Ward 25
Matatiele (EC441) · IEC ward 24401025
Won by
ANC
Marorisang Victoria Lekhula
Margin
12.9%
304 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
2,355
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMarorisang Victoria Lekhula | 914 | 38.8% |
| SACP | 610 | 25.9% |
| EFF | 353 | 15.0% |
| DA | 148 | 6.3% |
| ATM | 125 | 5.3% |
| MKP | 87 | 3.7% |
| Mayibuye | 59 | 2.5% |
| AIC | 29 | 1.2% |
| PAC | 12 | 0.5% |
| ACDP | 8 | 0.3% |
| ARECO | 6 | 0.3% |
| PA | 4 | 0.2% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 305 more votes to win, or 153 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: 5 of the 5 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 | 66.0% | 38.6% | −27.4 |
| SACP | – | 26.2% | new |
| EFF | 23.5% | 15.0% | −8.5 |
| DA | 1.5% | 6.3% | +4.8 |
| ATM | 3.2% | 5.1% | +1.9 |
| MKP | – | 3.7% | new |
| Mayibuye | – | 2.4% | new |
| AIC | 2.4% | 1.4% | −1.0 |
| UDM | 2.0% | 0.0% | −2.0 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11780119 | ANC 47.2% | 1,427 | yes |
| 11780131 | ANC 38.5% | 1,021 | yes |
| 11780186 | SACP 49.6% | 736 | yes |
| 11781198 | ANC 34.9% | 769 | yes |
| 11781345 | ANC 46.7% | 754 | yes |