Ward 16
Kumkani Mhlontlo (EC156) · IEC ward 21506016
Won by
SACP
Simlindile Mbunjana
Margin
46.4%
808 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
1,740
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SACPSimlindile Mbunjana | 1,081 | 62.1% |
| ATM | 273 | 15.7% |
| MKP | 100 | 5.7% |
| UDM | 96 | 5.5% |
| EFF | 80 | 4.6% |
| DA | 57 | 3.3% |
| Amc.roy. | 33 | 1.9% |
| Mayibuye | 16 | 0.9% |
| PA | 4 | 0.2% |
Votes needed. ATM would have needed 809 more votes to win, or 405 voters switching from SACP.
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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SACP | – | 56.5% | new |
| ATM | 8.3% | 14.2% | +5.8 |
| ANC | 84.5% | 12.3% | −72.2 |
| UDM | 1.1% | 4.2% | +3.1 |
| EFF | 2.8% | 4.1% | +1.4 |
| MKP | – | 3.7% | new |
| DA | 1.1% | 2.8% | +1.7 |
| Amc.roy. | – | 1.4% | new |
| BPM | 2.1% | 0.0% | −2.1 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11610199 | SACP 73.5% | 431 | yes |
| 11610234 | SACP 52.0% | 496 | yes |
| 11610458 | SACP 69.7% | 373 | yes |
| 11610469 | SACP 74.3% | 370 | yes |
| 11610526 | SACP 54.1% | 329 | yes |
| 11610683 | SACP 39.2% | 487 | yes |
| 11610694 | SACP 61.3% | 462 | yes |
| 11610841 | SACP 39.4% | 554 | yes |