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Ward 21

Ekurhuleni (EKU) · IEC ward 79700021

Won by
ANC
Nokulunga Esther Mhlahlo
Margin
13.8%
683 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
4,947

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCNokulunga Esther Mhlahlo1,54331.2%
EFF86017.4%
DA81616.5%
ActionSA4819.7%
MKP4649.4%
IFP2976.0%
Mayibuye1002.0%
PA581.2%
VF Plus541.1%
ATM300.6%
ACDP240.5%
AIC220.4%
SACP220.4%
AHC210.4%
DOP210.4%
Umbrella200.4%
ALC110.2%
APC100.2%
UDM90.2%
COPE80.2%
RISE70.1%
IN70.1%
AZAPO60.1%
PAC50.1%
PMC50.1%
AACUM50.1%
AGF50.1%
UIM40.1%
MF30.1%
LABOUR30.1%
SDP30.1%
BPSA20.0%
SUN20.0%
AUC20.0%
Ecoforum20.0%
ICM20.0%
BOSA20.0%
Ekhethu20.0%
TRUTH20.0%
IRASA10.0%
Al Jama-ah10.0%
APSP10.0%
FISA10.0%
KYP10.0%
CMPC10.0%
SAPCO10.0%

Votes needed. EFF would have needed 684 more votes to win, or 342 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: 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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
ANC41.7%31.3%−10.4
EFF36.5%17.4%−19.1
DA5.0%16.2%+11.2
ActionSA5.4%11.2%+5.8
MKP–9.2%new
IFP5.9%5.5%−0.4
Mayibuye–1.9%new
PA0.6%1.1%+0.4
AIC1.9%0.5%−1.4
14721.3%0.0%−1.3

Voting districts (4)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
33020514ANC 21.9%2,730yes
33020716ANC 32.0%2,793yes
33060776ANC 36.8%3,427yes
33061081ANC 36.9%858yes