Ward 16
Govan Mbeki (MP307) · IEC ward 83007016
Won by
ANC
Saul Congo Vilakazi
Margin
29.4%
938 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,186
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSaul Congo Vilakazi | 1,489 | 46.7% |
| MKP | 551 | 17.3% |
| DA | 503 | 15.8% |
| EFF | 173 | 5.4% |
| SACP | 143 | 4.5% |
| IFP | 75 | 2.4% |
| ATM | 71 | 2.2% |
| VF Plus | 59 | 1.9% |
| SDP | 48 | 1.5% |
| PA | 43 | 1.3% |
| LABOUR | 10 | 0.3% |
| Apcparty | 6 | 0.2% |
| UIM | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.1% |
| SKCP | 3 | 0.1% |
| IRC | 2 | 0.1% |
| Ecoforum | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 939 more votes to win, or 470 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: 4 of the 4 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 | 43.7% | 45.4% | +1.7 |
| MKP | – | 17.6% | new |
| DA | 11.6% | 15.9% | +4.3 |
| EFF | 39.7% | 5.8% | −33.9 |
| SACP | – | 4.5% | new |
| IFP | 0.3% | 2.4% | +2.1 |
| ATM | 1.8% | 2.1% | +0.3 |
| VF Plus | 0.4% | 1.8% | +1.4 |
| SDP | – | 1.5% | new |
| PA | 1.1% | 1.3% | +0.2 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54260254 | DA 41.5% | 1,302 | yes |
| 54260300 | ANC 47.9% | 3,636 | yes |
| 54420173 | ANC 50.8% | 128 | yes |
| 54420195 | ANC 56.9% | 1,258 | yes |