Ward 18
Thembisile Hani (MP315) · IEC ward 83105018
Won by
ANC
Sifiso Innocent Mabena
Margin
32.1%
814 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
2,538
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSifiso Innocent Mabena | 1,249 | 49.2% |
| DA | 435 | 17.1% |
| ActionSA | 240 | 9.5% |
| MKP | 179 | 7.1% |
| EFF | 113 | 4.5% |
| AIPO | 91 | 3.6% |
| SACP | 40 | 1.6% |
| Independents | 30 | 1.2% |
| INGUBO | 26 | 1.0% |
| SDP | 26 | 1.0% |
| VF Plus | 21 | 0.8% |
| SPP | 14 | 0.6% |
| AHC | 13 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 12 | 0.5% |
| BCO | 11 | 0.4% |
| PA | 10 | 0.4% |
| APC | 7 | 0.3% |
| SUN | 6 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 5 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 4 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.2% |
| BPSA | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 815 more votes to win, or 408 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: 6 of the 6 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 | 63.4% | 49.0% | −14.4 |
| DA | 4.0% | 17.3% | +13.3 |
| ActionSA | – | 9.8% | new |
| MKP | – | 6.2% | new |
| EFF | 16.3% | 4.9% | −11.4 |
| AIPO | 2.0% | 3.6% | +1.6 |
| SACP | – | 1.7% | new |
| INGUBO | 4.0% | 1.2% | −2.8 |
| SDP | – | 1.1% | new |
| Independents | 3.0% | 0.6% | −2.4 |
| SPP | 2.1% | 0.6% | −1.5 |
| AVPP | 2.7% | 0.0% | −2.7 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54540053 | ANC 44.7% | 965 | yes |
| 54540064 | ANC 52.7% | 1,065 | yes |
| 54540356 | ANC 39.1% | 1,359 | yes |
| 54540503 | ANC 55.2% | 384 | yes |
| 54540536 | ANC 57.3% | 571 | yes |
| 54540727 | ANC 58.2% | 744 | yes |