Ward 53
City of Tshwane (TSH) · IEC ward 79900053
Won by
DA
Kobus Scheltema
Margin
31.5%
2,704 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
8,574
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAKobus Scheltema | 4,750 | 55.4% |
| VF Plus | 2,046 | 23.9% |
| ActionSA | 958 | 11.2% |
| EFF | 278 | 3.2% |
| ANC | 274 | 3.2% |
| ACDP | 68 | 0.8% |
| MKP | 46 | 0.5% |
| RISE | 30 | 0.3% |
| BOSA | 22 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 14 | 0.2% |
| UDM | 13 | 0.2% |
| PA | 13 | 0.2% |
| SACP | 11 | 0.1% |
| RC | 11 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 9 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 4 | 0.0% |
| ARA | 3 | 0.0% |
| TRUTH | 3 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 2 | 0.0% |
| BPSA | 2 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.0% |
| NCC | 2 | 0.0% |
| SPPSA | 2 | 0.0% |
| Moshabi | 2 | 0.0% |
| MF | 1 | 0.0% |
| INGUBO | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecoforum | 1 | 0.0% |
| AHC | 1 | 0.0% |
| UIM | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| KYP | 1 | 0.0% |
| PTA012 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Umbrella | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 2,705 more votes to win, or 1,353 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: 7 of the 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 91% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 61.8% | 55.5% | −6.3 |
| VF Plus | 19.0% | 21.7% | +2.6 |
| ActionSA | 6.0% | 12.7% | +6.7 |
| EFF | 4.3% | 3.4% | −0.9 |
| ANC | 5.7% | 3.4% | −2.3 |
| ACDP | 1.4% | 0.7% | −0.8 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32950111 | DA 66.3% | 1,882 | yes |
| 32950256 | DA 51.6% | 2,962 | yes |
| 32950335 | DA 53.8% | 2,527 | yes |
| 32950346 | ActionSA 39.0% | 1,299 | yes |
| 32950379 | DA 59.2% | 2,380 | yes |
| 32952900 | DA 61.0% | 2,724 | yes |
| 32953114 | DA 59.0% | 1,815 | yes |
| 32953484 | DA 68.2% | 1,619 | new |