Ward 12
Port St Johns (EC154) · IEC ward 21504012
Won by
ANC
Avela Mabhuti Mathimba
Margin
85.2%
1,469 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
1,724
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCAvela Mabhuti Mathimba | 1,560 | 90.5% |
| UDM | 91 | 5.3% |
| EFF | 27 | 1.6% |
| DA | 13 | 0.8% |
| ATM | 10 | 0.6% |
| MKP | 8 | 0.5% |
| SACP | 6 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.2% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 1,470 more votes to win, or 735 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: 3 of the 3 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 | 93.7% | 90.4% | −3.2 |
| UDM | 1.6% | 5.3% | +3.7 |
| EFF | 2.1% | 1.6% | −0.5 |
| CI | 1.5% | 0.0% | −1.5 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11770095 | ANC 89.2% | 952 | yes |
| 11770309 | ANC 91.1% | 711 | yes |
| 11770310 | ANC 90.8% | 1,743 | yes |