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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.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
UDMWisizwi Billie95054.5%
ANC66438.1%
ATM523.0%
SACP362.1%
DA201.1%
EFF60.3%
PA60.3%
LABOUR40.2%
A.D20.1%
Mayibuye20.1%
PAC10.1%
AMAMBO10.1%

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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
UDM32.4%54.7%+22.3
ANC54.3%37.8%−16.4
ATM0.9%3.0%+2.1
SACP–2.1%new
DA2.5%1.3%−1.2
EFF2.1%0.3%−1.8
Independents6.6%0.0%−6.6

Voting districts (9)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
11650036UDM 57.5%428yes
11650148ANC 44.8%536yes
11650182ANC 75.7%206yes
11650328UDM 52.1%282yes
11650452UDM 61.1%481yes
11650463UDM 66.0%424yes
11650902UDM 71.1%308yes
11650913UDM 60.8%395yes
11650935UDM 50.9%440yes