Ward 7
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300007
Won by
DA
Brendon Stephen Pegram
Margin
78.1%
6,259 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
8,016
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DABrendon Stephen Pegram | 6,660 | 83.1% |
| PA | 401 | 5.0% |
| VF Plus | 294 | 3.7% |
| ACDP | 145 | 1.8% |
| ANC | 101 | 1.3% |
| EFF | 97 | 1.2% |
| ActionSA | 93 | 1.2% |
| UDM | 44 | 0.5% |
| ATM | 35 | 0.4% |
| NA | 28 | 0.3% |
| MKP | 15 | 0.2% |
| GOOD | 12 | 0.1% |
| E.T.M | 11 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 10 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | 10 | 0.1% |
| UIM | 9 | 0.1% |
| AIC | 8 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 7 | 0.1% |
| DM | 7 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 5 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.1% |
| APC | 3 | 0.0% |
| AIM | 3 | 0.0% |
| P.P | 3 | 0.0% |
| APPEIR | 2 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.0% |
| PAC | 1 | 0.0% |
| COPE | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecoforum | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| DOP | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. PA would have needed 6,260 more votes to win, or 3,130 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 | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 82.4% | 83.0% | +0.6 |
| PA | 3.1% | 4.6% | +1.6 |
| VF Plus | 3.2% | 3.8% | +0.6 |
| ACDP | 2.9% | 1.8% | −1.1 |
| ANC | 2.3% | 1.5% | −0.8 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.2% | new |
| EFF | 0.7% | 1.2% | +0.5 |
| NA | 2.2% | 0.3% | −1.9 |
| AIM | 1.3% | 0.0% | −1.3 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10250222 | DA 87.1% | 4,790 | yes |
| 10250233 | DA 90.9% | 5,288 | yes |
| 10250255 | DA 79.3% | 2,012 | yes |
| 10251144 | DA 69.5% | 3,964 | yes |