Ward 1
Kumkani Mhlontlo (EC156) · IEC ward 21506001
Won by
ANC
Simphiwe Mngcotana
Margin
39.4%
759 votes
Voting districts in
10/10
Valid ward votes
1,924
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSimphiwe Mngcotana | 1,265 | 65.7% |
| ATM | 506 | 26.3% |
| DA | 53 | 2.8% |
| UDM | 43 | 2.2% |
| EFF | 21 | 1.1% |
| SACP | 20 | 1.0% |
| Amc.roy. | 8 | 0.4% |
| MKP | 7 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. ATM would have needed 760 more votes to win, or 380 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: 10 of the 10 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 | 90.0% | 65.8% | −24.2 |
| ATM | 5.0% | 26.2% | +21.2 |
| DA | 0.7% | 2.6% | +1.9 |
| UDM | 1.9% | 2.2% | +0.3 |
| SACP | – | 1.2% | new |
| EFF | 1.9% | 1.1% | −0.8 |
Voting districts (10)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11620178 | ANC 75.7% | 263 | yes |
| 11620314 | ANC 81.9% | 331 | yes |
| 11620325 | ANC 47.2% | 489 | yes |
| 11620358 | ANC 70.2% | 789 | yes |
| 11620640 | ANC 61.4% | 306 | yes |
| 11620662 | ANC 53.2% | 280 | yes |
| 11620673 | ANC 81.5% | 308 | yes |
| 11620886 | ANC 65.7% | 385 | yes |
| 11620897 | ANC 58.7% | 528 | yes |
| 11621023 | ANC 73.7% | 175 | yes |