Ward 18
Dr. A.B. Xuma (EC137) · IEC ward 21307018
Won by
ANC
Zama Sandile
Margin
51.5%
1,040 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
2,019
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCZama Sandile | 1,362 | 67.5% |
| ATM | 322 | 15.9% |
| NYCO | 207 | 10.3% |
| EFF | 42 | 2.1% |
| DA | 27 | 1.3% |
| ACT | 14 | 0.7% |
| PAC | 13 | 0.6% |
| SACP | 9 | 0.4% |
| ACDP | 7 | 0.3% |
| AIC | 7 | 0.3% |
| MKP | 6 | 0.3% |
| ActionSA | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ATM would have needed 1,041 more votes to win, or 521 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 | 80.3% | 67.3% | −12.9 |
| ATM | 5.1% | 14.6% | +9.5 |
| NYCO | – | 11.7% | new |
| EFF | 2.5% | 1.8% | −0.7 |
| DA | 1.7% | 1.2% | −0.5 |
| UDM | 8.8% | 0.0% | −8.8 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11570026 | ANC 64.3% | 269 | yes |
| 11570059 | ANC 81.0% | 258 | yes |
| 11570093 | ANC 55.3% | 405 | yes |
| 11570352 | ANC 72.2% | 571 | yes |
| 11570622 | ANC 80.5% | 919 | yes |
| 11570745 | ANC 51.1% | 491 | yes |
| 11571252 | ANC 56.0% | 350 | yes |
| 11571263 | ANC 41.8% | 366 | yes |
| 11571342 | ANC 88.0% | 415 | yes |