Ward 17
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206017
Won by
DA
Sanley Van Der Merwe
Margin
42.9%
2,748 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
6,399
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DASanley Van Der Merwe | 4,119 | 64.4% |
| VF Plus | 1,371 | 21.4% |
| ANC | 508 | 7.9% |
| EFF | 113 | 1.8% |
| ACDP | 82 | 1.3% |
| ActionSA | 74 | 1.2% |
| MKP | 50 | 0.8% |
| SDP | 32 | 0.5% |
| SACP | 22 | 0.3% |
| LABOUR | 18 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 3 | 0.0% |
| GJDP | 2 | 0.0% |
| APC | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 2,749 more votes to win, or 1,375 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: 4 of the 4 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 | 65.4% | 64.1% | −1.4 |
| VF Plus | 19.2% | 21.1% | +1.8 |
| ANC | 11.7% | 8.8% | −2.9 |
| EFF | 1.5% | 1.7% | +0.3 |
| ACDP | 1.8% | 1.2% | −0.6 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.0% | new |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54790421 | DA 68.3% | 4,167 | yes |
| 54790432 | DA 67.3% | 4,902 | yes |
| 54790487 | ANC 47.3% | 1,229 | yes |
| 54870149 | DA 67.2% | 2,615 | yes |