Ward 1
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206001
Won by
ANC
Millson Mthobisi Ngomane
Margin
28.6%
1,018 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
3,560
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMillson Mthobisi Ngomane | 1,577 | 44.3% |
| VF Plus | 559 | 15.7% |
| DA | 520 | 14.6% |
| EFF | 407 | 11.4% |
| SACP | 175 | 4.9% |
| SDP | 104 | 2.9% |
| MKP | 89 | 2.5% |
| ActionSA | 56 | 1.6% |
| ACDP | 42 | 1.2% |
| NFP | 10 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 10 | 0.3% |
| GJDP | 6 | 0.2% |
| SUN | 2 | 0.1% |
| URF | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 1,019 more votes to win, or 510 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: 5 of the 5 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 | 57.5% | 44.2% | −13.3 |
| VF Plus | 16.4% | 15.2% | −1.3 |
| DA | 11.3% | 14.6% | +3.3 |
| EFF | 12.0% | 11.5% | −0.5 |
| SACP | – | 4.8% | new |
| SDP | – | 3.0% | new |
| MKP | – | 2.6% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.7% | new |
| ACDP | 1.6% | 1.2% | −0.3 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54740011 | VF Plus 50.1% | 2,076 | yes |
| 54740077 | ANC 64.1% | 2,691 | yes |
| 54740178 | ANC 44.9% | 1,027 | yes |
| 54740202 | ANC 60.7% | 417 | yes |
| 54740235 | ANC 40.6% | 916 | yes |