Ward 8
Umzimvubu (EC442) · IEC ward 24402008
Won by
ANC
Des Ndema
Margin
65.6%
1,015 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
1,547
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCDes Ndema | 1,154 | 74.6% |
| EFF | 139 | 9.0% |
| SACP | 79 | 5.1% |
| ATM | 72 | 4.7% |
| DA | 43 | 2.8% |
| AIC | 24 | 1.6% |
| MKP | 22 | 1.4% |
| SRWP | 5 | 0.3% |
| COPE | 3 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| APC | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,016 more votes to win, or 508 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 | 77.3% | 74.5% | −2.8 |
| EFF | 14.1% | 9.0% | −5.2 |
| SACP | – | 5.0% | new |
| ATM | 2.8% | 4.4% | +1.6 |
| DA | 1.2% | 2.8% | +1.6 |
| MKP | – | 1.5% | new |
| AIC | 2.7% | 1.5% | −1.2 |
| UDM | 1.2% | 0.0% | −1.2 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11760229 | ANC 89.0% | 300 | yes |
| 11790053 | ANC 80.8% | 426 | yes |
| 11790086 | ANC 63.6% | 453 | yes |
| 11790097 | ANC 67.1% | 982 | yes |
| 11790323 | ANC 93.1% | 376 | yes |
| 11790761 | ANC 65.6% | 305 | yes |
| 11790794 | ANC 77.9% | 263 | yes |