Ward 17
Mbhashe (EC121) · IEC ward 21201017
Won by
UDM
Wisizwi Billie
Margin
16.4%
286 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
1,744
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UDMWisizwi Billie | 950 | 54.5% |
| ANC | 664 | 38.1% |
| ATM | 52 | 3.0% |
| SACP | 36 | 2.1% |
| DA | 20 | 1.1% |
| EFF | 6 | 0.3% |
| PA | 6 | 0.3% |
| LABOUR | 4 | 0.2% |
| A.D | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 1 | 0.1% |
| AMAMBO | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 287 more votes to win, or 144 voters switching from UDM.
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: 9 of the 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UDM | 32.4% | 54.7% | +22.3 |
| ANC | 54.3% | 37.8% | −16.4 |
| ATM | 0.9% | 3.0% | +2.1 |
| SACP | – | 2.1% | new |
| DA | 2.5% | 1.3% | −1.2 |
| EFF | 2.1% | 0.3% | −1.8 |
| Independents | 6.6% | 0.0% | −6.6 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11650036 | UDM 57.5% | 428 | yes |
| 11650148 | ANC 44.8% | 536 | yes |
| 11650182 | ANC 75.7% | 206 | yes |
| 11650328 | UDM 52.1% | 282 | yes |
| 11650452 | UDM 61.1% | 481 | yes |
| 11650463 | UDM 66.0% | 424 | yes |
| 11650902 | UDM 71.1% | 308 | yes |
| 11650913 | UDM 60.8% | 395 | yes |
| 11650935 | UDM 50.9% | 440 | yes |