Ward 1
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300001
Won by
DA
Roelof David Basson
Margin
84.8%
5,686 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
6,709
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DARoelof David Basson | 5,957 | 88.8% |
| VF Plus | 271 | 4.0% |
| ANC | 139 | 2.1% |
| ACDP | 111 | 1.7% |
| EFF | 70 | 1.0% |
| ActionSA | 55 | 0.8% |
| UDM | 29 | 0.4% |
| ATM | 15 | 0.2% |
| GOOD | 11 | 0.2% |
| MKP | 8 | 0.1% |
| AIM | 7 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 6 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 6 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 5 | 0.1% |
| PA | 5 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 3 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.0% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.0% |
| DM | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | 2 | 0.0% |
| AIC | 1 | 0.0% |
| CKP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 5,687 more votes to win, or 2,844 voters switching from DA.
Turnout is not published per ward in the IEC results files, so it is not shown here.
Change since 2021
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so this compares the same voting districts in both years: 2 of the 4 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 57% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 87.9% | 87.1% | −0.8 |
| VF Plus | 2.5% | 4.4% | +2.0 |
| ANC | 2.8% | 2.4% | −0.4 |
| ACDP | 3.7% | 2.2% | −1.5 |
| EFF | 0.4% | 1.1% | +0.7 |
| AIM | 1.6% | 0.2% | −1.4 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10250064 | DA 87.6% | 5,228 | yes |
| 10251920 | DA 90.0% | 2,161 | new |
| 10251931 | DA 89.2% | 3,551 | new |
| 10460090 | DA 86.2% | 2,446 | yes |