Ward 2
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300002
Won by
DA
Sean Bertram Tappan
Margin
37.4%
2,986 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
7,975
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DASean Bertram Tappan | 4,329 | 54.3% |
| ATM | 1,343 | 16.8% |
| EFF | 846 | 10.6% |
| ActionSA | 412 | 5.2% |
| ANC | 309 | 3.9% |
| UDM | 181 | 2.3% |
| VF Plus | 154 | 1.9% |
| MKP | 107 | 1.3% |
| SACP | 74 | 0.9% |
| ACDP | 58 | 0.7% |
| PAC | 38 | 0.5% |
| GOOD | 27 | 0.3% |
| PA | 18 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 14 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 10 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 9 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | 9 | 0.1% |
| AIM | 7 | 0.1% |
| DM | 7 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 6 | 0.1% |
| APC | 3 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 3 | 0.0% |
| E.T.M | 3 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.0% |
| CKP | 2 | 0.0% |
| NA | 1 | 0.0% |
| DOP | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| UPPA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ATM would have needed 2,987 more votes to win, or 1,494 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 74% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 78.3% | 49.4% | −28.9 |
| EFF | 5.5% | 14.1% | +8.7 |
| ATM | 0.4% | 13.8% | +13.4 |
| ActionSA | – | 6.6% | new |
| ANC | 6.2% | 5.0% | −1.2 |
| UDM | 0.4% | 2.8% | +2.4 |
| VF Plus | 2.2% | 2.4% | +0.2 |
| MKP | – | 1.7% | new |
| ACDP | 3.5% | 0.7% | −2.7 |
| AIM | 2.1% | 0.1% | −2.0 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10250019 | DA 39.4% | 7,322 | yes |
| 10250020 | DA 71.5% | 3,325 | yes |
| 10251942 | DA 79.4% | 2,383 | new |
| 10251953 | DA 73.4% | 1,395 | new |