Ward 78
City of Johannesburg (JHB) · IEC ward 79800078
Won by
ANC
Spiwe Stephen Makamo
Margin
16.2%
1,326 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
8,206
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSpiwe Stephen Makamo | 3,032 | 36.9% |
| ActionSA | 1,706 | 20.8% |
| DA | 1,033 | 12.6% |
| EFF | 886 | 10.8% |
| MKP | 522 | 6.4% |
| Independents | 191 | 2.3% |
| AHC | 118 | 1.4% |
| Mayibuye | 94 | 1.1% |
| UAT | 69 | 0.8% |
| MAWUSA | 62 | 0.8% |
| VF Plus | 59 | 0.7% |
| ATM | 54 | 0.7% |
| IFP | 45 | 0.5% |
| BOSA | 44 | 0.5% |
| SDP | 30 | 0.4% |
| ACT | 28 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 26 | 0.3% |
| RISE | 23 | 0.3% |
| AIC | 21 | 0.3% |
| UDM | 16 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 15 | 0.2% |
| APC | 14 | 0.2% |
| AZAPO | 12 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 9 | 0.1% |
| AZANIA | 9 | 0.1% |
| ICM | 9 | 0.1% |
| UIM | 8 | 0.1% |
| AACUM | 7 | 0.1% |
| PA | 6 | 0.1% |
| TRUTH | 6 | 0.1% |
| Ecoforum | 5 | 0.1% |
| Umbrella | 5 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 4 | 0.0% |
| ACP | 4 | 0.0% |
| AGF | 4 | 0.0% |
| ERM | 4 | 0.0% |
| NADECO | 3 | 0.0% |
| SAPCO | 3 | 0.0% |
| MF | 2 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 2 | 0.0% |
| FISA | 2 | 0.0% |
| POJ | 2 | 0.0% |
| MRP | 2 | 0.0% |
| Umphakathi Warona | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARU | 1 | 0.0% |
| PMC | 1 | 0.0% |
| ARA | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ekhethu | 1 | 0.0% |
| ELF-SA | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| VSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| MOVE | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 1,327 more votes to win, or 664 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: 5 of the 5 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 | 60.7% | 37.2% | −23.5 |
| ActionSA | 6.6% | 22.1% | +15.5 |
| DA | 3.8% | 12.5% | +8.7 |
| EFF | 22.0% | 10.7% | −11.3 |
| MKP | – | 6.1% | new |
| AHC | 1.9% | 1.4% | −0.5 |
| Independents | – | 1.2% | new |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.1% | new |
| IFP | 1.0% | 0.6% | −0.4 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32910106 | ANC 34.8% | 2,882 | yes |
| 32910151 | ANC 32.9% | 4,678 | yes |
| 32910184 | ANC 40.5% | 3,587 | yes |
| 32910229 | ANC 42.8% | 3,335 | yes |
| 32910386 | ANC 35.3% | 1,844 | yes |