Ward 8
Enoch Mgijima (EC139) · IEC ward 21309008
Won by
ANC
Bukiwe Cynthia Simina-Ngcizinyati
Margin
2.9%
45 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
1,548
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCBukiwe Cynthia Simina-Ngcizinyati | 533 | 34.4% |
| Independents | 488 | 31.5% |
| DA | 210 | 13.6% |
| EFF | 101 | 6.5% |
| The Independents | 60 | 3.9% |
| ActionSA | 52 | 3.4% |
| ATM | 40 | 2.6% |
| AIC | 30 | 1.9% |
| SACP | 22 | 1.4% |
| LABOUR | 3 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.1% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| MKP | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. Independents would have needed 46 more votes to win, or 23 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: 2 of the 2 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 | 49.9% | 36.6% | −13.3 |
| Independents | 8.6% | 15.8% | +7.2 |
| DA | 7.1% | 14.9% | +7.8 |
| The Independents | 7.4% | 11.7% | +4.3 |
| EFF | 19.6% | 8.0% | −11.6 |
| ActionSA | – | 3.7% | new |
| ATM | 1.0% | 3.1% | +2.1 |
| SACP | – | 2.6% | new |
| AIC | – | 1.7% | new |
| UDM | 2.7% | 0.0% | −2.7 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11030151 | ANC 25.6% | 1,450 | yes |
| 11030173 | ANC 46.3% | 1,639 | yes |