Ward 25
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102025
Won by
MKP
Sizwe Goodboy Ncongwane
Margin
8.6%
472 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
5,486
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MKPSizwe Goodboy Ncongwane | 1,898 | 34.6% |
| EFF | 1,426 | 26.0% |
| ANC | 1,392 | 25.4% |
| DA | 466 | 8.5% |
| IFP | 76 | 1.4% |
| VF Plus | 49 | 0.9% |
| LABOUR | 40 | 0.7% |
| SDP | 38 | 0.7% |
| SACP | 22 | 0.4% |
| ActionSA | 22 | 0.4% |
| ATM | 20 | 0.4% |
| AIC | 14 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 12 | 0.2% |
| SADA | 3 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.0% |
| BPSA | 2 | 0.0% |
| AEM | 2 | 0.0% |
| APC | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 473 more votes to win, or 237 voters switching from MKP.
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 5 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 90% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKP | – | 34.0% | new |
| EFF | 20.0% | 26.4% | +6.5 |
| ANC | 72.1% | 25.5% | −46.6 |
| DA | 3.5% | 8.5% | +5.0 |
| IFP | 0.6% | 1.3% | +0.7 |
| UIM | 1.2% | 0.0% | −1.2 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54270031 | MKP 35.9% | 4,077 | yes |
| 54270053 | MKP 35.8% | 2,804 | yes |
| 54270109 | MKP 42.7% | 1,125 | new |
| 54430040 | ANC 30.4% | 184 | yes |
| 54430062 | EFF 34.6% | 2,726 | yes |