Ward 3
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206003
Won by
ANC
Johan Bonginkosi Mbuyane
Margin
39.3%
1,335 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
3,398
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCJohan Bonginkosi Mbuyane | 1,906 | 56.1% |
| EFF | 571 | 16.8% |
| DA | 356 | 10.5% |
| VF Plus | 152 | 4.5% |
| SDP | 107 | 3.1% |
| SACP | 105 | 3.1% |
| MKP | 66 | 1.9% |
| ActionSA | 64 | 1.9% |
| GJDP | 18 | 0.5% |
| UAT | 17 | 0.5% |
| MYR | 14 | 0.4% |
| LABOUR | 6 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 4 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| APC | 3 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| SUN | 2 | 0.1% |
| URF | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,336 more votes to win, or 668 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 | 76.2% | 57.4% | −18.8 |
| EFF | 14.7% | 15.7% | +1.0 |
| DA | 4.6% | 10.1% | +5.5 |
| VF Plus | 3.0% | 4.4% | +1.4 |
| SDP | – | 3.2% | new |
| SACP | – | 3.1% | new |
| MKP | – | 2.2% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.8% | new |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54740033 | ANC 54.1% | 1,707 | yes |
| 54740044 | ANC 77.2% | 1,127 | yes |
| 54740101 | VF Plus 51.3% | 511 | yes |
| 54740156 | ANC 67.4% | 1,023 | yes |
| 54740167 | ANC 53.4% | 560 | yes |
| 54740189 | ANC 51.6% | 1,158 | yes |
| 54740224 | ANC 57.7% | 508 | yes |