Ward 7
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206007
Won by
ANC
Mfundo Fortune Shabangu
Margin
61.5%
2,384 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
3,878
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMfundo Fortune Shabangu | 2,883 | 74.3% |
| EFF | 499 | 12.9% |
| DA | 162 | 4.2% |
| MKP | 98 | 2.5% |
| Independents | 95 | 2.4% |
| SACP | 22 | 0.6% |
| SDP | 22 | 0.6% |
| ActionSA | 18 | 0.5% |
| APC | 16 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 11 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 10 | 0.3% |
| ATM | 10 | 0.3% |
| UAT | 10 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 8 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 6 | 0.2% |
| GJDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| IFP | 1 | 0.0% |
| SUN | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| MYR | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 2,385 more votes to win, or 1,193 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: 8 of the 8 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 | 73.2% | 74.4% | +1.1 |
| EFF | 17.9% | 12.4% | −5.5 |
| DA | 2.8% | 5.3% | +2.5 |
| MKP | – | 2.5% | new |
| Independents | 3.4% | 1.2% | −2.2 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54910144 | ANC 80.2% | 951 | yes |
| 54910290 | ANC 75.8% | 1,009 | yes |
| 54910313 | ANC 72.3% | 1,267 | yes |
| 54910335 | ANC 74.1% | 1,609 | yes |
| 54910346 | ANC 67.7% | 1,181 | yes |
| 54910807 | ANC 88.3% | 530 | yes |
| 54910874 | ANC 63.0% | 722 | yes |
| 54911011 | ANC 84.4% | 455 | yes |