Ward 18
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206018
Won by
ANC
Linnah Solani Thabethe
Margin
24.3%
1,223 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
5,026
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCLinnah Solani Thabethe | 2,101 | 41.8% |
| EFF | 878 | 17.5% |
| DA | 576 | 11.5% |
| SDP | 389 | 7.7% |
| ActionSA | 292 | 5.8% |
| MKP | 279 | 5.6% |
| SACP | 202 | 4.0% |
| VF Plus | 194 | 3.9% |
| ATM | 62 | 1.2% |
| Mayibuye | 18 | 0.4% |
| LABOUR | 9 | 0.2% |
| APC | 8 | 0.2% |
| SUN | 7 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| GJDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.0% |
| URF | 1 | 0.0% |
| MYR | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,224 more votes to win, or 612 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: 7 of the 7 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 | 63.0% | 41.9% | −21.1 |
| EFF | 20.0% | 17.5% | −2.5 |
| DA | 10.3% | 11.7% | +1.4 |
| SDP | – | 7.6% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 5.7% | new |
| MKP | – | 5.4% | new |
| VF Plus | 2.7% | 3.8% | +1.2 |
| SACP | – | 3.6% | new |
| ATM | 1.6% | 1.3% | −0.3 |
| ACDP | 1.9% | 0.3% | −1.6 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54790230 | ANC 46.6% | 4,748 | yes |
| 54790498 | ANC 45.3% | 2,962 | yes |
| 54870138 | DA 33.3% | 222 | yes |
| 54870172 | ANC 27.2% | 401 | yes |
| 54870239 | DA 46.1% | 258 | yes |
| 54870251 | DA 37.8% | 437 | yes |
| 54870295 | ANC 35.8% | 984 | yes |