Ward 59
City of Johannesburg (JHB) · IEC ward 79800059
Won by
ANC
Sthembiso Fortune Hlatshwayo
Margin
13.3%
443 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
3,321
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSthembiso Fortune Hlatshwayo | 1,013 | 30.5% |
| ActionSA | 570 | 17.2% |
| MKP | 520 | 15.7% |
| EFF | 472 | 14.2% |
| DA | 327 | 9.8% |
| IFP | 197 | 5.9% |
| ATM | 58 | 1.7% |
| Mayibuye | 46 | 1.4% |
| VF Plus | 23 | 0.7% |
| UDM | 19 | 0.6% |
| RISE | 13 | 0.4% |
| BOSA | 10 | 0.3% |
| PA | 8 | 0.2% |
| MOVE | 6 | 0.2% |
| AIC | 5 | 0.2% |
| SACP | 5 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| APC | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARU | 3 | 0.1% |
| AHC | 3 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 2 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.1% |
| PMC | 2 | 0.1% |
| AGF | 2 | 0.1% |
| MRP | 2 | 0.1% |
| NCC | 1 | 0.0% |
| AACUM | 1 | 0.0% |
| ELF-SA | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| VSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| Umbrella | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 444 more votes to win, or 222 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: 2 of the 2 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 | 44.7% | 30.4% | −14.3 |
| ActionSA | 21.2% | 17.8% | −3.3 |
| MKP | – | 15.2% | new |
| EFF | 21.5% | 13.3% | −8.2 |
| DA | 4.2% | 10.6% | +6.4 |
| IFP | 4.3% | 6.0% | +1.6 |
| ATM | 0.9% | 1.9% | +1.0 |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.2% | new |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32860436 | ANC 36.0% | 3,236 | yes |
| 32863608 | ANC 25.1% | 3,466 | yes |