Ward 18
Metsimaholo (FS204) · IEC ward 42004018
Won by
DA
Thabang Kennedy Rankoe
Margin
24.9%
548 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
2,200
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAThabang Kennedy Rankoe | 870 | 39.5% |
| VF Plus | 322 | 14.6% |
| ANC | 294 | 13.4% |
| EFF | 207 | 9.4% |
| SMM | 196 | 8.9% |
| ActionSA | 119 | 5.4% |
| ACT | 28 | 1.3% |
| KAM | 27 | 1.2% |
| SACP | 25 | 1.1% |
| AIC | 20 | 0.9% |
| ATM | 17 | 0.8% |
| MCA | 14 | 0.6% |
| MKP | 12 | 0.5% |
| PA | 10 | 0.5% |
| IFP | 8 | 0.4% |
| UIM | 5 | 0.2% |
| CMPC | 5 | 0.2% |
| PM | 5 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| PCO | 3 | 0.1% |
| FDCM | 3 | 0.1% |
| AHC | 2 | 0.1% |
| MPPF | 2 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lentswe | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 549 more votes to win, or 275 voters switching from DA.
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: 4 of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 48.2% | 39.7% | −8.5 |
| VF Plus | 7.2% | 14.4% | +7.3 |
| ANC | 23.8% | 13.9% | −9.9 |
| EFF | 16.5% | 9.3% | −7.2 |
| SMM | – | 9.0% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 5.8% | new |
| ACT | – | 1.2% | new |
| KAM | – | 1.2% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.1% | new |
| AIC | 1.1% | 0.6% | −0.5 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22750040 | DA 36.9% | 1,623 | yes |
| 22750242 | DA 40.4% | 2,349 | yes |
| 22820037 | DA 48.0% | 331 | yes |
| 22820329 | ANC 41.9% | 93 | yes |