Ward 5
Emfuleni (GT421) · IEC ward 74201005
Won by
DA
Hendrik Daniël Lategan
Margin
49.5%
3,244 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
6,553
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAHendrik Daniël Lategan | 4,721 | 72.0% |
| VF Plus | 1,477 | 22.5% |
| ActionSA | 142 | 2.2% |
| ANC | 117 | 1.8% |
| EFF | 37 | 0.6% |
| LABOUR | 13 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 8 | 0.1% |
| VAAL | 6 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 5 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 5 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 4 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| ACSA | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.0% |
| CMPC | 2 | 0.0% |
| APC | 1 | 0.0% |
| COPE | 1 | 0.0% |
| ARU | 1 | 0.0% |
| ARA | 1 | 0.0% |
| MOVE | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 3,245 more votes to win, or 1,623 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 62.2% | 72.1% | +9.9 |
| VF Plus | 33.1% | 22.0% | −11.2 |
| ActionSA | – | 2.1% | new |
| ANC | 2.1% | 1.9% | −0.2 |
| EFF | 1.0% | 0.5% | −0.5 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32940435 | DA 70.9% | 3,729 | yes |
| 32940457 | DA 72.4% | 4,438 | yes |
| 32940503 | DA 69.1% | 1,883 | yes |
| 32940907 | DA 75.2% | 3,065 | yes |