Ward 23
Mbhashe (EC121) · IEC ward 21201023
Won by
ANC
Tokozile Bhalindlela
Margin
15.3%
275 votes
Voting districts in
13/13
Valid ward votes
1,803
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCTokozile Bhalindlela | 788 | 43.7% |
| SACP | 513 | 28.5% |
| UDM | 275 | 15.3% |
| ATM | 73 | 4.0% |
| EFF | 51 | 2.8% |
| A.D | 36 | 2.0% |
| LABOUR | 24 | 1.3% |
| DA | 22 | 1.2% |
| BPM | 7 | 0.4% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 3 | 0.2% |
| MKP | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.1% |
| AMAMBO | 2 | 0.1% |
| PA | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 276 more votes to win, or 138 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: 13 of the 13 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 | 91.5% | 43.7% | −47.8 |
| SACP | – | 27.9% | new |
| UDM | 3.6% | 15.7% | +12.1 |
| ATM | 0.9% | 4.0% | +3.1 |
| EFF | 1.6% | 2.9% | +1.3 |
| A.D | 0.1% | 2.2% | +2.1 |
| DA | 1.3% | 1.2% | −0.1 |
| LABOUR | – | 1.2% | new |
Voting districts (13)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10840249 | ANC 75.6% | 180 | yes |
| 10840250 | ANC 41.9% | 148 | yes |
| 10840272 | SACP 54.4% | 160 | yes |
| 10840283 | SACP 45.4% | 604 | yes |
| 10840519 | ANC 54.2% | 469 | yes |
| 10840632 | ATM 40.4% | 223 | yes |
| 10840654 | ANC 74.1% | 162 | yes |
| 10840665 | ANC 67.3% | 278 | yes |
| 10840700 | SACP 69.3% | 150 | yes |
| 10840733 | SACP 83.5% | 278 | yes |
| 10841059 | ANC 74.6% | 354 | yes |
| 10841093 | SACP 27.3% | 256 | yes |
| 10841329 | ANC 45.3% | 331 | yes |