Ward 7
Matatiele (EC441) · IEC ward 24401007
Won by
ANC
Songezo Spambo
Margin
55.4%
991 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
1,789
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSongezo Spambo | 1,254 | 70.1% |
| MKP | 263 | 14.7% |
| DA | 63 | 3.5% |
| AIC | 56 | 3.1% |
| IFP | 49 | 2.7% |
| ATM | 39 | 2.2% |
| EFF | 35 | 2.0% |
| PA | 9 | 0.5% |
| SACP | 5 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.2% |
| ARECO | 4 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 3 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.2% |
| Ekhethu | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 992 more votes to win, or 496 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 | 80.0% | 70.1% | −9.9 |
| MKP | – | 15.3% | new |
| DA | 1.0% | 3.6% | +2.5 |
| IFP | 1.6% | 2.7% | +1.0 |
| AIC | 4.6% | 2.6% | −2.0 |
| ATM | 2.5% | 2.2% | −0.3 |
| EFF | 8.5% | 2.0% | −6.6 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11780399 | ANC 72.7% | 384 | yes |
| 11780401 | ANC 68.2% | 970 | yes |
| 11780412 | ANC 81.2% | 293 | yes |
| 11780625 | ANC 62.7% | 354 | yes |
| 11780647 | ANC 56.1% | 326 | yes |
| 11780658 | ANC 77.5% | 262 | yes |
| 11780669 | ANC 78.5% | 312 | yes |
| 11780670 | ANC 62.1% | 446 | yes |
| 11780681 | ANC 86.2% | 232 | yes |