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Ward 4

Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300004

Won by
ANC
Zimisele Sydney Mfabane
Margin
27.9%
1,532 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
5,486

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCZimisele Sydney Mfabane2,64648.2%
DA1,11420.3%
EFF62711.4%
SACP1993.6%
ATM1532.8%
UDM1422.6%
ActionSA1122.0%
P.P921.7%
VF Plus811.5%
AIC571.0%
AZAPO430.8%
ACDP400.7%
Mayibuye360.7%
MKP310.6%
Mayibuye Civic Movement220.4%
PA210.4%
PAC180.3%
AIM160.3%
APC80.1%
E.T.M60.1%
GOOD50.1%
COPE40.1%
Ecoforum40.1%
DM30.1%
DOP20.0%
FISA20.0%
SDP10.0%
CKP10.0%

Votes needed. DA would have needed 1,533 more votes to win, or 767 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 4 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 96% 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
ANC74.0%48.8%−25.1
DA3.2%20.0%+16.7
EFF14.9%11.4%−3.5
SACP–3.5%new
ATM1.8%2.6%+0.9
UDM0.5%2.4%+1.9
ActionSA–2.3%new
P.P–1.6%new
VF Plus0.0%1.3%+1.3
AIC0.6%1.1%+0.6
ACDP1.2%0.8%−0.4
AIM1.6%0.2%−1.3

Voting districts (4)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
10250031ANC 51.5%3,615yes
10250042ANC 52.7%3,397yes
10250053ANC 42.2%3,449yes
10251964ANC 44.9%448new