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Ward 43

Emfuleni (GT421) · IEC ward 74201043

Won by
DA
Mwelase Peter Nhlapo
Margin
16.1%
573 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
3,553

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
DAMwelase Peter Nhlapo1,45140.8%
ANC87824.7%
ActionSA2868.0%
EFF2497.0%
MKP1905.3%
SACP762.1%
VF Plus521.5%
Streweco511.4%
ACSA451.3%
DITAU240.7%
MOVE230.6%
Mayibuye220.6%
ATM200.6%
BOSA190.5%
VAAL180.5%
AEF180.5%
ACDP150.4%
PAC140.4%
KYP140.4%
SARKO130.4%
PA110.3%
ACT110.3%
APC100.3%
COPE70.2%
ELF-SA50.1%
CMPC50.1%
UCO50.1%
UDM40.1%
AZAPO40.1%
LABOUR30.1%
BUYISA30.1%
Al Jama-ah20.1%
ARA20.1%
AAC10.0%
TRUTH10.0%
ANF10.0%

Votes needed. ANC would have needed 574 more votes to win, or 287 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: 6 of the 6 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
DA15.1%41.1%+26.0
ANC48.9%25.4%−23.5
ActionSA–8.1%new
EFF18.7%7.8%−10.9
MKP–5.5%new
SACP–2.0%new
ACSA–1.4%new
VF Plus0.2%1.3%+1.1
Streweco–1.3%new
ACDP1.1%0.4%−0.7
VAAL1.2%0.3%−0.9
Independents3.5%0.0%−3.5
AIC2.8%0.0%−2.8
13601.1%0.0%−1.1
Community Solidarity Association2.2%0.0%−2.2

Voting districts (6)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
32930186DA 29.4%1,285yes
32930210DA 40.6%800yes
32930232DA 42.3%1,406yes
32930355DA 40.3%1,986yes
32930366DA 52.1%1,098yes
32930377DA 46.3%616yes