Ward 70
Ekurhuleni (EKU) · IEC ward 79700070
Won by
ActionSA
Penelope Gwebu
Margin
3.7%
262 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
7,168
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ActionSAPenelope Gwebu | 2,091 | 29.2% |
| ANC | 1,829 | 25.5% |
| MKP | 1,178 | 16.4% |
| DA | 705 | 9.8% |
| EFF | 464 | 6.5% |
| MOVE | 181 | 2.5% |
| VF Plus | 94 | 1.3% |
| AIC | 83 | 1.2% |
| SACP | 69 | 1.0% |
| ATM | 67 | 0.9% |
| PAC | 54 | 0.8% |
| UDM | 34 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 31 | 0.4% |
| RISE | 28 | 0.4% |
| GFSA | 27 | 0.4% |
| Al Jama-ah | 20 | 0.3% |
| AHC | 20 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 18 | 0.3% |
| SDP | 18 | 0.3% |
| ACT | 15 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 13 | 0.2% |
| BOSA | 12 | 0.2% |
| APC | 11 | 0.2% |
| AGF | 11 | 0.2% |
| AUC | 9 | 0.1% |
| ARA | 8 | 0.1% |
| SAPCO | 7 | 0.1% |
| MECA | 6 | 0.1% |
| MRP | 6 | 0.1% |
| APSP | 5 | 0.1% |
| AOC | 5 | 0.1% |
| BPSA | 4 | 0.1% |
| Ekhethu | 4 | 0.1% |
| ELF-SA | 4 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 4 | 0.1% |
| Umbrella | 4 | 0.1% |
| PA | 3 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 3 | 0.0% |
| AACUM | 3 | 0.0% |
| FISA | 3 | 0.0% |
| ANOSA | 3 | 0.0% |
| CMPC | 3 | 0.0% |
| MF | 2 | 0.0% |
| PALCOF | 2 | 0.0% |
| TRUTH | 2 | 0.0% |
| Umphakathi Kai One Party | 2 | 0.0% |
| NADECO | 1 | 0.0% |
| IRASA | 1 | 0.0% |
| ABCSP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 263 more votes to win, or 132 voters switching from ActionSA.
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: 9 of the 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ActionSA | 9.3% | 30.3% | +21.0 |
| ANC | 57.6% | 26.2% | −31.4 |
| MKP | – | 15.9% | new |
| DA | 5.7% | 9.8% | +4.1 |
| EFF | 18.6% | 6.3% | −12.4 |
| MOVE | – | 2.2% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.2% | 1.4% | +1.3 |
| AIC | 1.4% | 0.8% | −0.6 |
| PAC | 1.6% | 0.5% | −1.1 |
| IFP | 1.4% | 0.1% | −1.3 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33010412 | ActionSA 38.0% | 1,917 | yes |
| 33010423 | ActionSA 35.1% | 1,592 | yes |
| 33010434 | ANC 33.3% | 1,629 | yes |
| 33010456 | ActionSA 27.0% | 2,127 | yes |
| 33010467 | MKP 28.8% | 1,702 | yes |
| 33010478 | ActionSA 29.0% | 1,431 | yes |
| 33010489 | ANC 33.9% | 1,603 | yes |
| 33010490 | ActionSA 30.0% | 1,608 | yes |
| 33010951 | ActionSA 31.8% | 781 | yes |