Ward 8
Mbhashe (EC121) · IEC ward 21201008
Won by
ANC
Samkelo Mntumni
Margin
51.3%
832 votes
Voting districts in
13/13
Valid ward votes
1,622
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSamkelo Mntumni | 1,130 | 69.7% |
| UDM | 298 | 18.4% |
| EFF | 54 | 3.3% |
| ATM | 39 | 2.4% |
| DA | 34 | 2.1% |
| SACP | 26 | 1.6% |
| PAC | 15 | 0.9% |
| A.D | 10 | 0.6% |
| LABOUR | 6 | 0.4% |
| ACDP | 5 | 0.3% |
| BPM | 3 | 0.2% |
| MKP | 1 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 833 more votes to win, or 417 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 | 83.2% | 69.5% | −13.6 |
| UDM | 6.9% | 18.5% | +11.6 |
| EFF | 5.1% | 3.6% | −1.5 |
| ATM | 1.0% | 2.4% | +1.3 |
| DA | 0.7% | 1.8% | +1.1 |
| SACP | – | 1.5% | new |
| Independents | 1.4% | 0.0% | −1.4 |
Voting districts (13)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10850149 | ANC 54.1% | 407 | yes |
| 10850217 | ANC 46.7% | 244 | yes |
| 10850239 | ANC 56.6% | 348 | yes |
| 10850408 | ANC 72.1% | 362 | yes |
| 10850532 | ANC 97.4% | 156 | yes |
| 10850543 | ANC 75.2% | 250 | yes |
| 10850969 | ANC 77.1% | 301 | yes |
| 10850970 | UDM 58.3% | 12 | yes |
| 10850981 | ANC 78.2% | 403 | yes |
| 10851139 | ANC 82.5% | 229 | yes |
| 10851218 | ANC 93.2% | 44 | yes |
| 10851252 | ANC 65.1% | 249 | yes |
| 10851263 | ANC 76.0% | 229 | yes |