Ward 29
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206029
Won by
ANC
Dumsane Christopher Masilela
Margin
32.8%
1,243 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
3,792
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCDumsane Christopher Masilela | 2,196 | 57.9% |
| SDP | 953 | 25.1% |
| EFF | 182 | 4.8% |
| DA | 170 | 4.5% |
| MKP | 94 | 2.5% |
| ActionSA | 59 | 1.6% |
| ATM | 43 | 1.1% |
| SACP | 34 | 0.9% |
| VF Plus | 15 | 0.4% |
| APC | 7 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 7 | 0.2% |
| BTCP | 7 | 0.2% |
| SUN | 6 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| MYR | 4 | 0.1% |
| URF | 3 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 3 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SDP would have needed 1,244 more votes to win, or 622 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 | 80.7% | 58.6% | −22.1 |
| SDP | – | 23.8% | new |
| EFF | 15.2% | 5.0% | −10.2 |
| DA | 2.3% | 4.6% | +2.3 |
| MKP | – | 2.6% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.7% | new |
| ATM | 1.4% | 1.1% | −0.2 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54790218 | ANC 63.7% | 2,345 | yes |
| 54790386 | ANC 63.4% | 2,561 | yes |
| 54790588 | ANC 46.1% | 1,722 | yes |
| 54790724 | ANC 63.3% | 629 | yes |
| 54790869 | ANC 53.4% | 1,173 | yes |