Ward 18
Matatiele (EC441) · IEC ward 24401018
Won by
ANC
Winnie Priscilla Sipika
Margin
18.4%
320 votes
Voting districts in
10/10
Valid ward votes
1,736
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCWinnie Priscilla Sipika | 801 | 46.1% |
| SACP | 481 | 27.7% |
| Ekhethu | 107 | 6.2% |
| IFP | 96 | 5.5% |
| EFF | 81 | 4.7% |
| DA | 47 | 2.7% |
| AIC | 40 | 2.3% |
| ATM | 34 | 2.0% |
| ACDP | 18 | 1.0% |
| MKP | 14 | 0.8% |
| PAC | 6 | 0.3% |
| ARECO | 6 | 0.3% |
| PA | 3 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 321 more votes to win, or 161 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: 10 of the 10 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 | 85.9% | 49.1% | −36.8 |
| SACP | – | 27.6% | new |
| Ekhethu | – | 6.4% | new |
| EFF | 7.2% | 4.6% | −2.5 |
| IFP | 0.2% | 2.9% | +2.7 |
| DA | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0 |
| AIC | 1.2% | 2.1% | +0.9 |
| ATM | 1.4% | 1.9% | +0.5 |
| ACDP | – | 1.2% | new |
Voting districts (10)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11780445 | ANC 28.3% | 361 | yes |
| 11780524 | ANC 60.9% | 481 | yes |
| 11780940 | ANC 68.6% | 398 | yes |
| 11781075 | ANC 69.1% | 430 | yes |
| 11781086 | ANC 65.0% | 280 | yes |
| 11781097 | ANC 43.7% | 231 | yes |
| 11781109 | ANC 38.0% | 579 | yes |
| 11781110 | SACP 49.4% | 247 | yes |
| 11781211 | SACP 70.1% | 214 | yes |
| 11781266 | ANC 40.9% | 242 | yes |