Ward 18
Mbhashe (EC121) · IEC ward 21201018
Won by
ANC
Nothemba Balindlela
Margin
22.5%
486 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
2,159
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNothemba Balindlela | 977 | 45.3% |
| UDM | 491 | 22.7% |
| ATM | 311 | 14.4% |
| DA | 231 | 10.7% |
| SACP | 84 | 3.9% |
| EFF | 52 | 2.4% |
| AMAMBO | 4 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 3 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.1% |
| BPM | 2 | 0.1% |
| PA | 1 | 0.0% |
| A.D | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 487 more votes to win, or 244 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: 8 of the 9 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 91% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 54.1% | 44.1% | −10.0 |
| UDM | 19.2% | 23.4% | +4.3 |
| ATM | 9.7% | 14.7% | +4.9 |
| DA | 3.0% | 11.6% | +8.6 |
| SACP | – | 3.2% | new |
| EFF | 11.0% | 2.4% | −8.7 |
| Independents | 1.6% | 0.0% | −1.6 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11650047 | ANC 58.1% | 503 | yes |
| 11650069 | ANC 46.7% | 383 | yes |
| 11650070 | ATM 41.7% | 714 | yes |
| 11650092 | ANC 63.7% | 606 | yes |
| 11650126 | ANC 34.3% | 861 | yes |
| 11650351 | ANC 59.6% | 188 | yes |
| 11650799 | ANC 47.2% | 434 | yes |
| 11650834 | ANC 41.7% | 228 | yes |
| 11650980 | ANC 54.9% | 395 | new |