Ward 38
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206038
Won by
ANC
Moses Thapelo Magagula
Margin
14.5%
487 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
3,357
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMoses Thapelo Magagula | 1,324 | 39.4% |
| DA | 837 | 24.9% |
| EFF | 405 | 12.1% |
| VF Plus | 265 | 7.9% |
| MKP | 165 | 4.9% |
| SDP | 63 | 1.9% |
| ActionSA | 61 | 1.8% |
| SUN | 56 | 1.7% |
| SACP | 55 | 1.6% |
| ACDP | 48 | 1.4% |
| LABOUR | 25 | 0.7% |
| PA | 23 | 0.7% |
| MYR | 8 | 0.2% |
| GJDP | 7 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.1% |
| APC | 4 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| BTCP | 2 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 488 more votes to win, or 244 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 | 58.0% | 40.2% | −17.8 |
| DA | 24.1% | 24.7% | +0.6 |
| EFF | 9.7% | 11.8% | +2.0 |
| VF Plus | 5.6% | 7.7% | +2.0 |
| MKP | – | 5.2% | new |
| SDP | – | 2.0% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 2.0% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.7% | new |
| ACDP | 2.1% | 1.4% | −0.7 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54830088 | ANC 59.3% | 2,663 | yes |
| 54830178 | ANC 72.5% | 1,010 | yes |
| 54870228 | SUN 17.6% | 306 | yes |
| 54870318 | DA 28.9% | 353 | yes |
| 54910054 | DA 48.8% | 1,155 | yes |
| 54910537 | DA 68.6% | 442 | yes |
| 54910717 | DA 61.9% | 800 | yes |