Ward 21
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300021
Won by
ANC
Tamsanqa Hobson Tshakweni
Margin
52.4%
1,885 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
3,598
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCTamsanqa Hobson Tshakweni | 2,191 | 60.9% |
| EFF | 306 | 8.5% |
| DA | 228 | 6.3% |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | 153 | 4.3% |
| UDM | 148 | 4.1% |
| Mayibuye | 101 | 2.8% |
| SACP | 86 | 2.4% |
| AIC | 85 | 2.4% |
| ActionSA | 78 | 2.2% |
| ATM | 66 | 1.8% |
| MKP | 30 | 0.8% |
| AIM | 28 | 0.8% |
| VF Plus | 25 | 0.7% |
| AZAPO | 18 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 17 | 0.5% |
| COPE | 6 | 0.2% |
| APC | 4 | 0.1% |
| DOP | 4 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| GOOD | 3 | 0.1% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| Ecoforum | 2 | 0.1% |
| NA | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.1% |
| DM | 2 | 0.1% |
| E.T.M | 2 | 0.1% |
| P.P | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| FISA | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| CKP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,886 more votes to win, or 943 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: 5 of the 5 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 | 77.4% | 60.4% | −17.0 |
| EFF | 14.0% | 8.7% | −5.3 |
| DA | 2.6% | 6.2% | +3.6 |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | – | 4.7% | new |
| UDM | 1.3% | 4.2% | +2.9 |
| SACP | – | 2.7% | new |
| Mayibuye | – | 2.5% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 2.4% | new |
| ATM | 0.3% | 2.0% | +1.7 |
| AIC | 1.0% | 1.6% | +0.6 |
| MKP | – | 1.0% | new |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10251447 | ANC 57.5% | 1,044 | yes |
| 10251492 | ANC 64.4% | 1,230 | yes |
| 10251504 | ANC 56.0% | 1,587 | yes |
| 10251526 | ANC 61.7% | 1,491 | yes |
| 10251537 | ANC 62.0% | 1,876 | yes |