Ward 1
Dr. A.B. Xuma (EC137) · IEC ward 21307001
Won by
ANC
Aphiwe Zihlangu
Margin
70.0%
991 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
1,416
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCAphiwe Zihlangu | 1,145 | 80.9% |
| ATM | 154 | 10.9% |
| EFF | 66 | 4.7% |
| SACP | 16 | 1.1% |
| MKP | 12 | 0.8% |
| NYCO | 11 | 0.8% |
| DA | 7 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 1 | 0.1% |
| ActionSA | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. ATM would have needed 992 more votes to win, or 496 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: 7 of the 7 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 | 90.7% | 80.5% | −10.3 |
| ATM | 2.5% | 10.3% | +7.8 |
| EFF | 2.9% | 4.6% | +1.7 |
| UDM | 2.5% | 0.0% | −2.5 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11080785 | ANC 83.5% | 212 | yes |
| 11570543 | ANC 86.1% | 632 | yes |
| 11570554 | ANC 84.9% | 370 | yes |
| 11570565 | ANC 74.4% | 520 | yes |
| 11570846 | ANC 74.3% | 537 | yes |
| 11571274 | ANC 80.8% | 317 | yes |
| 11571409 | ANC 83.5% | 194 | yes |