Ward 17
Govan Mbeki (MP307) · IEC ward 83007017
Won by
DA
Jacobus Tesner
Margin
15.7%
215 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
1,370
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAJacobus Tesner | 533 | 38.9% |
| ANC | 318 | 23.2% |
| VF Plus | 156 | 11.4% |
| MKP | 127 | 9.3% |
| SACP | 88 | 6.4% |
| EFF | 54 | 3.9% |
| IFP | 27 | 2.0% |
| SDP | 25 | 1.8% |
| PA | 17 | 1.2% |
| ACDP | 7 | 0.5% |
| AIC | 7 | 0.5% |
| Ecoforum | 3 | 0.2% |
| AIMSA | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.1% |
| Apcparty | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.1% |
| GMMRM | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 216 more votes to win, or 108 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 50.1% | 39.7% | −10.5 |
| ANC | 25.6% | 23.7% | −1.9 |
| VF Plus | 7.8% | 9.6% | +1.9 |
| MKP | – | 9.0% | new |
| SACP | – | 6.0% | new |
| EFF | 12.6% | 4.5% | −8.2 |
| IFP | 0.3% | 2.0% | +1.6 |
| SDP | – | 1.8% | new |
| PA | 1.0% | 1.4% | +0.4 |
| ATM | 1.0% | 0.5% | −0.6 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54260209 | DA 53.7% | 587 | yes |
| 54260502 | DA 50.5% | 769 | yes |
| 54260557 | DA 36.0% | 834 | yes |
| 54420207 | ANC 27.9% | 473 | yes |