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Ward 21

Emfuleni (GT421) · IEC ward 74201021

Won by
DA
Thabo Thompson Mokapela
Margin
4.9%
336 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
6,827

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
DAThabo Thompson Mokapela1,92828.2%
ACSA1,59223.3%
ANC1,56823.0%
MKP4817.0%
ActionSA3905.7%
EFF2984.4%
PAC1331.9%
SACP811.2%
Al Jama-ah530.8%
MOVE420.6%
ATM370.5%
ACDP300.4%
DITAU290.4%
VF Plus250.4%
APC200.3%
COPE200.3%
Mayibuye160.2%
KYP140.2%
SARKO110.2%
BOSA90.1%
VAAL70.1%
ARA60.1%
IRC50.1%
AAC40.1%
ARU40.1%
AEF40.1%
UCO40.1%
UDM30.0%
TYM30.0%
TRUTH30.0%
ELF-SA30.0%
LABOUR20.0%
AZAPO10.0%
AAA10.0%

Votes needed. ACSA would have needed 337 more votes to win, or 169 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: 3 of the 3 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
Party shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
DA24.4%28.6%+4.2
ANC44.5%23.3%−21.2
ACSA–21.5%new
MKP–6.8%new
ActionSA–6.0%new
EFF15.3%4.3%−11.1
PAC2.6%2.3%−0.4
SACP–1.2%new
VF Plus1.1%0.7%−0.3
VAAL1.1%0.2%−0.9
SARKO1.2%0.2%−1.0
NHM5.3%0.0%−5.3

Voting districts (3)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
32930041ACSA 70.9%3,763yes
32930108DA 40.0%3,733yes
32930995DA 33.7%6,306yes