Ward 16
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300016
Won by
DA
Werner Senekal
Margin
5.8%
288 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
4,972
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAWerner Senekal | 1,896 | 38.1% |
| ANC | 1,608 | 32.3% |
| EFF | 304 | 6.1% |
| SACP | 287 | 5.8% |
| MKP | 146 | 2.9% |
| VF Plus | 127 | 2.6% |
| ActionSA | 119 | 2.4% |
| Mayibuye | 98 | 2.0% |
| UDM | 79 | 1.6% |
| AIC | 78 | 1.6% |
| ATM | 65 | 1.3% |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | 45 | 0.9% |
| PA | 30 | 0.6% |
| ACDP | 29 | 0.6% |
| PAC | 13 | 0.3% |
| GOOD | 12 | 0.2% |
| DM | 6 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 5 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 5 | 0.1% |
| P.P | 5 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 3 | 0.1% |
| E.T.M | 3 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.0% |
| AIM | 2 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| APC | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| NA | 1 | 0.0% |
| CKP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 289 more votes to win, or 145 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: 6 of the 6 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 31.9% | 37.0% | +5.2 |
| ANC | 51.2% | 33.1% | −18.1 |
| EFF | 7.5% | 6.3% | −1.2 |
| SACP | – | 5.8% | new |
| MKP | – | 2.8% | new |
| VF Plus | 1.2% | 2.7% | +1.6 |
| ActionSA | – | 2.4% | new |
| UDM | 0.6% | 1.9% | +1.4 |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.8% | new |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | – | 1.4% | new |
| ATM | 0.1% | 1.1% | +1.1 |
| AIC | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0 |
| AIM | 3.4% | 0.1% | −3.3 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10251076 | DA 61.8% | 3,208 | yes |
| 10251267 | ANC 59.1% | 1,395 | yes |
| 10251324 | ANC 49.0% | 1,112 | yes |
| 10251346 | ANC 60.6% | 1,104 | yes |
| 10251605 | ANC 45.3% | 1,381 | yes |
| 10251852 | DA 80.0% | 1,672 | yes |