Ward 2
Dr. A.B. Xuma (EC137) · IEC ward 21307002
Won by
ANC
Athandile Ntshinka
Margin
54.2%
944 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
1,742
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCAthandile Ntshinka | 1,188 | 68.2% |
| NYCO | 244 | 14.0% |
| ATM | 233 | 13.4% |
| DA | 21 | 1.2% |
| EFF | 20 | 1.1% |
| MKP | 11 | 0.6% |
| SACP | 9 | 0.5% |
| ActionSA | 5 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 4 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. NYCO would have needed 945 more votes to win, or 473 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: 6 of the 7 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 91% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 89.8% | 68.7% | −21.1 |
| ATM | 0.6% | 13.6% | +13.0 |
| NYCO | – | 13.1% | new |
| DA | 0.4% | 1.0% | +0.6 |
| EFF | 5.2% | 0.9% | −4.3 |
| UDM | 2.0% | 0.0% | −2.0 |
| ISANCO | 1.2% | 0.0% | −1.2 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11570037 | ANC 74.0% | 524 | yes |
| 11570576 | NYCO 49.9% | 720 | yes |
| 11570587 | ANC 91.6% | 622 | yes |
| 11570824 | ANC 73.1% | 617 | yes |
| 11570835 | ANC 72.9% | 339 | yes |
| 11571386 | ANC 65.3% | 369 | yes |
| 11571432 | ANC 65.8% | 304 | new |