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Ward 1

Walter Sisulu (EC145) · IEC ward 21405001

Won by
ANC
Wongalethu Calvin Nodwele
Margin
16.1%
265 votes
Voting districts in
1/1
Valid ward votes
1,648

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCWongalethu Calvin Nodwele81649.5%
DA55133.4%
PA16810.2%
EFF583.5%
VF Plus241.5%
SACP150.9%
PAC70.4%
MKP40.2%
URF20.1%
ATM20.1%
Mayibuye10.1%

Votes needed. DA would have needed 266 more votes to win, or 133 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: 1 of the 1 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
Party shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
ANC59.6%49.3%−10.3
DA35.3%33.3%−2.0
PA–10.2%new
EFF1.8%3.9%+2.1
VF Plus–1.5%new
ATM2.4%0.2%−2.2

Voting districts (1)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
11440011ANC 49.3%3,292yes