Ward 34
Enoch Mgijima (EC139) · IEC ward 21309034
Won by
ANC
Xhamla Chief Songwevu
Margin
21.4%
493 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
2,306
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCXhamla Chief Songwevu | 1,079 | 46.8% |
| HCDF | 586 | 25.4% |
| DA | 475 | 20.6% |
| AIC | 62 | 2.7% |
| EFF | 33 | 1.4% |
| SACP | 20 | 0.9% |
| ATM | 10 | 0.4% |
| MKP | 7 | 0.3% |
| Al Jama-ah | 6 | 0.3% |
| OHM | 6 | 0.3% |
| The Independents | 5 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 5 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.2% |
| ActionSA | 4 | 0.2% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. HCDF would have needed 494 more votes to win, or 247 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: 9 of the 9 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 | 56.9% | 47.7% | −9.2 |
| HCDF | – | 25.1% | new |
| DA | 27.4% | 20.5% | −6.9 |
| AIC | – | 1.8% | new |
| EFF | 6.6% | 1.4% | −5.2 |
| The Independents | 4.5% | 0.5% | −4.0 |
| Independents | 2.5% | 0.0% | −2.5 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10990010 | ANC 37.0% | 934 | yes |
| 10990021 | ANC 41.5% | 2,330 | yes |
| 11110015 | DA 69.2% | 52 | yes |
| 11110026 | DA 63.7% | 102 | yes |
| 11110048 | DA 64.1% | 39 | yes |
| 11150110 | ANC 88.2% | 254 | yes |
| 11150132 | ANC 85.1% | 665 | yes |
| 11180023 | DA 62.5% | 80 | yes |
| 11180034 | DA 52.0% | 179 | yes |