Ward 21
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102021
Won by
DA
Aaron Bhekuyise Khumalo
Margin
5.6%
231 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
4,153
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAAaron Bhekuyise Khumalo | 1,173 | 28.2% |
| ANC | 942 | 22.7% |
| MKP | 608 | 14.6% |
| ActionSA | 409 | 9.8% |
| EFF | 393 | 9.5% |
| VF Plus | 288 | 6.9% |
| SACP | 83 | 2.0% |
| Independents | 70 | 1.7% |
| SDP | 68 | 1.6% |
| UAT | 54 | 1.3% |
| BPSA | 20 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 13 | 0.3% |
| LABOUR | 12 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 6 | 0.1% |
| APC | 6 | 0.1% |
| AIC | 3 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 3 | 0.1% |
| AEM | 2 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 232 more votes to win, or 116 voters switching from DA.
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: 5 of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 25.4% | 27.7% | +2.3 |
| ANC | 37.2% | 22.4% | −14.7 |
| MKP | – | 14.8% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 10.2% | new |
| EFF | 27.5% | 9.6% | −17.9 |
| VF Plus | 6.6% | 7.4% | +0.8 |
| SACP | – | 1.8% | new |
| SDP | – | 1.7% | new |
| ACDP | 1.4% | 0.2% | −1.2 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54650099 | DA 41.4% | 2,452 | yes |
| 54650651 | MKP 28.6% | 1,220 | yes |
| 54650662 | DA 23.9% | 2,723 | yes |
| 54650808 | DA 29.1% | 1,081 | yes |
| 54700084 | ANC 37.8% | 806 | yes |