Ward 53
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300053
Won by
ANC
Mxolisi Mani
Margin
17.3%
948 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
5,474
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMxolisi Mani | 2,195 | 40.1% |
| DA | 1,247 | 22.8% |
| UDM | 540 | 9.9% |
| EFF | 527 | 9.6% |
| SACP | 267 | 4.9% |
| PA | 171 | 3.1% |
| AIC | 94 | 1.7% |
| VF Plus | 77 | 1.4% |
| ActionSA | 73 | 1.3% |
| ATM | 63 | 1.2% |
| Mayibuye | 41 | 0.7% |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | 31 | 0.6% |
| MKP | 20 | 0.4% |
| E.T.M | 17 | 0.3% |
| OHM | 15 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 14 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 10 | 0.2% |
| GOOD | 10 | 0.2% |
| DM | 10 | 0.2% |
| AZAPO | 9 | 0.2% |
| AIM | 9 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 8 | 0.1% |
| Independents | 7 | 0.1% |
| P.P | 5 | 0.1% |
| APC | 4 | 0.1% |
| Ecoforum | 3 | 0.1% |
| NA | 3 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| FISA | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| UPPA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 949 more votes to win, or 475 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: 6 of the 6 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 | 60.0% | 40.4% | −19.7 |
| DA | 20.4% | 23.2% | +2.8 |
| UDM | 0.8% | 9.8% | +8.9 |
| EFF | 11.0% | 9.7% | −1.3 |
| SACP | – | 4.5% | new |
| PA | 2.0% | 3.2% | +1.1 |
| VF Plus | 0.9% | 1.5% | +0.5 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.4% | new |
| AIC | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.0 |
| ATM | 0.2% | 1.1% | +0.9 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10300431 | DA 43.0% | 2,691 | yes |
| 10460045 | DA 65.4% | 1,609 | yes |
| 10460102 | ANC 47.3% | 2,941 | yes |
| 10460124 | DA 66.7% | 30 | yes |
| 10460135 | ANC 49.8% | 3,226 | yes |
| 10510052 | ANC 66.9% | 299 | yes |