate: Tshililo Joseph Nemalegeni
EFF4.2%
Lead: 3 950 votes
Ward 38
ANC87.7%Leading candidate: Azwindini Elisa Maganu
EFF5.0%
Lead: 3 441 votes
Ward 39
ANC93.5%Leading candidate: Avhapfani Constance Khangale
EFF3.8%
Lead: 3 830 votes
Ward 40
ANC88.2%Leading candidate: Thabelo Evelyn Munzhedzi
EFF4.0%
Lead: 3 564 votes
Ward 41
ANC88.9%Leading candidate: Mphedziseni Johannes Ligaraba
EFF4.1%
Lead: 4 022 votes
Sources & result details

IEC: 15 Jan 2022, 17:50 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:39 SAST

Historical comparisons use published area results. Boundaries may change between elections. Vote shares use the ballot labelled on each chart; ballots are not individual voters.

Vote percentages beside council seats combine ward and municipal PR ballots. Seat counts include both ward and PR councillors.

Seat calculation & source

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The totals add up to all 81 council seats. This is the historical election allocation, not a record of government changes during the term. Any grouped “Other” seats remain grouped.

IEC result time: 15 Jan 2022, 17:50 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.

Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Thulamela. Ward results include areas outside Tswinga.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 3 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

Town-to-ward mappings are available for 2026 only. The historical wards above belong to the whole municipality in 2021.

Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area.

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