Ward 49
City of Johannesburg (JHB) · IEC ward 79800049
Won by
ANC
Otukile Matthews Mereotlhe
Margin
9.3%
861 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
9,303
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCOtukile Matthews Mereotlhe | 2,934 | 31.5% |
| ActionSA | 2,073 | 22.3% |
| DA | 1,498 | 16.1% |
| MKP | 809 | 8.7% |
| EFF | 655 | 7.0% |
| ATM | 157 | 1.7% |
| VF Plus | 139 | 1.5% |
| IFP | 118 | 1.3% |
| ELF-SA | 110 | 1.2% |
| Mayibuye | 95 | 1.0% |
| RISE | 93 | 1.0% |
| POJ | 82 | 0.9% |
| AIC | 75 | 0.8% |
| SACP | 69 | 0.7% |
| MOVE | 43 | 0.5% |
| AHC | 37 | 0.4% |
| UAT | 36 | 0.4% |
| ACT | 31 | 0.3% |
| UDM | 30 | 0.3% |
| BOSA | 22 | 0.2% |
| Umphakathi Warona | 22 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 18 | 0.2% |
| AUC | 16 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 15 | 0.2% |
| PA | 13 | 0.1% |
| APC | 12 | 0.1% |
| GAZA | 11 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 10 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 9 | 0.1% |
| ARRC. | 6 | 0.1% |
| ARA | 5 | 0.1% |
| ICM | 5 | 0.1% |
| TRUTH | 5 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 4 | 0.0% |
| FISA | 4 | 0.0% |
| IMS | 4 | 0.0% |
| AZANIA | 3 | 0.0% |
| AACUM | 3 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 3 | 0.0% |
| AGF | 3 | 0.0% |
| ALC | 3 | 0.0% |
| SAPCO | 3 | 0.0% |
| MF | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ecoforum | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ekhethu | 2 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.0% |
| KYP | 2 | 0.0% |
| Umbrella | 2 | 0.0% |
| NADECO | 1 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| BPSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| PMC | 1 | 0.0% |
| NCC | 1 | 0.0% |
| UIM | 1 | 0.0% |
| VSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| CMPC | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 862 more votes to win, or 431 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 7 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 | 54.8% | 31.6% | −23.2 |
| ActionSA | 15.0% | 23.9% | +8.9 |
| DA | 3.3% | 15.7% | +12.3 |
| MKP | – | 8.4% | new |
| EFF | 19.2% | 6.8% | −12.4 |
| VF Plus | 0.1% | 1.7% | +1.6 |
| ATM | 0.5% | 1.5% | +1.0 |
| IFP | 1.4% | 1.2% | −0.2 |
| ELF-SA | – | 1.1% | new |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32871113 | ANC 34.5% | 2,196 | yes |
| 32871180 | ANC 30.8% | 3,536 | yes |
| 32871236 | ANC 36.8% | 3,300 | yes |
| 32871292 | ANC 29.6% | 4,151 | yes |
| 32871348 | ActionSA 31.1% | 2,312 | yes |
| 32871427 | ANC 33.2% | 1,307 | yes |
| 32871506 | ANC 27.3% | 1,822 | yes |