Ward 22
Enoch Mgijima (EC139) · IEC ward 21309022
Won by
ANC
Merelyn Lulama Mseleni
Margin
52.7%
730 votes
Voting districts in
11/11
Valid ward votes
1,385
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMerelyn Lulama Mseleni | 855 | 61.7% |
| SACP | 125 | 9.0% |
| DA | 110 | 7.9% |
| The Independents | 96 | 6.9% |
| EFF | 82 | 5.9% |
| AIC | 63 | 4.5% |
| ATM | 16 | 1.2% |
| MKP | 11 | 0.8% |
| PAC | 7 | 0.5% |
| ActionSA | 7 | 0.5% |
| LABOUR | 5 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.3% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.1% |
| ILISO | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 731 more votes to win, or 366 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: 11 of the 11 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 | 80.3% | 64.8% | −15.5 |
| SACP | – | 9.1% | new |
| DA | 2.5% | 7.7% | +5.2 |
| EFF | 13.8% | 6.0% | −7.7 |
| The Independents | 0.3% | 5.3% | +5.0 |
| AIC | – | 3.1% | new |
| PAC | 1.0% | 0.7% | −0.3 |
Voting districts (11)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11100070 | ANC 79.6% | 152 | yes |
| 11100081 | ANC 62.8% | 465 | yes |
| 11100159 | ANC 64.9% | 188 | yes |
| 11100171 | ANC 58.0% | 440 | yes |
| 11100205 | ANC 79.4% | 233 | yes |
| 11100238 | ANC 55.9% | 161 | yes |
| 11100249 | ANC 78.4% | 333 | yes |
| 11100294 | SACP 55.6% | 324 | yes |
| 11100317 | ANC 74.0% | 181 | yes |
| 11100339 | ANC 63.4% | 183 | yes |
| 11100384 | ANC 81.0% | 126 | yes |