Ward 10
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102010
Won by
EFF
Shadrack Thabang
Margin
2.3%
46 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,018
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| EFFShadrack Thabang | 569 | 28.2% |
| ANC | 523 | 25.9% |
| DA | 338 | 16.7% |
| MKP | 304 | 15.1% |
| SDP | 77 | 3.8% |
| ActionSA | 61 | 3.0% |
| Independents | 50 | 2.5% |
| SACP | 26 | 1.3% |
| VF Plus | 21 | 1.0% |
| AEM | 20 | 1.0% |
| AIC | 6 | 0.3% |
| APC | 5 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 4 | 0.2% |
| SPP | 3 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| DOP | 2 | 0.1% |
| SADA | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 47 more votes to win, or 24 voters switching from EFF.
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 3 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 89% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFF | 43.9% | 28.3% | −15.7 |
| ANC | 46.0% | 27.1% | −18.8 |
| DA | 3.9% | 16.2% | +12.3 |
| MKP | – | 15.1% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 3.4% | new |
| SDP | – | 3.3% | new |
| Independents | 2.7% | 1.3% | −1.4 |
| SACP | – | 1.1% | new |
| AEM | – | 1.1% | new |
| AIC | 1.2% | 0.5% | −0.7 |
| PA | 1.6% | 0.0% | −1.6 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54650336 | EFF 27.0% | 2,498 | yes |
| 54650347 | EFF 31.1% | 1,091 | yes |
| 54650910 | DA 22.0% | 460 | new |