Ward 8
Govan Mbeki (MP307) · IEC ward 83007008
Won by
ANC
Sonto Margareth Pungwayo
Margin
22.8%
348 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
1,529
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSonto Margareth Pungwayo | 623 | 40.7% |
| SDP | 275 | 18.0% |
| DA | 261 | 17.1% |
| MKP | 157 | 10.3% |
| EFF | 97 | 6.3% |
| AIC | 39 | 2.6% |
| SACP | 29 | 1.9% |
| IFP | 12 | 0.8% |
| IRC | 12 | 0.8% |
| VF Plus | 7 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.3% |
| SKCP | 3 | 0.2% |
| UIM | 3 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.1% |
| GMMRM | 2 | 0.1% |
| Ecoforum | 1 | 0.1% |
| AIMSA | 1 | 0.1% |
| Apcparty | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SDP would have needed 349 more votes to win, or 175 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: 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 | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 63.4% | 42.2% | −21.2 |
| SDP | – | 17.9% | new |
| DA | 4.6% | 16.9% | +12.3 |
| MKP | – | 10.1% | new |
| EFF | 19.1% | 6.3% | −12.8 |
| AIC | – | 1.8% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.7% | new |
| ATM | 2.9% | 0.6% | −2.3 |
| SKCP | 1.1% | 0.1% | −1.0 |
| Sapromo | 6.2% | 0.0% | −6.2 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54260186 | ANC 44.9% | 1,493 | yes |
| 54260197 | ANC 41.3% | 879 | yes |
| 54260344 | ANC 37.2% | 675 | yes |