Ward 40
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206040
Won by
ANC
Rodney Misha Segage
Margin
39.7%
1,621 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
4,079
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCRodney Misha Segage | 2,299 | 56.4% |
| SDP | 678 | 16.6% |
| Independents | 491 | 12.0% |
| DA | 193 | 4.7% |
| EFF | 138 | 3.4% |
| MKP | 96 | 2.4% |
| ActionSA | 46 | 1.1% |
| SACP | 44 | 1.1% |
| ATM | 35 | 0.9% |
| VF Plus | 24 | 0.6% |
| Mayibuye | 10 | 0.2% |
| SUN | 6 | 0.1% |
| MYR | 6 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 5 | 0.1% |
| APC | 4 | 0.1% |
| URF | 3 | 0.1% |
| GJDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SDP would have needed 1,622 more votes to win, or 811 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 6 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 89% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 76.9% | 57.3% | −19.6 |
| SDP | – | 18.3% | new |
| Independents | – | 6.8% | new |
| DA | 2.2% | 5.2% | +3.0 |
| EFF | 17.3% | 3.8% | −13.5 |
| MKP | – | 3.0% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.4% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.1% | new |
| ATM | 1.9% | 0.9% | −1.0 |
| APC | 1.3% | 0.2% | −1.1 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54790397 | ANC 62.0% | 1,061 | yes |
| 54790410 | ANC 48.3% | 2,238 | yes |
| 54790465 | ANC 60.2% | 2,437 | yes |
| 54790735 | ANC 61.4% | 648 | yes |
| 54790791 | ANC 63.5% | 825 | yes |
| 54790948 | ANC 71.1% | 922 | new |