Ward 53
City of Johannesburg (JHB) · IEC ward 79800053
Won by
ANC
Ntshavheni Thovhedzo Mutavhatsindi
Margin
18.8%
1,363 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
7,240
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNtshavheni Thovhedzo Mutavhatsindi | 2,432 | 33.6% |
| MKP | 1,069 | 14.8% |
| ActionSA | 868 | 12.0% |
| SACP | 612 | 8.5% |
| DA | 611 | 8.4% |
| EFF | 528 | 7.3% |
| IFP | 290 | 4.0% |
| Mayibuye | 273 | 3.8% |
| VF Plus | 68 | 0.9% |
| ATM | 66 | 0.9% |
| PA | 35 | 0.5% |
| UDM | 30 | 0.4% |
| AHC | 30 | 0.4% |
| POJ | 30 | 0.4% |
| BOSA | 28 | 0.4% |
| ELF-SA | 26 | 0.4% |
| OHM | 25 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 21 | 0.3% |
| APC | 20 | 0.3% |
| ACT | 19 | 0.3% |
| AUC | 18 | 0.2% |
| RISE | 18 | 0.2% |
| ARU | 13 | 0.2% |
| AZAPO | 12 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 11 | 0.2% |
| NFP | 11 | 0.2% |
| AIC | 10 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 10 | 0.1% |
| IRC | 10 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 7 | 0.1% |
| SAPCO | 4 | 0.1% |
| Umphakathi Warona | 4 | 0.1% |
| AZANIA | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecoforum | 3 | 0.0% |
| TRUTH | 3 | 0.0% |
| MOVE | 3 | 0.0% |
| SHOSH | 2 | 0.0% |
| FISA | 2 | 0.0% |
| Umbrella | 2 | 0.0% |
| MF | 1 | 0.0% |
| BPSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| PMC | 1 | 0.0% |
| ARA | 1 | 0.0% |
| UIM | 1 | 0.0% |
| AACUM | 1 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ekhethu | 1 | 0.0% |
| AGF | 1 | 0.0% |
| VSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| KYP | 1 | 0.0% |
| ANOSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| CMPC | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 1,364 more votes to win, or 682 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: 4 of the 6 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 67% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 64.0% | 37.4% | −26.6 |
| MKP | – | 14.7% | new |
| ActionSA | 11.5% | 14.2% | +2.7 |
| DA | 2.4% | 8.4% | +6.0 |
| EFF | 11.8% | 7.1% | −4.7 |
| Mayibuye | – | 4.8% | new |
| SACP | – | 4.2% | new |
| IFP | 0.7% | 1.2% | +0.4 |
| ATM | 0.6% | 1.1% | +0.5 |
| AIC | 2.8% | 0.2% | −2.6 |
| 1559 | 2.6% | 0.0% | −2.6 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32870370 | ANC 33.0% | 4,011 | yes |
| 32871359 | ANC 36.2% | 2,686 | yes |
| 32871450 | ANC 44.8% | 2,678 | yes |
| 32871517 | ANC 40.4% | 339 | yes |
| 32871573 | ANC 23.5% | 3,050 | new |
| 32871607 | ANC 35.0% | 1,687 | new |