Ward 17
Raymond Mhlaba (EC129) · IEC ward 21209017
Won by
ANC
Liziwe Faith Matyolo
Margin
12.1%
228 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
1,886
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCLiziwe Faith Matyolo | 948 | 50.3% |
| Independents | 720 | 38.2% |
| ATM | 105 | 5.6% |
| EFF | 40 | 2.1% |
| DA | 29 | 1.5% |
| SACP | 15 | 0.8% |
| MKP | 13 | 0.7% |
| Mayibuye | 6 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 3 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.2% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.1% |
| PAMO | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. Independents would have needed 229 more votes to win, or 115 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: 9 of the 9 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 | 84.3% | 63.9% | −20.4 |
| Independents | – | 19.1% | new |
| ATM | 0.2% | 6.6% | +6.4 |
| EFF | 11.8% | 4.1% | −7.6 |
| DA | 1.9% | 3.0% | +1.0 |
| AIC | 1.5% | 0.0% | −1.5 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10890176 | ANC 70.5% | 583 | yes |
| 10890200 | ANC 42.9% | 482 | yes |
| 10890211 | ANC 50.3% | 380 | yes |
| 10890233 | ANC 82.0% | 334 | yes |
| 10890266 | ANC 87.4% | 309 | yes |
| 10890312 | ANC 54.3% | 820 | yes |
| 10890334 | ANC 73.0% | 282 | yes |
| 10890345 | ANC 55.9% | 320 | yes |
| 10890356 | ANC 86.9% | 259 | yes |