Ward 20
Merafong City (GT484) · IEC ward 74804020
Won by
ANC
Mlungisi Ngqele
Margin
25.0%
441 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
1,766
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMlungisi Ngqele | 622 | 35.2% |
| Independents | 181 | 10.2% |
| MKP | 165 | 9.3% |
| DA | 162 | 9.2% |
| LABOUR | 158 | 8.9% |
| SACP | 132 | 7.5% |
| EFF | 120 | 6.8% |
| OMO | 65 | 3.7% |
| ActionSA | 56 | 3.2% |
| IFP | 31 | 1.8% |
| ATM | 21 | 1.2% |
| AIC | 20 | 1.1% |
| MAOC | 10 | 0.6% |
| ACDP | 7 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 6 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 3 | 0.2% |
| BOSA | 1 | 0.1% |
| ELF-SA | 1 | 0.1% |
| AGF | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. Independents would have needed 442 more votes to win, or 221 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 | 53.0% | 38.5% | −14.5 |
| DA | 2.3% | 10.0% | +7.6 |
| LABOUR | – | 9.1% | new |
| MKP | – | 8.8% | new |
| SACP | – | 7.4% | new |
| EFF | 33.7% | 7.1% | −26.6 |
| Independents | – | 5.1% | new |
| OMO | – | 3.8% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 3.5% | new |
| IFP | 0.9% | 1.6% | +0.7 |
| AIC | 0.8% | 1.3% | +0.5 |
| ATM | 1.4% | 1.2% | −0.1 |
| MAOC | 3.4% | 0.6% | −2.8 |
| ACDP | 1.0% | 0.5% | −0.6 |
| UDM | 1.4% | 0.0% | −1.4 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86950031 | ANC 36.2% | 1,438 | yes |
| 86950053 | ANC 40.1% | 2,094 | yes |