Ward 7
Enoch Mgijima (EC139) · IEC ward 21309007
Won by
ANC
Siyabulela Avela Qwalela
Margin
18.6%
276 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
1,487
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSiyabulela Avela Qwalela | 588 | 39.5% |
| The Independents | 312 | 21.0% |
| DA | 164 | 11.0% |
| Independents | 94 | 6.3% |
| EFF | 80 | 5.4% |
| KPA | 60 | 4.0% |
| SACP | 53 | 3.6% |
| AIC | 39 | 2.6% |
| ATM | 31 | 2.1% |
| MKP | 15 | 1.0% |
| ActionSA | 14 | 0.9% |
| OHM | 9 | 0.6% |
| Mayibuye | 7 | 0.5% |
| PA | 5 | 0.3% |
| ACT | 5 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.3% |
| ILISO | 4 | 0.3% |
| Al Jama-ah | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. The Independents would have needed 277 more votes to win, or 139 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 | 43.4% | 38.3% | −5.1 |
| The Independents | 8.1% | 25.3% | +17.2 |
| DA | 6.7% | 11.5% | +4.8 |
| EFF | 7.2% | 5.5% | −1.7 |
| KPA | – | 4.0% | new |
| SACP | – | 3.8% | new |
| Independents | 24.4% | 3.2% | −21.1 |
| ATM | 2.3% | 2.0% | −0.3 |
| AIC | – | 1.8% | new |
| MKP | – | 1.2% | new |
| PA | 1.1% | 0.4% | −0.6 |
| UDM | 3.2% | 0.0% | −3.2 |
| ISANCO | 1.5% | 0.0% | −1.5 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11030139 | ANC 36.4% | 917 | yes |
| 11030195 | ANC 42.2% | 886 | yes |
| 11030207 | ANC 36.8% | 1,123 | yes |