Ward 1
City of Johannesburg (JHB) · IEC ward 79800001
Won by
ANC
Ephraim Motsie
Margin
13.2%
1,011 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
7,668
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCEphraim Motsie | 2,604 | 34.0% |
| DA | 1,593 | 20.8% |
| MKP | 1,216 | 15.9% |
| ActionSA | 776 | 10.1% |
| EFF | 440 | 5.7% |
| IFP | 298 | 3.9% |
| AIC | 173 | 2.3% |
| RISE | 111 | 1.4% |
| VF Plus | 62 | 0.8% |
| ATM | 50 | 0.7% |
| SACP | 43 | 0.6% |
| PA | 40 | 0.5% |
| ELF-SA | 27 | 0.4% |
| ACP | 24 | 0.3% |
| BOSA | 22 | 0.3% |
| KCDP | 21 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 18 | 0.2% |
| ACT | 15 | 0.2% |
| Ecoforum | 12 | 0.2% |
| AHC | 12 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 11 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 11 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 10 | 0.1% |
| KYP | 7 | 0.1% |
| APC | 6 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 5 | 0.1% |
| FISA | 5 | 0.1% |
| Umbrella | 5 | 0.1% |
| TRUTH | 4 | 0.1% |
| SAPCO | 4 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 3 | 0.0% |
| AUC | 3 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 3 | 0.0% |
| UIM | 3 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 3 | 0.0% |
| VSA | 3 | 0.0% |
| POJ | 3 | 0.0% |
| AZANIA | 2 | 0.0% |
| NCC | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARA | 2 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 2 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.0% |
| ANOSA | 2 | 0.0% |
| Umphakathi Warona | 2 | 0.0% |
| MF | 1 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| ICM | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ekhethu | 1 | 0.0% |
| AGF | 1 | 0.0% |
| ALC | 1 | 0.0% |
| ARRC. | 1 | 0.0% |
| IN | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 1,012 more votes to win, or 506 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: 7 of the 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 92% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 59.5% | 36.6% | −22.8 |
| DA | 6.5% | 20.7% | +14.2 |
| MKP | – | 15.9% | new |
| ActionSA | 7.8% | 10.4% | +2.5 |
| EFF | 14.9% | 5.9% | −8.9 |
| AIC | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.0 |
| RISE | – | 1.3% | new |
| IFP | 1.3% | 0.9% | −0.4 |
| Independents | 2.6% | 0.0% | −2.6 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32860728 | ANC 36.1% | 2,714 | yes |
| 32860896 | ANC 37.5% | 1,437 | yes |
| 32860919 | ANC 29.2% | 2,640 | yes |
| 32861022 | ANC 48.1% | 1,384 | yes |
| 32862944 | ANC 37.7% | 2,894 | yes |
| 32862955 | ANC 36.2% | 2,503 | yes |
| 32863035 | ANC 40.7% | 467 | yes |
| 32863653 | IFP 37.5% | 1,220 | new |