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Ward 56

Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300056

Won by
ANC
Zuko Colin Chintsi
Margin
39.1%
1,559 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
3,987

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCZuko Colin Chintsi2,06251.7%
EFF50312.6%
DA49912.5%
UDM1995.0%
SACP1483.7%
ActionSA1122.8%
P.P1002.5%
ATM761.9%
MKP711.8%
Mayibuye511.3%
Mayibuye Civic Movement370.9%
VF Plus300.8%
PAC180.5%
LABOUR180.5%
ACDP170.4%
COPE130.3%
APC120.3%
AIM90.2%
AZAPO40.1%
PA20.1%
DM20.1%
GOOD10.0%
NA10.0%
FISA10.0%
CKP10.0%

Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,560 more votes to win, or 780 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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
ANC72.5%51.8%−20.7
EFF11.3%12.6%+1.3
DA5.7%12.3%+6.5
UDM1.5%4.9%+3.4
SACP–3.6%new
ActionSA–3.3%new
ATM0.5%2.1%+1.6
P.P–2.0%new
MKP–1.6%new
Mayibuye Civic Movement–1.3%new
Mayibuye–1.1%new
AIM3.6%0.2%−3.4

Voting districts (5)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
10250907ANC 58.7%1,621yes
10251021ANC 49.1%2,400yes
10251032ANC 42.6%1,355yes
10251043ANC 47.1%1,396yes
10251896ANC 64.1%1,158yes