Ward 3
Steve Tshwete (MP313) · IEC ward 83103003
Won by
ANC
Elphus Fani Mathebula
Margin
19.3%
509 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,637
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCElphus Fani Mathebula | 918 | 34.8% |
| VF Plus | 409 | 15.5% |
| HOPE | 345 | 13.1% |
| H.u.c.d | 218 | 8.3% |
| EFF | 208 | 7.9% |
| DA | 184 | 7.0% |
| MKP | 157 | 6.0% |
| SDP | 107 | 4.1% |
| ActionSA | 28 | 1.1% |
| MHRF | 20 | 0.8% |
| AIC | 11 | 0.4% |
| SACP | 7 | 0.3% |
| PA | 6 | 0.2% |
| AST. | 6 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 5 | 0.2% |
| INGUBO | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.1% |
| AEM | 2 | 0.1% |
| ACP | 1 | 0.0% |
| I.Q.Z | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 510 more votes to win, or 255 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 3 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 93% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 46.9% | 33.0% | −13.8 |
| VF Plus | 21.4% | 16.6% | −4.8 |
| HOPE | – | 12.8% | new |
| EFF | 22.9% | 7.9% | −15.0 |
| DA | 6.9% | 7.5% | +0.7 |
| H.u.c.d | – | 7.5% | new |
| MKP | – | 6.1% | new |
| SDP | – | 4.4% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.2% | new |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54530030 | VF Plus 30.8% | 2,569 | yes |
| 54530041 | ANC 47.2% | 2,350 | yes |
| 54530074 | ANC 51.9% | 343 | new |