Ward 11
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102011
Won by
ANC
Lucky Nhlanhla Themba
Margin
9.7%
248 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
2,551
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCLucky Nhlanhla Themba | 749 | 29.4% |
| MKP | 501 | 19.6% |
| DA | 383 | 15.0% |
| EFF | 334 | 13.1% |
| SDP | 246 | 9.6% |
| ActionSA | 128 | 5.0% |
| VF Plus | 46 | 1.8% |
| AIC | 43 | 1.7% |
| APC | 24 | 0.9% |
| PAC | 23 | 0.9% |
| SACP | 23 | 0.9% |
| DOP | 19 | 0.7% |
| Mayibuye | 14 | 0.5% |
| LABOUR | 7 | 0.3% |
| SADA | 5 | 0.2% |
| AEM | 4 | 0.2% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 249 more votes to win, or 125 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: 4 of the 4 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 | 63.8% | 30.1% | −33.7 |
| MKP | – | 19.6% | new |
| DA | 5.6% | 14.9% | +9.3 |
| EFF | 26.3% | 13.1% | −13.2 |
| SDP | – | 9.4% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 5.1% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.3% | 1.8% | +1.5 |
| AIC | 2.5% | 1.3% | −1.2 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54650279 | ANC 33.9% | 1,652 | yes |
| 54650291 | ANC 33.1% | 1,201 | yes |
| 54650415 | ANC 25.4% | 1,413 | yes |
| 54650729 | ANC 25.8% | 825 | yes |