Ward 7
Siyancuma (NC078) · IEC ward 30708007
Won by
ANC
Rachel Messelaar
Margin
27.8%
458 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
1,645
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCRachel Messelaar | 743 | 45.2% |
| SIF | 285 | 17.3% |
| EFF | 272 | 16.5% |
| DA | 117 | 7.1% |
| VF Plus | 83 | 5.0% |
| SACP | 83 | 5.0% |
| PA | 54 | 3.3% |
| IFP | 8 | 0.5% |
Votes needed. SIF would have needed 459 more votes to win, or 230 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 | 71.7% | 45.2% | −26.5 |
| SIF | – | 17.4% | new |
| EFF | 1.3% | 16.5% | +15.3 |
| DA | 16.6% | 7.2% | −9.4 |
| VF Plus | 6.0% | 5.0% | −1.0 |
| SACP | – | 4.8% | new |
| PA | – | 3.3% | new |
| Independents | 4.4% | 0.0% | −4.4 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65330120 | DA 100.0% | 8 | yes |
| 65410028 | ANC 50.6% | 1,180 | yes |
| 65500039 | VF Plus 54.7% | 128 | yes |
| 65500107 | DA 62.0% | 50 | yes |
| 65500118 | VF Plus 85.7% | 28 | yes |
| 65530256 | ANC 48.3% | 1,805 | yes |
| 65530278 | DA 51.5% | 68 | yes |
| 65530289 | DA 53.3% | 30 | yes |