Ward 44
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206044
Won by
ANC
Menzi Vincent Shongwe
Margin
49.5%
1,784 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,604
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMenzi Vincent Shongwe | 2,189 | 60.7% |
| EFF | 405 | 11.2% |
| DA | 390 | 10.8% |
| SDP | 148 | 4.1% |
| MKP | 138 | 3.8% |
| ActionSA | 86 | 2.4% |
| BTCP | 59 | 1.6% |
| Mayibuye | 45 | 1.2% |
| VF Plus | 32 | 0.9% |
| SACP | 29 | 0.8% |
| ATM | 26 | 0.7% |
| LABOUR | 23 | 0.6% |
| APC | 17 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 9 | 0.2% |
| URF | 3 | 0.1% |
| SUN | 2 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.1% |
| GJDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,785 more votes to win, or 893 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: 4 of the 4 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 | 67.2% | 59.3% | −7.9 |
| DA | 5.6% | 11.5% | +5.8 |
| EFF | 25.1% | 11.4% | −13.7 |
| SDP | – | 4.3% | new |
| MKP | – | 4.1% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 2.5% | new |
| BTCP | – | 1.7% | new |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.2% | new |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54720031 | ANC 58.7% | 2,141 | yes |
| 54720042 | ANC 54.3% | 1,710 | yes |
| 54720053 | ANC 54.0% | 1,026 | yes |
| 54720064 | ANC 65.8% | 2,334 | yes |