Ward 8
Matatiele (EC441) · IEC ward 24401008
Won by
ANC
Prince Motjope
Margin
3.4%
64 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ANCPrince Motjope | 670 | 35.5% |
| SACP | 606 | 32.1% |
| DA | 239 | 12.7% |
| EFF | 138 | 7.3% |
| AIC | 97 | 5.1% |
| ATM | 56 | 3.0% |
| MKP | 34 | 1.8% |
| Mayibuye | 14 | 0.7% |
| ACDP | 13 | 0.7% |
| PAC | 7 | 0.4% |
| ARECO | 6 | 0.3% |
| PA | 3 | 0.2% |
| Ekhethu | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 65 more votes to win, or 33 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: 7 of the 7 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 | 76.2% | 38.4% | −37.8 |
| SACP | – | 31.4% | new |
| DA | 3.5% | 12.8% | +9.4 |
| EFF | 13.4% | 6.5% | −6.9 |
| AIC | 4.5% | 3.3% | −1.1 |
| ATM | 0.5% | 3.1% | +2.6 |
| MKP | – | 1.7% | new |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11780175 | SACP 39.9% | 459 | yes |
| 11780197 | SACP 36.7% | 624 | yes |
| 11780322 | ANC 53.3% | 992 | yes |
| 11780850 | SACP 43.4% | 286 | yes |
| 11781154 | ANC 32.6% | 639 | yes |
| 11781255 | SACP 61.1% | 468 | yes |
| 11781356 | ANC 66.6% | 299 | yes |