Ward 21
Matatiele (EC441) · IEC ward 24401021
Won by
ANC
Thandanani Benedictor Mantshule
Margin
16.3%
302 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
1,848
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCThandanani Benedictor Mantshule | 893 | 48.3% |
| SACP | 591 | 32.0% |
| DA | 189 | 10.2% |
| EFF | 82 | 4.4% |
| AIC | 32 | 1.7% |
| MKP | 22 | 1.2% |
| ATM | 19 | 1.0% |
| ACDP | 6 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 5 | 0.3% |
| Ekhethu | 4 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.2% |
| PA | 1 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 303 more votes to win, or 152 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: 9 of the 9 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 | 84.9% | 48.6% | −36.3 |
| SACP | – | 30.7% | new |
| DA | 0.6% | 10.1% | +9.4 |
| EFF | 9.7% | 4.7% | −5.0 |
| AIC | 0.7% | 2.0% | +1.3 |
| MKP | – | 1.7% | new |
| ATM | 0.5% | 1.0% | +0.6 |
| SPSA | 2.4% | 0.0% | −2.4 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11760915 | ANC 46.1% | 369 | yes |
| 11780423 | SACP 57.0% | 472 | yes |
| 11780434 | ANC 73.5% | 460 | yes |
| 11780557 | ANC 43.9% | 269 | yes |
| 11780568 | ANC 55.2% | 451 | yes |
| 11780579 | ANC 77.7% | 395 | yes |
| 11780580 | ANC 40.6% | 288 | yes |
| 11780591 | SACP 49.0% | 680 | yes |
| 11781277 | SACP 44.8% | 308 | yes |