Ward 8
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102008
Won by
ANC
Fortune Lawrence Mbonani
Margin
49.7%
1,199 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
2,411
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCFortune Lawrence Mbonani | 1,462 | 60.6% |
| EFF | 263 | 10.9% |
| DA | 233 | 9.7% |
| MKP | 185 | 7.7% |
| SDP | 84 | 3.5% |
| ActionSA | 42 | 1.7% |
| UAT | 27 | 1.1% |
| AEM | 25 | 1.0% |
| IFP | 20 | 0.8% |
| Mayibuye | 19 | 0.8% |
| VF Plus | 14 | 0.6% |
| SACP | 11 | 0.5% |
| SADA | 10 | 0.4% |
| APC | 8 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.1% |
| ACP | 2 | 0.1% |
| AIC | 1 | 0.0% |
| PA | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,200 more votes to win, or 600 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 | 66.3% | 60.4% | −5.9 |
| EFF | 29.1% | 11.0% | −18.1 |
| DA | 1.2% | 9.6% | +8.3 |
| MKP | – | 7.9% | new |
| SDP | – | 3.2% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.8% | new |
| UAT | – | 1.2% | new |
| AEM | – | 1.1% | new |
| AIC | 2.3% | 0.3% | −1.9 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54650202 | ANC 64.3% | 1,647 | yes |
| 54650617 | ANC 58.4% | 3,177 | yes |