Ward 21
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206021
Won by
ANC
Xolani Lucky Nkosi
Margin
43.4%
1,613 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
3,714
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCXolani Lucky Nkosi | 2,084 | 56.1% |
| EFF | 471 | 12.7% |
| SDP | 453 | 12.2% |
| DA | 177 | 4.8% |
| MKP | 169 | 4.6% |
| ATM | 129 | 3.5% |
| ActionSA | 81 | 2.2% |
| SACP | 54 | 1.5% |
| Independents | 37 | 1.0% |
| VF Plus | 22 | 0.6% |
| PAC | 12 | 0.3% |
| LABOUR | 12 | 0.3% |
| SUN | 5 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.1% |
| URF | 3 | 0.1% |
| APC | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,614 more votes to win, or 807 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 75.4% | 55.6% | −19.7 |
| EFF | 17.6% | 12.8% | −4.8 |
| SDP | – | 12.3% | new |
| DA | 2.4% | 4.9% | +2.5 |
| MKP | – | 4.7% | new |
| ATM | 2.2% | 3.3% | +1.1 |
| ActionSA | – | 2.3% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.5% | new |
| Independents | 1.2% | 0.5% | −0.7 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54790252 | ANC 54.6% | 2,438 | yes |
| 54790511 | ANC 58.1% | 1,359 | yes |
| 54790533 | ANC 58.1% | 1,121 | yes |
| 54790612 | ANC 50.4% | 1,011 | yes |
| 54790645 | ANC 56.7% | 1,502 | yes |