Ward 31
Enoch Mgijima (EC139) · IEC ward 21309031
Won by
ANC
Akhona Nicolas Mbete
Margin
55.0%
937 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
1,703
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCAkhona Nicolas Mbete | 1,129 | 66.3% |
| EFF | 192 | 11.3% |
| DA | 124 | 7.3% |
| AIC | 109 | 6.4% |
| Mayibuye | 48 | 2.8% |
| SACP | 25 | 1.5% |
| MKP | 21 | 1.2% |
| ATM | 20 | 1.2% |
| ActionSA | 13 | 0.8% |
| The Independents | 13 | 0.8% |
| PAC | 5 | 0.3% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.1% |
| PA | 1 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.1% |
| ILISO | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 938 more votes to win, or 469 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 | 81.0% | 69.1% | −11.9 |
| EFF | 8.7% | 10.7% | +2.0 |
| DA | 3.7% | 7.3% | +3.6 |
| AIC | – | 3.5% | new |
| Mayibuye | – | 2.6% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.5% | new |
| ATM | 0.1% | 1.3% | +1.2 |
| MKP | – | 1.3% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.1% | new |
| The Independents | 3.8% | 0.9% | −2.9 |
| Independents | 1.6% | 0.0% | −1.6 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11150053 | ANC 76.0% | 908 | yes |
| 11150075 | ANC 72.0% | 783 | yes |
| 11150143 | ANC 68.3% | 584 | yes |
| 11150154 | ANC 68.1% | 931 | yes |
| 11180012 | DA 36.1% | 208 | yes |