Ward 24
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206024
Won by
ANC
Elkin Shadrack Magagula
Margin
36.5%
1,737 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
4,762
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCElkin Shadrack Magagula | 2,576 | 54.1% |
| SACP | 839 | 17.6% |
| SDP | 816 | 17.1% |
| DA | 140 | 2.9% |
| EFF | 111 | 2.3% |
| ACDP | 101 | 2.1% |
| MKP | 81 | 1.7% |
| ATM | 31 | 0.7% |
| ActionSA | 23 | 0.5% |
| VF Plus | 14 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 8 | 0.2% |
| APC | 7 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 6 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 4 | 0.1% |
| SUN | 3 | 0.1% |
| URF | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 1,738 more votes to win, or 869 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 | 80.1% | 54.2% | −25.9 |
| SDP | – | 17.3% | new |
| SACP | – | 17.0% | new |
| DA | 2.0% | 3.0% | +1.0 |
| EFF | 16.8% | 2.6% | −14.2 |
| ACDP | 0.2% | 2.0% | +1.8 |
| MKP | – | 1.7% | new |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54790184 | ANC 58.2% | 2,050 | yes |
| 54790195 | ANC 59.6% | 1,058 | yes |
| 54790207 | ANC 54.4% | 1,869 | yes |
| 54790308 | ANC 56.2% | 1,095 | yes |
| 54790757 | ANC 48.0% | 1,024 | yes |
| 54790768 | ANC 64.5% | 651 | yes |
| 54790858 | ANC 44.7% | 1,756 | yes |