Ward 5
Raymond Mhlaba (EC129) · IEC ward 21209005
Won by
ANC
Lizeka Somikazi Sicina
Margin
30.5%
544 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
1,786
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCLizeka Somikazi Sicina | 976 | 54.6% |
| SACP | 432 | 24.2% |
| Independents | 198 | 11.1% |
| EFF | 137 | 7.7% |
| DA | 22 | 1.2% |
| Mayibuye | 6 | 0.3% |
| MKP | 5 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.2% |
| PA | 3 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 545 more votes to win, or 273 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: 6 of the 7 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 91% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 67.6% | 56.4% | −11.2 |
| SACP | – | 23.9% | new |
| EFF | 17.3% | 9.1% | −8.2 |
| Independents | 11.1% | 6.4% | −4.7 |
| DA | 0.9% | 1.6% | +0.7 |
| AIC | 1.3% | 0.0% | −1.3 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10950083 | ANC 61.8% | 595 | yes |
| 10950094 | ANC 52.2% | 718 | yes |
| 10950106 | ANC 49.7% | 165 | yes |
| 10950117 | ANC 92.1% | 567 | yes |
| 10950230 | ANC 45.1% | 508 | yes |
| 10950308 | SACP 49.9% | 543 | yes |
| 10950375 | ANC 88.3% | 316 | new |