Ward 2
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206002
Won by
ANC
Sizwe Sylvester Shongwe
Margin
18.8%
944 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
5,009
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSizwe Sylvester Shongwe | 2,647 | 52.8% |
| SDP | 1,703 | 34.0% |
| EFF | 194 | 3.9% |
| DA | 172 | 3.4% |
| ATM | 82 | 1.6% |
| MKP | 80 | 1.6% |
| ActionSA | 50 | 1.0% |
| LABOUR | 23 | 0.5% |
| VF Plus | 22 | 0.4% |
| SACP | 12 | 0.2% |
| APC | 5 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.1% |
| SUN | 4 | 0.1% |
| MYR | 4 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 3 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.0% |
| URF | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SDP would have needed 945 more votes to win, or 473 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: 6 of the 6 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 | 70.7% | 52.7% | −17.9 |
| SDP | – | 33.8% | new |
| EFF | 25.3% | 4.2% | −21.1 |
| DA | 1.5% | 3.5% | +1.9 |
| MKP | – | 1.7% | new |
| ATM | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.0% | new |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54790151 | ANC 57.0% | 2,149 | yes |
| 54790342 | ANC 48.2% | 1,412 | yes |
| 54790375 | ANC 45.7% | 2,270 | yes |
| 54790409 | ANC 62.5% | 1,016 | yes |
| 54790522 | ANC 60.5% | 780 | yes |
| 54790746 | ANC 51.5% | 2,373 | yes |