Ward 5
Amahlathi (EC124) · IEC ward 21204005
Won by
ANC
Mziwebongo Elvis Burwana
Margin
40.1%
821 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
2,049
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMziwebongo Elvis Burwana | 1,072 | 52.3% |
| Independents | 251 | 12.2% |
| DA | 242 | 11.8% |
| EFF | 241 | 11.8% |
| Mayibuye | 131 | 6.4% |
| SACP | 59 | 2.9% |
| APC | 23 | 1.1% |
| MKP | 19 | 0.9% |
| ATM | 6 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| Amc.roy. | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. Independents would have needed 822 more votes to win, or 411 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: 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 | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 68.5% | 55.9% | −12.6 |
| DA | 6.5% | 13.2% | +6.7 |
| EFF | 6.4% | 12.0% | +5.6 |
| Mayibuye | – | 6.4% | new |
| Independents | 6.7% | 6.1% | −0.6 |
| SACP | – | 3.0% | new |
| MKP | – | 1.1% | new |
| APC | 8.5% | 1.1% | −7.4 |
| ISANCO | 1.8% | 0.0% | −1.8 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10580026 | ANC 68.8% | 1,750 | yes |
| 10930036 | ANC 44.9% | 552 | yes |
| 10930092 | DA 69.2% | 91 | yes |
| 10930182 | DA 85.2% | 54 | yes |
| 10930205 | ANC 75.0% | 40 | yes |
| 10930216 | ANC 51.0% | 416 | yes |
| 10930272 | ANC 40.5% | 748 | yes |
| 10930339 | ANC 64.1% | 281 | yes |
| 11080921 | EFF 48.4% | 157 | yes |