Ward 25
Merafong City (GT484) · IEC ward 74804025
Won by
ANC
Esther Ntombekhaya Macanda
Margin
4.5%
71 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
1,569
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCEsther Ntombekhaya Macanda | 634 | 40.4% |
| OMO | 563 | 35.9% |
| DA | 132 | 8.4% |
| EFF | 125 | 8.0% |
| UAT | 30 | 1.9% |
| AIC | 27 | 1.7% |
| LABOUR | 13 | 0.8% |
| SACP | 11 | 0.7% |
| IFP | 8 | 0.5% |
| PA | 4 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 3 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.2% |
| ActionSA | 3 | 0.2% |
| BOSA | 3 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| ATM | 1 | 0.1% |
| MAOC | 1 | 0.1% |
| FISA | 1 | 0.1% |
| AGF | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. OMO would have needed 72 more votes to win, or 36 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 | 75.0% | 41.3% | −33.6 |
| OMO | – | 34.8% | new |
| DA | 4.2% | 8.6% | +4.4 |
| EFF | 15.3% | 7.9% | −7.4 |
| UAT | – | 2.0% | new |
| AIC | 0.8% | 1.5% | +0.7 |
| MAOC | 1.3% | 0.2% | −1.1 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86850041 | ANC 44.7% | 1,559 | yes |
| 86850074 | OMO 43.9% | 1,594 | yes |