Ward 1
Thabazimbi (LIM361) · IEC ward 93601001
Won by
DA
Johanna Elizabeth Albertina Swanepoel
Margin
11.6%
234 votes
Voting districts in
10/10
Valid ward votes
2,013
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAJohanna Elizabeth Albertina Swanepoel | 819 | 40.7% |
| ANC | 585 | 29.1% |
| VF Plus | 435 | 21.6% |
| EFF | 84 | 4.2% |
| SACP | 21 | 1.0% |
| URP | 20 | 1.0% |
| Mayibuye | 11 | 0.5% |
| TRA | 8 | 0.4% |
| PAC | 7 | 0.3% |
| MKP | 7 | 0.3% |
| ATM | 4 | 0.2% |
| Success African Movement | 4 | 0.2% |
| TFSD | 3 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 2 | 0.1% |
| BPSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| BLM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 235 more votes to win, or 118 voters switching from DA.
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: 9 of the 10 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 98% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 33.6% | 41.2% | +7.7 |
| ANC | 33.4% | 28.2% | −5.1 |
| VF Plus | 20.7% | 21.7% | +1.0 |
| EFF | 5.9% | 4.0% | −1.9 |
| URP | – | 1.2% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.2% | new |
| TRA | 4.9% | 0.4% | −4.5 |
Voting districts (10)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76460081 | DA 54.1% | 928 | yes |
| 76500053 | ANC 45.5% | 99 | yes |
| 76500075 | ANC 71.0% | 1,209 | yes |
| 76500097 | DA 59.8% | 772 | yes |
| 76500266 | DA 67.3% | 110 | yes |
| 76500378 | DA 45.6% | 305 | yes |
| 76500390 | DA 43.1% | 58 | yes |
| 76500402 | ANC 44.8% | 125 | yes |
| 76500435 | DA 56.2% | 347 | yes |
| 76500479 | ANC 58.5% | 65 | new |