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Ward 21

Govan Mbeki (MP307) · IEC ward 83007021

Won by
DA
Fiona Hope Niekerk Pelman
Margin
51.2%
1,717 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
3,355

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
DAFiona Hope Niekerk Pelman2,29368.3%
VF Plus57617.2%
ANC1945.8%
EFF912.7%
MKP672.0%
ATM411.2%
PA270.8%
SDP250.7%
SACP90.3%
IFP80.2%
Mayibuye60.2%
AIMSA40.1%
AIC30.1%
GMMRM30.1%
Apcparty30.1%
UIM20.1%
LABOUR20.1%
Ecoforum10.0%

Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 1,718 more votes to win, or 859 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: 3 of the 3 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
DA78.8%67.4%−11.5
VF Plus11.4%17.5%+6.1
ANC4.9%5.8%+0.9
EFF3.7%2.9%−0.8
MKP–2.3%new
ATM0.2%1.1%+0.9

Voting districts (3)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
54260041DA 68.2%2,596yes
54260434DA 66.1%2,966yes
54260546DA 68.8%1,088yes