Ward 18
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300018
Won by
ANC
Nkululeko Makhwenkwe
Margin
45.6%
1,625 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
3,566
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNkululeko Makhwenkwe | 1,976 | 55.4% |
| EFF | 351 | 9.8% |
| DA | 207 | 5.8% |
| DOP | 182 | 5.1% |
| UDM | 176 | 4.9% |
| VF Plus | 141 | 4.0% |
| ActionSA | 130 | 3.6% |
| Mayibuye | 95 | 2.7% |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | 69 | 1.9% |
| MKP | 60 | 1.7% |
| AIC | 59 | 1.7% |
| SACP | 35 | 1.0% |
| ATM | 23 | 0.6% |
| PAC | 13 | 0.4% |
| AZAPO | 12 | 0.3% |
| P.P | 12 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 6 | 0.2% |
| AIM | 6 | 0.2% |
| GOOD | 3 | 0.1% |
| E.T.M | 3 | 0.1% |
| APC | 2 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.1% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| Ecoforum | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,626 more votes to win, or 813 voters switching from ANC.
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: 3 of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 77.2% | 54.9% | −22.4 |
| EFF | 9.3% | 9.6% | +0.3 |
| DA | 3.1% | 6.2% | +3.1 |
| UDM | 5.2% | 4.9% | −0.3 |
| DOP | 1.2% | 4.4% | +3.2 |
| ActionSA | – | 3.7% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.1% | 3.7% | +3.6 |
| Mayibuye | – | 2.9% | new |
| AIC | 0.7% | 2.0% | +1.3 |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | – | 2.0% | new |
| MKP | – | 1.6% | new |
| ATM | 0.1% | 1.2% | +1.1 |
| AIM | 1.2% | 0.2% | −1.0 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10251313 | ANC 54.2% | 3,479 | yes |
| 10251481 | ANC 58.6% | 2,275 | yes |
| 10251616 | ANC 50.5% | 1,426 | yes |