Ward 16
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206016
Won by
DA
Kyle Arthur Oliver
Margin
9.5%
495 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
5,200
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAKyle Arthur Oliver | 1,888 | 36.3% |
| ANC | 1,393 | 26.8% |
| EFF | 594 | 11.4% |
| VF Plus | 584 | 11.2% |
| ActionSA | 344 | 6.6% |
| MKP | 219 | 4.2% |
| ACDP | 52 | 1.0% |
| SACP | 40 | 0.8% |
| SDP | 35 | 0.7% |
| Mayibuye | 18 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 12 | 0.2% |
| SUN | 7 | 0.1% |
| GJDP | 5 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 3 | 0.1% |
| APC | 2 | 0.0% |
| URF | 2 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 496 more votes to win, or 248 voters switching from DA.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 48.7% | 35.9% | −12.8 |
| ANC | 27.1% | 25.8% | −1.3 |
| EFF | 8.4% | 12.1% | +3.7 |
| VF Plus | 11.9% | 10.9% | −1.0 |
| ActionSA | – | 6.9% | new |
| MKP | – | 4.0% | new |
| ACDP | 2.3% | 1.3% | −1.0 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54790016 | ANC 30.2% | 1,994 | yes |
| 54790061 | ANC 41.6% | 1,057 | yes |
| 54790072 | DA 40.1% | 2,738 | yes |
| 54790803 | DA 35.9% | 1,293 | yes |
| 54790904 | DA 39.6% | 3,418 | yes |