Ward 9
City of Mbombela (MP326) · IEC ward 83206009
Won by
ANC
Prayer Hamlet Masuku
Margin
51.3%
1,621 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
3,161
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCPrayer Hamlet Masuku | 2,063 | 65.3% |
| EFF | 442 | 14.0% |
| MKP | 203 | 6.4% |
| DA | 176 | 5.6% |
| MYR | 79 | 2.5% |
| SDP | 78 | 2.5% |
| SACP | 35 | 1.1% |
| ActionSA | 14 | 0.4% |
| PAC | 13 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 12 | 0.4% |
| GJDP | 10 | 0.3% |
| APC | 9 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 9 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 7 | 0.2% |
| SUN | 3 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 3 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 3 | 0.1% |
| URF | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. EFF 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: 7 of the 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 95% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 78.6% | 65.8% | −12.8 |
| EFF | 17.5% | 12.8% | −4.7 |
| MKP | – | 6.8% | new |
| DA | 2.3% | 5.6% | +3.3 |
| MYR | – | 2.4% | new |
| SDP | – | 2.2% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.2% | new |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54910436 | ANC 75.2% | 1,732 | yes |
| 54910447 | ANC 62.2% | 781 | yes |
| 54910458 | ANC 64.6% | 680 | yes |
| 54910470 | ANC 51.4% | 806 | yes |
| 54911022 | ANC 71.3% | 335 | yes |
| 54911044 | ANC 58.6% | 568 | yes |
| 54911055 | ANC 66.9% | 1,087 | yes |
| 54911224 | EFF 44.3% | 327 | new |