Ward 27
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206027
Won by
ANC
Thembinkosi Mahashana Makhubela
Margin
36.2%
1,545 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
4,265
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCThembinkosi Mahashana Makhubela | 2,183 | 51.2% |
| SDP | 638 | 15.0% |
| MKP | 497 | 11.7% |
| EFF | 291 | 6.8% |
| DA | 282 | 6.6% |
| SACP | 109 | 2.6% |
| ActionSA | 108 | 2.5% |
| UAT | 39 | 0.9% |
| ATM | 37 | 0.9% |
| URF | 19 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 18 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 16 | 0.4% |
| APC | 9 | 0.2% |
| BTCP | 6 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| SUN | 4 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 4 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SDP would have needed 1,546 more votes to win, or 773 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 6 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 90% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 80.9% | 49.0% | −31.9 |
| SDP | – | 15.0% | new |
| MKP | – | 12.3% | new |
| DA | 6.0% | 7.5% | +1.5 |
| EFF | 11.1% | 7.2% | −3.9 |
| SACP | – | 2.7% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 2.6% | new |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54790162 | ANC 49.9% | 1,887 | yes |
| 54790173 | ANC 54.1% | 1,297 | yes |
| 54790555 | ANC 43.3% | 1,273 | yes |
| 54790566 | ANC 46.0% | 1,087 | yes |
| 54790577 | ANC 49.9% | 2,100 | yes |
| 54790959 | ANC 72.6% | 860 | new |