Ward 17
Ekurhuleni (EKU) · IEC ward 79700017
Won by
DA
Nicole Whyte
Margin
40.6%
3,771 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
9,291
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DANicole Whyte | 5,158 | 55.5% |
| ActionSA | 1,387 | 14.9% |
| VF Plus | 1,293 | 13.9% |
| ANC | 619 | 6.7% |
| EFF | 351 | 3.8% |
| MKP | 151 | 1.6% |
| SACP | 85 | 0.9% |
| RISE | 50 | 0.5% |
| PA | 31 | 0.3% |
| BOSA | 27 | 0.3% |
| APC | 23 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 22 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 14 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 13 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 9 | 0.1% |
| IRASA | 7 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 7 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 6 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.0% |
| NFP | 3 | 0.0% |
| AHC | 3 | 0.0% |
| ICM | 3 | 0.0% |
| TRUTH | 3 | 0.0% |
| CMPC | 3 | 0.0% |
| MF | 2 | 0.0% |
| AIC | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARA | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ekhethu | 2 | 0.0% |
| ELF-SA | 2 | 0.0% |
| AGF | 2 | 0.0% |
| P | 2 | 0.0% |
| UIM | 1 | 0.0% |
| AACUM | 1 | 0.0% |
| FISA | 1 | 0.0% |
| KYP | 1 | 0.0% |
| ANOSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| MOVE | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 3,772 more votes to win, or 1,886 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 60.2% | 56.1% | −4.2 |
| ActionSA | 7.4% | 14.7% | +7.3 |
| VF Plus | 9.1% | 12.9% | +3.7 |
| ANC | 13.0% | 6.8% | −6.3 |
| EFF | 4.8% | 3.8% | −1.0 |
| MKP | – | 1.8% | new |
| ACDP | 1.6% | 0.3% | −1.2 |
| IRASA | 1.4% | 0.1% | −1.3 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32890035 | ActionSA 38.2% | 3,848 | yes |
| 32890608 | DA 53.0% | 5,526 | yes |
| 33020480 | DA 71.9% | 9,275 | yes |