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Ward 43

Ekurhuleni (EKU) · IEC ward 79700043

Won by
DA
Gerhardus Jacobus Bisschoff
Margin
22.2%
2,781 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
12,531

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
DAGerhardus Jacobus Bisschoff5,63445.0%
ActionSA2,85322.8%
ANC1,53112.2%
EFF6945.5%
VF Plus6455.1%
MKP4603.7%
RISE1190.9%
ACDP1070.9%
PA1000.8%
ATM850.7%
Mayibuye480.4%
SACP440.4%
BOSA400.3%
PAC240.2%
COPE190.2%
OHM170.1%
ACT140.1%
UDM120.1%
AIC110.1%
AUC70.1%
MOVE70.1%
IRASA60.0%
PMC60.0%
APSP50.0%
APC40.0%
MF30.0%
Al Jama-ah30.0%
ICM30.0%
LABOUR30.0%
AGF30.0%
SDP30.0%
ANOSA30.0%
TRUTH20.0%
ELF-SA20.0%
P20.0%
KYP20.0%
Umbrella20.0%
AZAPO10.0%
BPSA10.0%
PALCOF10.0%
Ecoforum10.0%
AACUM10.0%
Umphakathi Kai One Party10.0%
CMPC10.0%
SAPCO10.0%

Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 2,782 more votes to win, or 1,391 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: 7 of the 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 90% 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
DA49.1%46.2%−2.9
ActionSA11.5%21.8%+10.3
ANC17.6%11.7%−5.9
VF Plus4.4%6.3%+1.9
EFF9.2%4.9%−4.2
MKP–3.5%new
ACDP1.6%0.9%−0.8
IRASA2.5%0.0%−2.5

Voting districts (8)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
33020277ActionSA 33.4%2,170yes
33020299ActionSA 38.6%4,424yes
33020312DA 68.5%3,193yes
33020323DA 70.8%3,782yes
33020334DA 78.0%3,925yes
33020659ActionSA 32.1%3,438yes
33020783ActionSA 39.3%1,612yes
33020839ActionSA 47.4%2,547new