Ward 26
Umzimvubu (EC442) · IEC ward 24402026
Won by
ANC
Monwabisi Tuku
Margin
45.2%
947 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
2,097
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMonwabisi Tuku | 1,213 | 57.8% |
| Independents | 266 | 12.7% |
| SACP | 234 | 11.2% |
| EFF | 149 | 7.1% |
| ATM | 59 | 2.8% |
| MKP | 58 | 2.8% |
| DA | 52 | 2.5% |
| AIC | 22 | 1.0% |
| ACDP | 18 | 0.9% |
| COPE | 11 | 0.5% |
| APC | 6 | 0.3% |
| SRWP | 3 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| Ekhethu | 2 | 0.1% |
| ILB | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. Independents would have needed 948 more votes to win, or 474 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 | 72.4% | 59.7% | −12.7 |
| SACP | – | 11.9% | new |
| EFF | 8.8% | 8.2% | −0.6 |
| Independents | – | 6.3% | new |
| ATM | 3.6% | 3.3% | −0.3 |
| MKP | – | 3.0% | new |
| DA | 2.3% | 3.0% | +0.7 |
| AIC | 4.1% | 1.4% | −2.6 |
| SRWP | 1.6% | 0.1% | −1.5 |
| UDM | 5.6% | 0.0% | −5.6 |
| SPSA | 1.3% | 0.0% | −1.3 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11760993 | ANC 61.1% | 777 | yes |
| 11790042 | ANC 78.1% | 506 | yes |
| 11790187 | ANC 60.2% | 835 | yes |
| 11790301 | ANC 74.7% | 574 | yes |
| 11790525 | ANC 41.2% | 645 | yes |
| 11790783 | ANC 33.6% | 435 | yes |
| 11790806 | ANC 68.3% | 435 | yes |