Ward 4
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102004
Won by
ANC
Merica Ntombifikile Nkosi
Margin
18.8%
448 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
2,389
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMerica Ntombifikile Nkosi | 860 | 36.0% |
| MKP | 412 | 17.2% |
| DA | 245 | 10.3% |
| SDP | 243 | 10.2% |
| EFF | 185 | 7.7% |
| ActionSA | 154 | 6.4% |
| Independents | 109 | 4.6% |
| AIC | 56 | 2.3% |
| SACP | 28 | 1.2% |
| AEM | 27 | 1.1% |
| VF Plus | 17 | 0.7% |
| PA | 14 | 0.6% |
| IFP | 13 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 6 | 0.3% |
| LABOUR | 5 | 0.2% |
| APC | 4 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| ACP | 3 | 0.1% |
| BPSA | 2 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.1% |
| SADA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 449 more votes to win, or 225 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: 2 of the 2 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 | 69.9% | 38.4% | −31.5 |
| MKP | – | 17.0% | new |
| DA | 2.1% | 10.0% | +7.9 |
| SDP | – | 9.8% | new |
| EFF | 24.4% | 7.4% | −17.0 |
| ActionSA | – | 6.2% | new |
| Independents | – | 2.2% | new |
| AIC | 1.9% | 1.6% | −0.3 |
| SACP | – | 1.4% | new |
| AEM | – | 1.0% | new |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54650167 | ANC 32.9% | 2,236 | yes |
| 54650224 | ANC 43.1% | 2,694 | yes |