Ward 7
Steve Tshwete (MP313) · IEC ward 83103007
Won by
ANC
Iddy Mahlangu
Margin
17.8%
288 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
1,618
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCIddy Mahlangu | 610 | 37.7% |
| DA | 322 | 19.9% |
| MKP | 198 | 12.2% |
| SDP | 174 | 10.8% |
| EFF | 154 | 9.5% |
| VF Plus | 65 | 4.0% |
| ActionSA | 28 | 1.7% |
| I.Q.Z | 14 | 0.9% |
| AIC | 10 | 0.6% |
| ATM | 9 | 0.6% |
| H.u.c.d | 7 | 0.4% |
| AST. | 6 | 0.4% |
| INGUBO | 4 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.2% |
| HOPE | 4 | 0.2% |
| SACP | 2 | 0.1% |
| ACP | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.1% |
| AEM | 2 | 0.1% |
| MHRF | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 289 more votes to win, or 145 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: 3 of the 3 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 | 61.3% | 39.8% | −21.5 |
| DA | 14.4% | 20.4% | +6.0 |
| MKP | – | 14.0% | new |
| EFF | 14.8% | 8.8% | −6.0 |
| SDP | – | 6.3% | new |
| VF Plus | 3.3% | 4.0% | +0.7 |
| ActionSA | – | 2.0% | new |
| MHRF | 5.0% | 0.1% | −5.0 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54680081 | ANC 24.5% | 1,382 | yes |
| 54680395 | ANC 60.9% | 1,118 | yes |
| 54680463 | DA 40.3% | 596 | yes |