Ward 5
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205005
Won by
ANC
Sabelo Tears Mkhabela
Margin
61.4%
2,095 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
3,411
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSabelo Tears Mkhabela | 2,409 | 70.6% |
| Mayibuye | 314 | 9.2% |
| EFF | 277 | 8.1% |
| MKP | 182 | 5.3% |
| DA | 73 | 2.1% |
| SACP | 54 | 1.6% |
| ATM | 41 | 1.2% |
| ActionSA | 13 | 0.4% |
| APC | 12 | 0.4% |
| PAC | 11 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 7 | 0.2% |
| DCM | 5 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 4 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| URF | 2 | 0.1% |
| NFP | 2 | 0.1% |
| TWMP | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. Mayibuye would have needed 2,096 more votes to win, or 1,048 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: 5 of the 5 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 | 78.3% | 71.2% | −7.2 |
| Mayibuye | – | 9.1% | new |
| EFF | 13.8% | 8.1% | −5.7 |
| MKP | – | 4.9% | new |
| DA | 0.7% | 2.3% | +1.6 |
| SACP | – | 1.5% | new |
| ATM | 1.3% | 1.2% | −0.1 |
| DCM | 3.3% | 0.1% | −3.2 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76170157 | ANC 82.8% | 1,399 | yes |
| 76170315 | ANC 63.2% | 1,040 | yes |
| 76170450 | ANC 77.7% | 799 | yes |
| 76170461 | ANC 77.6% | 1,974 | yes |
| 76170540 | ANC 54.7% | 1,573 | yes |