Ward 7
Ratlou (NW381) · IEC ward 63801007
Won by
ANC
Nhlanhla Leonard Soka
Margin
56.5%
920 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
1,629
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNhlanhla Leonard Soka | 1,113 | 68.3% |
| EFF | 193 | 11.8% |
| DA | 110 | 6.8% |
| MKP | 102 | 6.3% |
| PA | 71 | 4.4% |
| APC | 15 | 0.9% |
| ActionSA | 10 | 0.6% |
| SACP | 7 | 0.4% |
| UCDP | 5 | 0.3% |
| FFD | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 921 more votes to win, or 461 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: 4 of the 4 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 | 88.3% | 68.1% | −20.3 |
| EFF | 8.2% | 12.3% | +4.1 |
| DA | 2.4% | 6.6% | +4.2 |
| MKP | – | 6.4% | new |
| PA | – | 4.2% | new |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86552152 | ANC 67.4% | 984 | yes |
| 86552196 | ANC 75.1% | 1,269 | yes |
| 86553298 | ANC 62.6% | 214 | yes |
| 86554008 | ANC 58.9% | 768 | yes |