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Ward 37

Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300037

Won by
DA
Georgina Faldtman
Margin
20.1%
1,111 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
5,526

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
DAGeorgina Faldtman2,50245.3%
UPPA1,39125.2%
ANC5049.1%
PA4548.2%
DM1472.7%
PAC1061.9%
GOOD1041.9%
ACDP541.0%
VF Plus480.9%
AIC390.7%
EFF320.6%
ActionSA210.4%
APPEIR190.3%
APC150.3%
Mayibuye100.2%
E.T.M90.2%
Mayibuye Civic Movement90.2%
NA80.1%
UDM70.1%
ACP70.1%
COPE50.1%
SWO50.1%
SACP40.1%
MKP40.1%
SDP40.1%
CKP40.1%
ATM30.1%
P.P30.1%
Al Jama-ah20.0%
DOP20.0%
Ecoforum10.0%
OHM10.0%
FISA10.0%
LABOUR10.0%

Votes needed. UPPA would have needed 1,112 more votes to win, or 556 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: 4 of the 4 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
Party shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
DA51.4%46.7%−4.7
UPPA–23.8%new
ANC12.5%9.6%−2.8
PA2.6%7.5%+4.9
DM–2.5%new
PAC0.1%1.9%+1.8
GOOD2.9%1.7%−1.2
ACDP0.9%1.1%+0.1
VF Plus0.2%1.0%+0.9
NA6.4%0.1%−6.3
DOP19.8%0.0%−19.7

Voting districts (4)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
10250547DA 56.0%3,471yes
10250558DA 61.3%3,345yes
10250570DA 32.3%1,581yes
10250581UPPA 50.3%2,584yes