Ward 5
Matatiele (EC441) · IEC ward 24401005
Won by
ANC
Patience Ngqweqwe
Margin
42.5%
802 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
1,885
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCPatience Ngqweqwe | 1,119 | 59.4% |
| MKP | 317 | 16.8% |
| DA | 188 | 10.0% |
| EFF | 112 | 5.9% |
| Independents | 64 | 3.4% |
| AIC | 39 | 2.1% |
| SACP | 10 | 0.5% |
| PA | 9 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 8 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 4 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 4 | 0.2% |
| Ekhethu | 4 | 0.2% |
| ARECO | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 803 more votes to win, or 402 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: 6 of the 7 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 99% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 81.9% | 59.0% | −22.9 |
| MKP | – | 17.4% | new |
| DA | 1.6% | 10.5% | +8.9 |
| EFF | 11.1% | 6.1% | −5.0 |
| AIC | 2.4% | 2.5% | +0.1 |
| Independents | – | 1.7% | new |
| ATM | 1.3% | 0.3% | −0.9 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11780344 | DA 39.2% | 418 | yes |
| 11780377 | ANC 59.8% | 947 | yes |
| 11780388 | ANC 80.2% | 893 | yes |
| 11780614 | ANC 51.7% | 296 | yes |
| 11780715 | ANC 49.7% | 567 | yes |
| 11780726 | ANC 60.0% | 607 | yes |
| 11781390 | ANC 92.3% | 52 | new |