Ward 26
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206026
Won by
ANC
Themba Mduduzi Bulunga
Margin
30.8%
1,564 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
5,072
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCThemba Mduduzi Bulunga | 2,853 | 56.3% |
| SDP | 1,289 | 25.4% |
| EFF | 314 | 6.2% |
| DA | 223 | 4.4% |
| MKP | 157 | 3.1% |
| Mayibuye | 77 | 1.5% |
| ActionSA | 62 | 1.2% |
| VF Plus | 30 | 0.6% |
| ATM | 28 | 0.6% |
| SACP | 14 | 0.3% |
| APC | 8 | 0.2% |
| OHM | 5 | 0.1% |
| URF | 4 | 0.1% |
| SUN | 4 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| GJDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SDP would have needed 1,565 more votes to win, or 783 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 | 79.8% | 54.6% | −25.2 |
| SDP | – | 24.8% | new |
| EFF | 16.6% | 7.4% | −9.2 |
| DA | 1.7% | 4.2% | +2.5 |
| Mayibuye | – | 2.8% | new |
| MKP | – | 2.5% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.2% | new |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54790353 | ANC 76.9% | 1,975 | yes |
| 54790634 | ANC 50.9% | 2,601 | yes |
| 54790667 | ANC 42.5% | 2,377 | yes |
| 54790814 | SDP 47.3% | 389 | yes |
| 54790881 | ANC 52.0% | 1,643 | yes |
| 54790926 | ANC 67.5% | 926 | yes |
| 54790937 | SDP 38.3% | 399 | yes |