Ward 35
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206035
Won by
ANC
Joseph Sibusiso Mabaso
Margin
48.5%
2,027 votes
Voting districts in
10/10
Valid ward votes
4,179
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCJoseph Sibusiso Mabaso | 2,417 | 57.8% |
| EFF | 390 | 9.3% |
| DA | 358 | 8.6% |
| SDP | 327 | 7.8% |
| MKP | 252 | 6.0% |
| MYR | 248 | 5.9% |
| SACP | 44 | 1.1% |
| ActionSA | 44 | 1.1% |
| VF Plus | 28 | 0.7% |
| Mayibuye | 28 | 0.7% |
| APC | 11 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 9 | 0.2% |
| PA | 7 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 7 | 0.2% |
| SUN | 4 | 0.1% |
| URF | 3 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 2,028 more votes to win, or 1,014 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: 9 of the 10 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 96% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 83.5% | 56.5% | −27.0 |
| EFF | 13.4% | 9.4% | −3.9 |
| DA | 1.8% | 8.6% | +6.8 |
| SDP | – | 7.7% | new |
| MYR | – | 6.4% | new |
| MKP | – | 6.3% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.3% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.1% | new |
Voting districts (10)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54910188 | ANC 65.5% | 635 | yes |
| 54910223 | ANC 58.0% | 1,046 | yes |
| 54910267 | ANC 63.7% | 1,343 | yes |
| 54910683 | ANC 52.4% | 410 | yes |
| 54910739 | ANC 39.9% | 1,446 | yes |
| 54910942 | ANC 55.2% | 600 | yes |
| 54910953 | ANC 53.1% | 840 | yes |
| 54911123 | ANC 65.6% | 631 | yes |
| 54911134 | ANC 62.7% | 1,124 | yes |
| 54911202 | ANC 61.0% | 308 | new |