Ward 8
Raymond Mhlaba (EC129) · IEC ward 21209008
Won by
ANC
William George Alton Plaatjies
Margin
20.9%
397 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
1,896
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCWilliam George Alton Plaatjies | 882 | 46.5% |
| PA | 485 | 25.6% |
| DA | 372 | 19.6% |
| VF Plus | 48 | 2.5% |
| SACP | 35 | 1.8% |
| EFF | 24 | 1.3% |
| PAC | 21 | 1.1% |
| Mayibuye | 19 | 1.0% |
| MKP | 7 | 0.4% |
| PAMO | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. PA would have needed 398 more votes to win, or 199 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: 5 of the 5 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 | 46.8% | 46.3% | −0.5 |
| PA | 23.6% | 25.6% | +2.1 |
| DA | 22.5% | 19.4% | −3.1 |
| VF Plus | 1.4% | 2.4% | +1.0 |
| SACP | – | 1.8% | new |
| EFF | 2.4% | 1.4% | −1.0 |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.1% | new |
| Independents | 1.1% | 0.0% | −1.1 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10600052 | DA 43.5% | 1,130 | yes |
| 10600063 | ANC 51.6% | 2,363 | yes |
| 10760048 | DA 50.0% | 40 | yes |
| 10830024 | ANC 76.1% | 138 | yes |
| 10830046 | ANC 65.2% | 135 | yes |