Ward 5
Mbhashe (EC121) · IEC ward 21201005
Won by
ANC
Mzekelo Robert Ndikinda
Margin
24.0%
450 votes
Voting districts in
12/12
Valid ward votes
1,873
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMzekelo Robert Ndikinda | 890 | 47.5% |
| Independents | 440 | 23.5% |
| UDM | 342 | 18.3% |
| SACP | 110 | 5.9% |
| EFF | 43 | 2.3% |
| DA | 13 | 0.7% |
| ATM | 10 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 8 | 0.4% |
| A.D | 5 | 0.3% |
| MKP | 4 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 3 | 0.2% |
| BPM | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. Independents would have needed 451 more votes to win, or 226 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: 11 of the 12 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 97% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 78.1% | 48.4% | −29.6 |
| UDM | 8.9% | 19.0% | +10.0 |
| SACP | – | 14.3% | new |
| Independents | – | 12.1% | new |
| EFF | 10.5% | 2.7% | −7.8 |
Voting districts (12)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10850015 | ANC 50.6% | 569 | yes |
| 10850161 | SACP 38.1% | 291 | yes |
| 10850172 | SACP 31.5% | 444 | yes |
| 10850183 | ANC 47.6% | 307 | yes |
| 10850341 | ANC 77.5% | 204 | yes |
| 10850510 | ANC 45.1% | 417 | yes |
| 10851140 | ANC 79.2% | 274 | yes |
| 10851184 | ANC 61.7% | 222 | yes |
| 10851195 | Independents 28.3% | 434 | yes |
| 10851229 | ANC 82.5% | 240 | yes |
| 11650519 | ANC 72.4% | 239 | yes |
| 11650979 | ANC 75.0% | 100 | new |