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Ward 5

Mantsopa (FS196) · IEC ward 41906005

Won by
ANC
Katiso Simon Paledi
Margin
25.8%
355 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
1,374

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCKatiso Simon Paledi70851.5%
DA35325.7%
EFF1319.5%
COPE634.6%
AMSA302.2%
PA251.8%
MNPP221.6%
SACP110.8%
MKP80.6%
VF Plus70.5%
ACT60.4%
ATM50.4%
Mayibuye30.2%
ACM10.1%
Ekhethu10.1%

Votes needed. DA would have needed 356 more votes to win, or 178 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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
ANC51.8%51.4%−0.4
DA21.0%25.9%+4.9
EFF13.9%9.6%−4.3
COPE11.7%4.5%−7.1
AMSA–2.1%new
PA–1.8%new
MNPP–1.7%new

Voting districts (3)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
22240055ANC 58.3%1,347yes
22240101ANC 44.6%892yes
22240156ANC 45.2%516yes