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Ward 56

City of Johannesburg (JHB) · IEC ward 79800056

Won by
DA
Michael Ian Crichton
Margin
50.0%
4,231 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
8,469

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
DAMichael Ian Crichton5,16060.9%
ActionSA92911.0%
ANC87810.4%
EFF4595.4%
MKP3644.3%
VF Plus1842.2%
RISE1071.3%
IFP700.8%
ATM650.8%
PA470.6%
Al Jama-ah300.4%
Mayibuye270.3%
UDM250.3%
SACP160.2%
PMC140.2%
BOSA140.2%
AIC90.1%
APC70.1%
COPE60.1%
Ecoforum60.1%
MRP60.1%
AZANIA50.1%
AACUM40.0%
TRUTH40.0%
IN40.0%
ARA30.0%
ELF-SA30.0%
ARRC.30.0%
MOVE30.0%
PAC20.0%
MF20.0%
OHM20.0%
AHC20.0%
Umbrella20.0%
AZAPO10.0%
NADECO10.0%
ARU10.0%
UIM10.0%
SDP10.0%
POJ10.0%
CMPC10.0%

Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 4,232 more votes to win, or 2,116 voters switching from DA.

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: 6 of the 6 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
Party shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
DA51.2%58.7%+7.5
ActionSA15.8%12.3%−3.5
ANC19.3%10.2%−9.1
EFF6.5%5.7%−0.8
MKP–4.4%new
VF Plus1.2%2.5%+1.3
RISE–1.2%new
PA1.4%0.6%−0.8
ACDP1.4%0.2%−1.2

Voting districts (6)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
32860212DA 62.1%3,498yes
32860223DA 65.0%3,293yes
32860234DA 29.3%2,218yes
32860245DA 79.2%4,127yes
32860751DA 38.9%1,987yes
32863541DA 52.0%1,808yes