Ward 21
Umzimvubu (EC442) · IEC ward 24402021
Won by
ANC
Wesley Mlenzane
Margin
53.5%
1,051 votes
Voting districts in
12/12
Valid ward votes
1,963
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCWesley Mlenzane | 1,185 | 60.4% |
| DA | 134 | 6.8% |
| Independents | 111 | 5.7% |
| EFF | 107 | 5.5% |
| MKP | 101 | 5.1% |
| SACP | 93 | 4.7% |
| ILB | 66 | 3.4% |
| AIC | 60 | 3.1% |
| ATM | 55 | 2.8% |
| COPE | 20 | 1.0% |
| APC | 9 | 0.5% |
| Ekhethu | 9 | 0.5% |
| ACDP | 5 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.2% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| SRWP | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 1,052 more votes to win, or 526 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: 10 of the 12 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 89% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 85.0% | 60.7% | −24.3 |
| DA | 2.4% | 7.8% | +5.3 |
| EFF | 5.4% | 6.1% | +0.7 |
| MKP | – | 5.9% | new |
| SACP | – | 5.2% | new |
| Independents | – | 3.2% | new |
| AIC | 1.2% | 3.2% | +2.0 |
| ATM | 3.4% | 3.0% | −0.3 |
| ILB | – | 1.9% | new |
| COPE | – | 1.2% | new |
| UDM | 2.2% | 0.0% | −2.2 |
Voting districts (12)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11760195 | ANC 61.7% | 494 | yes |
| 11760218 | ANC 82.1% | 335 | yes |
| 11760296 | ANC 50.7% | 221 | yes |
| 11760308 | SACP 49.2% | 240 | yes |
| 11760713 | ANC 61.5% | 218 | yes |
| 11760971 | ANC 70.2% | 963 | yes |
| 11761118 | ANC 64.5% | 245 | yes |
| 11761231 | ANC 47.3% | 493 | yes |
| 11761365 | ANC 78.4% | 116 | yes |
| 11761477 | ANC 41.4% | 186 | yes |
| 11761499 | ANC 81.6% | 125 | new |
| 11761534 | ANC 66.9% | 287 | new |