Ward 17
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205017
Won by
ANC
Lorraine Mathebula
Margin
44.9%
1,520 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
3,386
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCLorraine Mathebula | 1,856 | 54.8% |
| SDP | 336 | 9.9% |
| AUM | 293 | 8.7% |
| EFF | 285 | 8.4% |
| SACP | 244 | 7.2% |
| DA | 205 | 6.1% |
| ODF | 55 | 1.6% |
| ActionSA | 44 | 1.3% |
| VF Plus | 15 | 0.4% |
| COPE | 10 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 10 | 0.3% |
| MKP | 9 | 0.3% |
| TWMP | 8 | 0.2% |
| APC | 7 | 0.2% |
| DCM | 6 | 0.2% |
| URF | 3 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SDP would have needed 1,521 more votes to win, or 761 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: 6 of the 7 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 96% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 69.9% | 54.9% | −15.0 |
| SDP | – | 10.1% | new |
| AUM | 0.9% | 8.8% | +8.0 |
| EFF | 4.7% | 8.7% | +4.0 |
| SACP | – | 7.0% | new |
| DA | 3.7% | 5.6% | +1.9 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.2% | new |
| BRA | 2.4% | 0.1% | −2.3 |
| DCM | 2.3% | 0.1% | −2.2 |
| SAHRA | 3.1% | 0.1% | −3.0 |
| Independents | 10.8% | 0.0% | −10.8 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76160190 | ANC 40.5% | 958 | yes |
| 76160415 | ANC 47.1% | 1,857 | yes |
| 76160437 | ANC 54.7% | 971 | yes |
| 76160932 | ANC 40.6% | 700 | yes |
| 76160943 | ANC 82.4% | 1,365 | yes |
| 76161056 | ANC 56.2% | 589 | yes |
| 76161102 | ANC 55.9% | 272 | new |