Ward 17
Enoch Mgijima (EC139) · IEC ward 21309017
Won by
ANC
Andile Africa Ganca
Margin
21.5%
301 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
1,402
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCAndile Africa Ganca | 543 | 38.7% |
| SACP | 242 | 17.3% |
| EFF | 201 | 14.3% |
| The Independents | 146 | 10.4% |
| DA | 118 | 8.4% |
| ATM | 47 | 3.4% |
| KPA | 39 | 2.8% |
| ActionSA | 16 | 1.1% |
| AIC | 12 | 0.9% |
| PAC | 9 | 0.6% |
| PA | 8 | 0.6% |
| ILISO | 5 | 0.4% |
| ACT | 5 | 0.4% |
| OHM | 3 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 3 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 302 more votes to win, or 151 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: 3 of the 3 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 | 68.7% | 38.0% | −30.7 |
| SACP | – | 17.0% | new |
| The Independents | 6.8% | 13.2% | +6.3 |
| EFF | 9.9% | 13.0% | +3.1 |
| DA | 4.9% | 8.0% | +3.1 |
| ATM | 1.1% | 3.3% | +2.2 |
| KPA | – | 2.9% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.2% | new |
| UDM | 1.7% | 0.0% | −1.7 |
| ISANCO | 5.0% | 0.0% | −5.0 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11030061 | ANC 29.7% | 881 | yes |
| 11030083 | ANC 35.9% | 966 | yes |
| 11030308 | ANC 47.4% | 977 | yes |