Ward 17
King Sabata Dalindyebo (EC157) · IEC ward 21507017
Won by
ANC
Nomnikelo Mercy Gcala
Margin
52.3%
1,007 votes
Voting districts in
13/13
Valid ward votes
1,925
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNomnikelo Mercy Gcala | 1,266 | 65.8% |
| ATM | 259 | 13.5% |
| Independents | 134 | 7.0% |
| UDM | 119 | 6.2% |
| EFF | 37 | 1.9% |
| DA | 32 | 1.7% |
| ACT | 20 | 1.0% |
| URF | 12 | 0.6% |
| PAC | 9 | 0.5% |
| AUC | 8 | 0.4% |
| AIC | 7 | 0.4% |
| SACP | 6 | 0.3% |
| MKP | 5 | 0.3% |
| The Voice | 4 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.2% |
| Amc.roy. | 2 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.1% |
| PEC | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. ATM would have needed 1,008 more votes to win, or 504 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: 13 of the 13 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 | 80.8% | 68.6% | −12.2 |
| ATM | 2.4% | 14.8% | +12.4 |
| Independents | 4.9% | 3.5% | −1.3 |
| UDM | 6.3% | 3.1% | −3.2 |
| EFF | 2.3% | 2.3% | 0.0 |
| DA | 0.8% | 2.2% | +1.3 |
| AIC | 1.1% | 0.6% | −0.5 |
Voting districts (13)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11630135 | ANC 60.5% | 253 | yes |
| 11630359 | ANC 56.9% | 225 | yes |
| 11630416 | ANC 68.7% | 323 | yes |
| 11630427 | ANC 69.5% | 397 | yes |
| 11630449 | ANC 73.3% | 318 | yes |
| 11630595 | ANC 54.7% | 327 | yes |
| 11630719 | ANC 85.8% | 225 | yes |
| 11630731 | ANC 69.6% | 480 | yes |
| 11630742 | ANC 66.2% | 201 | yes |
| 11631068 | ANC 79.7% | 300 | yes |
| 11631091 | ANC 84.0% | 156 | yes |
| 11631877 | ANC 61.9% | 441 | yes |
| 11631901 | ANC 72.4% | 156 | yes |