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Ward 5

Walter Sisulu (EC145) · IEC ward 21405005

Won by
ANC
Thobekile Gee-Q Coetzee
Margin
54.9%
851 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
1,549

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCThobekile Gee-Q Coetzee1,07969.7%
DA22814.7%
EFF1076.9%
SACP493.2%
ATM412.6%
PAC231.5%
MKP90.6%
VF Plus70.5%
URF30.2%
PA30.2%

Votes needed. DA would have needed 852 more votes to win, or 426 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: 2 of the 2 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
ANC83.3%69.2%−14.2
DA7.8%14.6%+6.8
EFF6.7%7.5%+0.8
SACP–3.3%new
ATM1.3%2.8%+1.4
PAC–1.4%new

Voting districts (2)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
11220051ANC 70.3%2,557yes
11220062ANC 63.6%533yes