Ward 17
Umzimvubu (EC442) · IEC ward 24402017
Won by
ANC
Masibulele Sonyabashe
Margin
51.9%
868 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
1,672
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMasibulele Sonyabashe | 1,054 | 63.0% |
| DA | 186 | 11.1% |
| EFF | 163 | 9.7% |
| ATM | 74 | 4.4% |
| MKP | 65 | 3.9% |
| AIC | 53 | 3.2% |
| SACP | 43 | 2.6% |
| Ekhethu | 14 | 0.8% |
| COPE | 6 | 0.4% |
| PA | 5 | 0.3% |
| APC | 4 | 0.2% |
| SRWP | 3 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 869 more votes to win, or 435 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: 7 of the 7 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 | 68.6% | 63.0% | −5.6 |
| DA | 2.1% | 11.2% | +9.1 |
| EFF | 17.4% | 9.8% | −7.7 |
| ATM | 2.4% | 4.3% | +1.9 |
| MKP | – | 4.1% | new |
| SACP | – | 2.8% | new |
| AIC | 1.7% | 2.6% | +0.9 |
| Independents | 2.1% | 0.0% | −2.1 |
| UDM | 5.2% | 0.0% | −5.2 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11720056 | ANC 47.6% | 372 | yes |
| 11760252 | ANC 63.8% | 575 | yes |
| 11760263 | ANC 69.6% | 885 | yes |
| 11760274 | ANC 61.6% | 388 | yes |
| 11760511 | ANC 77.8% | 243 | yes |
| 11761321 | ANC 57.7% | 755 | yes |
| 11761411 | ANC 65.6% | 96 | yes |