Ward 2
Emthanjeni (NC073) · IEC ward 30703002
Won by
ANC
Magdelena Irene Absolom
Margin
19.2%
342 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
1,785
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMagdelena Irene Absolom | 794 | 44.5% |
| DA | 452 | 25.3% |
| PA | 437 | 24.5% |
| EFF | 52 | 2.9% |
| Mayibuye | 22 | 1.2% |
| VF Plus | 18 | 1.0% |
| SACP | 6 | 0.3% |
| DBOKKE | 4 | 0.2% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 343 more votes to win, or 172 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: 2 of the 2 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 | 61.3% | 44.6% | −16.7 |
| DA | 24.2% | 25.6% | +1.5 |
| PA | 6.1% | 24.3% | +18.2 |
| EFF | 1.7% | 2.7% | +1.1 |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.2% | new |
| VF Plus | 1.2% | 1.1% | −0.1 |
| Independents | 5.5% | 0.0% | −5.5 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65140051 | ANC 54.1% | 1,977 | yes |
| 65140084 | DA 35.8% | 1,591 | yes |