Ward 28
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102028
Won by
ANC
Lucas Menzelwa Mtsweni
Margin
48.9%
1,643 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,362
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCLucas Menzelwa Mtsweni | 2,071 | 61.6% |
| MKP | 428 | 12.7% |
| EFF | 215 | 6.4% |
| DA | 192 | 5.7% |
| SDP | 141 | 4.2% |
| IFP | 117 | 3.5% |
| SACP | 54 | 1.6% |
| ActionSA | 47 | 1.4% |
| ATM | 35 | 1.0% |
| Mayibuye | 20 | 0.6% |
| VF Plus | 17 | 0.5% |
| AIC | 7 | 0.2% |
| BPSA | 6 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 5 | 0.1% |
| AEM | 4 | 0.1% |
| APC | 1 | 0.0% |
| DOP | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 1,644 more votes to win, or 822 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 | 46.2% | 60.3% | +14.1 |
| MKP | – | 12.7% | new |
| EFF | 16.4% | 6.2% | −10.2 |
| DA | 3.0% | 6.0% | +3.0 |
| SDP | – | 4.1% | new |
| IFP | 0.5% | 3.5% | +3.0 |
| SACP | – | 2.1% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.6% | new |
| AIC | 1.2% | 0.4% | −0.8 |
| APC | 10.5% | 0.0% | −10.4 |
| Independents | 20.1% | 0.0% | −20.1 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54630042 | ANC 56.3% | 2,678 | yes |
| 54630053 | ANC 57.4% | 2,406 | yes |
| 54700039 | ANC 56.0% | 141 | yes |
| 54700118 | ANC 72.1% | 1,542 | yes |