Ward 12
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206012
Won by
ANC
Zanele Abigail Mdhluli
Margin
12.5%
375 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
2,990
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCZanele Abigail Mdhluli | 1,220 | 40.8% |
| DA | 845 | 28.3% |
| VF Plus | 410 | 13.7% |
| EFF | 257 | 8.6% |
| MKP | 141 | 4.7% |
| SDP | 45 | 1.5% |
| ActionSA | 23 | 0.8% |
| SACP | 15 | 0.5% |
| MYR | 8 | 0.3% |
| SUN | 6 | 0.2% |
| APC | 5 | 0.2% |
| OHM | 5 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| GJDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 376 more votes to win, or 188 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: 8 of the 8 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 | 44.7% | 40.5% | −4.2 |
| DA | 34.0% | 28.2% | −5.8 |
| VF Plus | 10.2% | 13.7% | +3.5 |
| EFF | 8.6% | 8.8% | +0.3 |
| MKP | – | 4.6% | new |
| SDP | – | 1.5% | new |
| ACDP | 1.5% | 0.4% | −1.1 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54870026 | DA 37.9% | 390 | yes |
| 54870037 | ANC 38.7% | 326 | yes |
| 54870048 | DA 42.9% | 944 | yes |
| 54870059 | DA 39.5% | 152 | yes |
| 54870060 | DA 38.4% | 1,141 | yes |
| 54870093 | DA 49.0% | 734 | yes |
| 54870194 | ANC 66.2% | 869 | yes |
| 54870284 | ANC 62.7% | 1,436 | yes |