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Ward 8
Lekwa (MP305) · IEC ward 83005008
Won by
DA
Carlos Alberto Olim Franco
Margin
17.0%
331 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
1,949
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DACarlos Alberto Olim Franco | 708 | 36.3% |
| VF Plus | 377 | 19.3% |
| LCF | 285 | 14.6% |
| ANC | 214 | 11.0% |
| MKP | 98 | 5.0% |
| ILP | 69 | 3.5% |
| SACP | 63 | 3.2% |
| SDP | 61 | 3.1% |
| EFF | 52 | 2.7% |
| LLM | 10 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 8 | 0.4% |
| AIC | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 332 more votes to win, or 166 voters switching from DA.
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 | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 33.1% | 33.4% | +0.2 |
| VF Plus | 23.3% | 19.1% | −4.3 |
| LCF | 12.2% | 17.3% | +5.1 |
| ANC | 17.7% | 10.8% | −6.9 |
| MKP | – | 5.2% | new |
| ILP | – | 3.5% | new |
| SACP | – | 3.0% | new |
| EFF | 8.2% | 2.9% | −5.3 |
| SDP | – | 2.8% | new |
| ATM | 1.1% | 0.7% | −0.3 |
| ACDP | 1.5% | 0.0% | −1.5 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54330016 | DA 35.9% | 1,984 | yes |
| 54330241 | DA 30.7% | 1,919 | yes |