Ward 5
Dr. A.B. Xuma (EC137) · IEC ward 21307005
Won by
ANC
Aphiwe Mndubu
Margin
59.7%
1,104 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
1,849
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCAphiwe Mndubu | 1,347 | 72.9% |
| ATM | 243 | 13.1% |
| EFF | 86 | 4.7% |
| DA | 66 | 3.6% |
| SACP | 33 | 1.8% |
| NYCO | 33 | 1.8% |
| AIC | 22 | 1.2% |
| PAC | 9 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.2% |
| ActionSA | 3 | 0.2% |
| MKP | 2 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. ATM would have needed 1,105 more votes to win, or 553 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 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 94% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 90.9% | 72.7% | −18.2 |
| ATM | 0.8% | 14.0% | +13.2 |
| EFF | 3.3% | 4.5% | +1.2 |
| DA | 0.5% | 2.6% | +2.2 |
| NYCO | – | 2.0% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.7% | new |
| AIC | – | 1.4% | new |
| UDM | 3.6% | 0.0% | −3.6 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11570420 | ANC 78.1% | 517 | yes |
| 11570431 | ANC 63.0% | 438 | yes |
| 11570486 | ANC 80.2% | 651 | yes |
| 11570532 | ANC 64.3% | 283 | yes |
| 11570688 | ANC 79.4% | 741 | yes |
| 11571140 | ANC 63.6% | 494 | yes |
| 11571296 | ANC 68.4% | 335 | yes |
| 11571421 | ANC 69.0% | 239 | new |