Ward 3
Dr. A.B. Xuma (EC137) · IEC ward 21307003
Won by
ANC
Masibulele Mdunyelwa
Margin
53.1%
760 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
1,431
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMasibulele Mdunyelwa | 1,000 | 69.9% |
| ATM | 240 | 16.8% |
| NYCO | 43 | 3.0% |
| ACT | 37 | 2.6% |
| EFF | 29 | 2.0% |
| AIC | 26 | 1.8% |
| DA | 17 | 1.2% |
| SACP | 12 | 0.8% |
| MKP | 8 | 0.6% |
| ActionSA | 7 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 6 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 1 | 0.1% |
| ILISO | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. ATM would have needed 761 more votes to win, or 381 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: 8 of the 9 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 85% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 81.4% | 67.7% | −13.7 |
| ATM | 0.1% | 17.0% | +16.9 |
| NYCO | – | 4.1% | new |
| ACT | – | 2.8% | new |
| AIC | – | 2.3% | new |
| EFF | 2.7% | 2.3% | −0.5 |
| DA | 0.6% | 1.4% | +0.8 |
| UDM | 14.1% | 0.0% | −14.1 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11570510 | ANC 80.7% | 358 | yes |
| 11570712 | ANC 59.3% | 297 | yes |
| 11570778 | ANC 76.7% | 425 | new |
| 11571050 | ANC 61.0% | 433 | yes |
| 11571061 | ANC 58.7% | 208 | yes |
| 11571072 | ANC 70.3% | 229 | yes |
| 11571094 | ANC 57.4% | 263 | yes |
| 11571106 | ANC 82.0% | 450 | yes |
| 11571353 | ANC 58.6% | 198 | yes |