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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.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCSthembiso Fortune Hlatshwayo1,01330.5%
ActionSA57017.2%
MKP52015.7%
EFF47214.2%
DA3279.8%
IFP1975.9%
ATM581.7%
Mayibuye461.4%
VF Plus230.7%
UDM190.6%
RISE130.4%
BOSA100.3%
PA80.2%
MOVE60.2%
AIC50.2%
SACP50.2%
ACDP40.1%
APC30.1%
ARU30.1%
AHC30.1%
AZAPO20.1%
COPE20.1%
PMC20.1%
AGF20.1%
MRP20.1%
NCC10.0%
AACUM10.0%
ELF-SA10.0%
LABOUR10.0%
VSA10.0%
Umbrella10.0%

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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
ANC44.7%30.4%−14.3
ActionSA21.2%17.8%−3.3
MKP–15.2%new
EFF21.5%13.3%−8.2
DA4.2%10.6%+6.4
IFP4.3%6.0%+1.6
ATM0.9%1.9%+1.0
Mayibuye–1.2%new

Voting districts (2)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
32860436ANC 36.0%3,236yes
32863608ANC 25.1%3,466yes