Ward 59
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300059
Won by
ANC
Bulelani Matenjwa
Margin
43.9%
1,928 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
4,387
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCBulelani Matenjwa | 2,449 | 55.8% |
| DA | 521 | 11.9% |
| EFF | 373 | 8.5% |
| ActionSA | 207 | 4.7% |
| UDM | 198 | 4.5% |
| Mayibuye | 116 | 2.6% |
| SACP | 110 | 2.5% |
| ATM | 103 | 2.3% |
| MKP | 98 | 2.2% |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | 54 | 1.2% |
| VF Plus | 43 | 1.0% |
| AIC | 26 | 0.6% |
| ACDP | 17 | 0.4% |
| AZAPO | 15 | 0.3% |
| AIM | 13 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 10 | 0.2% |
| P.P | 8 | 0.2% |
| APC | 7 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 4 | 0.1% |
| PA | 4 | 0.1% |
| GOOD | 4 | 0.1% |
| DM | 3 | 0.1% |
| CKP | 2 | 0.0% |
| DOP | 1 | 0.0% |
| E.T.M | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 1,929 more votes to win, or 965 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 3 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 | 73.9% | 52.4% | −21.5 |
| DA | 4.9% | 13.0% | +8.2 |
| EFF | 13.4% | 9.1% | −4.2 |
| ActionSA | – | 5.2% | new |
| UDM | 1.5% | 4.9% | +3.4 |
| Mayibuye | – | 2.5% | new |
| SACP | – | 2.4% | new |
| ATM | 0.3% | 2.4% | +2.1 |
| MKP | – | 2.0% | new |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | – | 1.7% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.0% | 1.2% | +1.2 |
| AIM | 2.6% | 0.3% | −2.4 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10250963 | ANC 52.5% | 3,147 | yes |
| 10250974 | ANC 51.3% | 2,954 | yes |
| 10250985 | ANC 53.7% | 2,634 | yes |