Ward 5
Merafong City (GT484) · IEC ward 74804005
Won by
ANC
Mkhuliseni Swati
Margin
32.5%
295 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
908
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMkhuliseni Swati | 404 | 44.5% |
| DA | 109 | 12.0% |
| MKP | 98 | 10.8% |
| EFF | 86 | 9.5% |
| LABOUR | 46 | 5.1% |
| OMO | 42 | 4.6% |
| AGF | 29 | 3.2% |
| ActionSA | 22 | 2.4% |
| AIC | 21 | 2.3% |
| VF Plus | 14 | 1.5% |
| IFP | 12 | 1.3% |
| SACP | 7 | 0.8% |
| MAOC | 5 | 0.6% |
| ACDP | 4 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.2% |
| PA | 2 | 0.2% |
| BOSA | 1 | 0.1% |
| FISA | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 296 more votes to win, or 148 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: 4 of the 4 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 | 62.7% | 45.8% | −17.0 |
| DA | 8.7% | 11.8% | +3.0 |
| MKP | – | 10.3% | new |
| EFF | 10.8% | 9.3% | −1.4 |
| LABOUR | – | 4.8% | new |
| OMO | – | 4.5% | new |
| AGF | – | 3.2% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 2.7% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.6% | 1.7% | +1.1 |
| AIC | 1.0% | 1.5% | +0.6 |
| IFP | 4.9% | 1.3% | −3.6 |
| MAOC | 2.6% | 0.5% | −2.1 |
| UDM | 1.5% | 0.0% | −1.5 |
| 929 | 5.1% | 0.0% | −5.1 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33240226 | EFF 31.8% | 44 | yes |
| 33240293 | ANC 30.4% | 306 | yes |
| 33240349 | ANC 43.3% | 127 | yes |
| 33240394 | ANC 50.3% | 1,343 | yes |