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Ward 48

Ekurhuleni (EKU) · IEC ward 79700048

Won by
ANC
Tshepo Stephen Molelekoa Lekhethe
Margin
23.2%
1,377 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
5,928

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCTshepo Stephen Molelekoa Lekhethe2,37340.0%
ActionSA99616.8%
Independents63010.6%
MKP4978.4%
EFF4717.9%
DA4247.2%
PAC991.7%
SACP651.1%
Mayibuye420.7%
VF Plus390.7%
RISE370.6%
SAPCO340.6%
IFP310.5%
PA300.5%
AIC210.4%
ACDP190.3%
ATM180.3%
Umbrella170.3%
Umphakathi Kai One Party160.3%
UDM70.1%
COPE70.1%
ARA50.1%
ACP50.1%
APC40.1%
PALCOF30.1%
Ecoforum30.1%
AACUM30.1%
KYP30.1%
ANOSA30.1%
MRP30.1%
MOVE30.1%
MF20.0%
BOSA20.0%
SDP20.0%
CMPC20.0%
AZAPO10.0%
IRASA10.0%
AUC10.0%
OHM10.0%
ICM10.0%
UIM10.0%
Ekhethu10.0%
FISA10.0%
TRUTH10.0%
ELF-SA10.0%
AGF10.0%
P10.0%

Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 1,378 more votes to win, or 689 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: 5 of the 5 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
ANC61.4%39.9%−21.4
ActionSA4.5%20.5%+16.1
MKP–9.0%new
EFF27.6%8.2%−19.4
DA2.2%7.3%+5.1
Independents–5.3%new
PAC0.8%1.7%+0.9
SACP–1.2%new
AIC1.5%0.5%−1.0

Voting districts (5)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
33060282ANC 29.0%2,417yes
33060293ANC 38.2%2,367yes
33060327ANC 43.2%2,102yes
33060338ANC 54.5%2,416yes
33060349ANC 35.2%2,512yes