Ward 1
Mbhashe (EC121) · IEC ward 21201001
Won by
ANC
Ayabonga Tyatyaza
Margin
3.9%
61 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
1,557
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCAyabonga Tyatyaza | 628 | 40.3% |
| UDM | 567 | 36.4% |
| SACP | 156 | 10.0% |
| EFF | 103 | 6.6% |
| ATM | 44 | 2.8% |
| DA | 29 | 1.9% |
| MKP | 11 | 0.7% |
| PAC | 7 | 0.4% |
| A.D | 5 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| BPM | 1 | 0.1% |
| AMAMBO | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 62 more votes to win, or 31 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: 3 of the 3 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 | 64.0% | 39.5% | −24.5 |
| UDM | 14.8% | 36.3% | +21.5 |
| SACP | – | 10.3% | new |
| EFF | 11.3% | 6.8% | −4.5 |
| ATM | 3.4% | 3.0% | −0.4 |
| DA | 0.6% | 1.8% | +1.2 |
| PAC | 1.6% | 0.4% | −1.2 |
| BPM | 1.1% | 0.0% | −1.1 |
| COPE | 1.5% | 0.0% | −1.5 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10620010 | UDM 39.9% | 2,188 | yes |
| 10620021 | UDM 45.4% | 489 | yes |
| 10850813 | ANC 53.8% | 442 | yes |