Ward 12
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102012
Won by
ANC
Lucky Magedi Tolo
Margin
27.1%
833 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
3,070
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCLucky Magedi Tolo | 1,348 | 43.9% |
| EFF | 515 | 16.8% |
| MKP | 440 | 14.3% |
| DA | 261 | 8.5% |
| ActionSA | 116 | 3.8% |
| SDP | 110 | 3.6% |
| VF Plus | 65 | 2.1% |
| UAT | 54 | 1.8% |
| AIC | 43 | 1.4% |
| SACP | 39 | 1.3% |
| Independents | 25 | 0.8% |
| IFP | 23 | 0.7% |
| LABOUR | 8 | 0.3% |
| AEM | 8 | 0.3% |
| APC | 3 | 0.1% |
| BPSA | 3 | 0.1% |
| DOP | 3 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.1% |
| SADA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 834 more votes to win, or 417 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 | 65.5% | 43.9% | −21.6 |
| EFF | 27.0% | 16.8% | −10.2 |
| MKP | – | 14.6% | new |
| DA | 3.8% | 9.0% | +5.2 |
| ActionSA | – | 4.1% | new |
| SDP | – | 3.6% | new |
| UAT | – | 1.8% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.4% | 1.6% | +1.3 |
| SACP | – | 1.3% | new |
| AIC | 2.4% | 0.8% | −1.5 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54650763 | ANC 47.3% | 2,746 | yes |
| 54650796 | ANC 41.4% | 2,198 | yes |
| 54650820 | ANC 40.4% | 1,155 | yes |