Ward 23
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206023
Won by
ANC
Innocent Ntokozo Lusenga
Margin
42.2%
1,608 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
3,814
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCInnocent Ntokozo Lusenga | 2,412 | 63.2% |
| SDP | 804 | 21.1% |
| EFF | 306 | 8.0% |
| DA | 120 | 3.1% |
| MKP | 66 | 1.7% |
| ATM | 40 | 1.0% |
| ActionSA | 24 | 0.6% |
| VF Plus | 14 | 0.4% |
| SACP | 10 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 4 | 0.1% |
| SUN | 3 | 0.1% |
| APC | 2 | 0.1% |
| MYR | 2 | 0.1% |
| URF | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SDP would have needed 1,609 more votes to win, or 805 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 | 79.7% | 62.5% | −17.2 |
| SDP | – | 20.7% | new |
| EFF | 16.6% | 8.5% | −8.0 |
| DA | 1.3% | 3.1% | +1.8 |
| MKP | – | 1.8% | new |
| ATM | 1.4% | 1.1% | −0.3 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54790296 | ANC 52.2% | 1,807 | yes |
| 54790319 | ANC 62.3% | 2,400 | yes |
| 54790847 | ANC 57.9% | 903 | yes |
| 54790870 | ANC 78.0% | 1,965 | yes |
| 54790915 | ANC 50.9% | 593 | yes |