Ward 37
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206037
Won by
ANC
Majahonke Vilakati
Margin
28.8%
1,221 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
4,236
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMajahonke Vilakati | 1,960 | 46.3% |
| EFF | 739 | 17.4% |
| MKP | 570 | 13.5% |
| SDP | 401 | 9.5% |
| DA | 289 | 6.8% |
| SACP | 86 | 2.0% |
| ActionSA | 76 | 1.8% |
| ATM | 29 | 0.7% |
| MYR | 24 | 0.6% |
| VF Plus | 18 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 18 | 0.4% |
| APC | 11 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| SUN | 4 | 0.1% |
| BTCP | 4 | 0.1% |
| URF | 3 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,222 more votes to win, or 611 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: 6 of the 7 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 91% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 70.5% | 46.2% | −24.4 |
| EFF | 18.6% | 17.2% | −1.4 |
| MKP | – | 12.9% | new |
| SDP | – | 10.0% | new |
| DA | 1.8% | 6.7% | +5.0 |
| ActionSA | – | 2.1% | new |
| SACP | – | 2.0% | new |
| Independents | 8.0% | 0.0% | −8.0 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54910368 | ANC 43.0% | 1,385 | yes |
| 54910379 | ANC 53.2% | 1,706 | yes |
| 54910627 | MKP 61.4% | 700 | yes |
| 54910830 | ANC 47.9% | 1,625 | yes |
| 54910863 | ANC 48.2% | 1,721 | yes |
| 54911112 | ANC 39.8% | 591 | yes |
| 54911213 | ANC 41.4% | 730 | new |