Ward 22
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206022
Won by
ANC
Tsepo Sithole
Margin
49.4%
1,807 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,661
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCTsepo Sithole | 2,318 | 63.3% |
| SDP | 511 | 14.0% |
| EFF | 423 | 11.6% |
| DA | 126 | 3.4% |
| MKP | 96 | 2.6% |
| SACP | 46 | 1.3% |
| ATM | 40 | 1.1% |
| ActionSA | 27 | 0.7% |
| MYR | 22 | 0.6% |
| Mayibuye | 15 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 10 | 0.3% |
| LABOUR | 9 | 0.2% |
| APC | 7 | 0.2% |
| SUN | 3 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 3 | 0.1% |
| GJDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 1 | 0.0% |
| URF | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SDP would have needed 1,808 more votes to win, or 904 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 81.8% | 63.0% | −18.8 |
| SDP | – | 14.8% | new |
| EFF | 13.9% | 11.2% | −2.6 |
| DA | 1.6% | 3.3% | +1.7 |
| MKP | – | 2.6% | new |
| ATM | 1.7% | 1.1% | −0.7 |
| SACP | – | 1.1% | new |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54790320 | ANC 69.3% | 2,842 | yes |
| 54790331 | ANC 56.6% | 1,991 | yes |
| 54790364 | ANC 61.6% | 1,421 | yes |
| 54790836 | ANC 60.1% | 1,038 | yes |