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Ward 5

Lekwa (MP305) · IEC ward 83005005

Won by
ANC
Xolani Donald Tshabalala
Margin
3.1%
67 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
2,171

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCXolani Donald Tshabalala59227.3%
LCF52524.2%
DA34015.7%
MKP2139.8%
SACP1476.8%
SDP1155.3%
EFF562.6%
PAC492.3%
AIC321.5%
ILP281.3%
VF Plus251.2%
IFP130.6%
ATM120.6%
LLM80.4%
SCM60.3%
Mayibuye60.3%
PA30.1%
ELF-SA10.0%

Votes needed. LCF would have needed 68 more votes to win, or 34 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: 2 of the 2 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
Party shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
ANC39.2%27.1%−12.1
LCF35.9%24.4%−11.5
DA11.3%16.3%+5.0
MKP–9.8%new
SACP–6.4%new
SDP–5.3%new
EFF6.3%2.6%−3.8
PAC1.7%2.4%+0.7
VF Plus0.6%1.6%+1.0
ILP–1.1%new
MPF2.8%0.0%−2.8

Voting districts (2)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
54330061LCF 29.7%1,971yes
54330117ANC 31.9%2,380yes