Ward 1
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102001
Won by
ANC
Simon Fanie Sithole
Margin
33.2%
780 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
2,347
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSimon Fanie Sithole | 1,097 | 46.7% |
| EFF | 317 | 13.5% |
| DA | 283 | 12.1% |
| MKP | 270 | 11.5% |
| ActionSA | 157 | 6.7% |
| SDP | 108 | 4.6% |
| VF Plus | 29 | 1.2% |
| SACP | 17 | 0.7% |
| LABOUR | 13 | 0.6% |
| AIC | 10 | 0.4% |
| APC | 10 | 0.4% |
| AEM | 9 | 0.4% |
| OHM | 7 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 7 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 5 | 0.2% |
| PA | 5 | 0.2% |
| SADA | 3 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 781 more votes to win, or 391 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: 2 of the 2 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 | 69.4% | 45.5% | −23.9 |
| EFF | 24.8% | 13.2% | −11.6 |
| DA | 2.5% | 12.2% | +9.7 |
| MKP | – | 12.0% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 6.7% | new |
| SDP | – | 4.4% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.1% | 1.4% | +1.3 |
| AIC | 1.8% | 0.5% | −1.3 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54650426 | ANC 35.8% | 2,467 | yes |
| 54650505 | ANC 56.1% | 2,249 | yes |