Ward 42
City of Johannesburg (JHB) · IEC ward 79800042
Won by
ANC
Reuben Takalani Nefotoni
Margin
23.4%
1,698 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
7,245
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCReuben Takalani Nefotoni | 2,960 | 40.9% |
| ActionSA | 1,262 | 17.4% |
| DA | 932 | 12.9% |
| MKP | 693 | 9.6% |
| EFF | 388 | 5.4% |
| IFP | 201 | 2.8% |
| RISE | 197 | 2.7% |
| VF Plus | 108 | 1.5% |
| Mayibuye | 80 | 1.1% |
| ATM | 63 | 0.9% |
| ARRC. | 35 | 0.5% |
| ELF-SA | 32 | 0.4% |
| PA | 31 | 0.4% |
| AHC | 23 | 0.3% |
| AUC | 21 | 0.3% |
| KYP | 20 | 0.3% |
| Umphakathi Warona | 20 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 17 | 0.2% |
| BOSA | 15 | 0.2% |
| GAZA | 15 | 0.2% |
| APC | 14 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 12 | 0.2% |
| AZAPO | 11 | 0.2% |
| AEF | 8 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 7 | 0.1% |
| AZANIA | 6 | 0.1% |
| ARA | 5 | 0.1% |
| UIM | 5 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 5 | 0.1% |
| POJ | 5 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 4 | 0.1% |
| Ecoforum | 4 | 0.1% |
| VSA | 4 | 0.1% |
| ANOSA | 4 | 0.1% |
| SAPCO | 4 | 0.1% |
| MOVE | 4 | 0.1% |
| BPSA | 3 | 0.0% |
| PMC | 3 | 0.0% |
| NCC | 3 | 0.0% |
| ICM | 3 | 0.0% |
| AACUM | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ekhethu | 3 | 0.0% |
| FISA | 2 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.0% |
| AGF | 2 | 0.0% |
| CMPC | 2 | 0.0% |
| MF | 1 | 0.0% |
| SHOSH | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| TRUTH | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 1,699 more votes to win, or 850 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: 8 of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 61.2% | 39.9% | −21.3 |
| ActionSA | 17.6% | 19.9% | +2.3 |
| DA | 2.9% | 12.7% | +9.8 |
| MKP | – | 9.1% | new |
| EFF | 11.8% | 5.2% | −6.5 |
| IFP | 1.5% | 2.3% | +0.9 |
| RISE | – | 2.3% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.1% | 1.6% | +1.5 |
| AIC | 1.4% | 0.2% | −1.2 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32870606 | ANC 52.0% | 1,124 | yes |
| 32870617 | ANC 33.5% | 3,287 | yes |
| 32870628 | ANC 32.7% | 1,510 | yes |
| 32870639 | ANC 36.3% | 1,761 | yes |
| 32870640 | ANC 45.2% | 1,827 | yes |
| 32870785 | ANC 46.3% | 2,207 | yes |
| 32871102 | ANC 39.1% | 1,687 | yes |
| 32871270 | ANC 41.9% | 967 | yes |