Ward 17
Dr. A.B. Xuma (EC137) · IEC ward 21307017
Won by
ANC
Vuyani Matshikitsha
Margin
39.8%
778 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
1,955
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCVuyani Matshikitsha | 1,208 | 61.8% |
| ATM | 430 | 22.0% |
| NYCO | 107 | 5.5% |
| DA | 59 | 3.0% |
| EFF | 59 | 3.0% |
| AIC | 25 | 1.3% |
| ActionSA | 22 | 1.1% |
| PAC | 12 | 0.6% |
| ACT | 11 | 0.6% |
| SACP | 8 | 0.4% |
| MKP | 8 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.3% |
| IFP | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. ATM would have needed 779 more votes to win, or 390 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 | 84.9% | 61.6% | −23.3 |
| ATM | 2.8% | 22.2% | +19.4 |
| NYCO | – | 5.4% | new |
| EFF | 3.8% | 3.2% | −0.7 |
| DA | 4.5% | 3.1% | −1.4 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.3% | new |
| UDM | 3.0% | 0.0% | −3.0 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11570071 | ANC 47.9% | 803 | yes |
| 11570105 | ANC 64.0% | 681 | yes |
| 11570138 | ANC 72.8% | 441 | yes |
| 11570150 | ANC 54.0% | 580 | yes |
| 11570374 | ANC 56.0% | 425 | yes |
| 11571173 | ANC 57.2% | 397 | yes |
| 11571195 | ANC 83.9% | 578 | yes |