Ward 16
Matatiele (EC441) · IEC ward 24401016
Won by
ANC
Sicelo Gift Hlati
Margin
51.7%
825 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
1,596
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSicelo Gift Hlati | 1,053 | 66.0% |
| Independents | 228 | 14.3% |
| SACP | 172 | 10.8% |
| EFF | 42 | 2.6% |
| DA | 39 | 2.4% |
| PAC | 32 | 2.0% |
| AIC | 17 | 1.1% |
| ATM | 4 | 0.3% |
| Ekhethu | 3 | 0.2% |
| MKP | 3 | 0.2% |
| PA | 1 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 1 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. Independents would have needed 826 more votes to win, or 413 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: 7 of the 7 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 | 66.4% | 69.9% | +3.5 |
| SACP | – | 11.8% | new |
| Independents | – | 7.5% | new |
| DA | 1.6% | 3.3% | +1.7 |
| EFF | 19.0% | 3.0% | −16.0 |
| AIC | 3.1% | 1.5% | −1.6 |
| PAC | – | 1.2% | new |
| ISANCO | 8.2% | 0.0% | −8.2 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11800336 | ANC 87.7% | 718 | yes |
| 11800404 | ANC 61.7% | 347 | yes |
| 11800426 | ANC 81.0% | 289 | yes |
| 11800583 | ANC 47.2% | 502 | yes |
| 11800954 | ANC 81.7% | 673 | yes |
| 11800998 | ANC 84.8% | 223 | yes |
| 11801157 | Independents 47.5% | 295 | yes |