Ward 7
Victor Khanye (MP311) · IEC ward 83101007
Won by
SDP
Thokozani Christopher Mahlangu
Margin
16.6%
453 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
2,729
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SDPThokozani Christopher Mahlangu | 1,090 | 39.9% |
| ANC | 637 | 23.3% |
| DA | 458 | 16.8% |
| VF Plus | 248 | 9.1% |
| EFF | 85 | 3.1% |
| OLH | 76 | 2.8% |
| MKP | 42 | 1.5% |
| AIC | 36 | 1.3% |
| SACP | 27 | 1.0% |
| ActionSA | 19 | 0.7% |
| Mayibuye | 8 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 454 more votes to win, or 227 voters switching from SDP.
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: 7 of the 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 93% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | – | 40.5% | new |
| ANC | 48.3% | 21.5% | −26.8 |
| DA | 25.6% | 18.1% | −7.5 |
| VF Plus | 10.1% | 9.4% | −0.7 |
| OLH | – | 3.1% | new |
| EFF | 4.6% | 2.9% | −1.7 |
| MKP | – | 1.3% | new |
| AIC | – | 1.0% | new |
| AVPP | 10.4% | 0.0% | −10.4 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54190098 | DA 44.9% | 1,712 | yes |
| 54190133 | SDP 54.7% | 1,624 | yes |
| 54400047 | ANC 50.4% | 615 | yes |
| 54400058 | SDP 44.5% | 211 | yes |
| 54400069 | SDP 34.7% | 147 | yes |
| 54400092 | SDP 53.0% | 421 | yes |
| 54400159 | ANC 54.3% | 370 | new |
| 54420016 | SDP 39.9% | 366 | yes |