Ward 18
JB Marks (NW405) · IEC ward 64005018
Won by
ANC
Vincent Thabiso Rakhetsi
Margin
39.7%
695 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
1,749
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCVincent Thabiso Rakhetsi | 957 | 54.7% |
| ActionSA | 262 | 15.0% |
| DA | 223 | 12.8% |
| EFF | 118 | 6.7% |
| BAAGI | 81 | 4.6% |
| MKP | 25 | 1.4% |
| ACDP | 23 | 1.3% |
| SACP | 18 | 1.0% |
| SACC | 18 | 1.0% |
| VF Plus | 14 | 0.8% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.3% |
| BOSA | 4 | 0.2% |
| PFP | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 696 more votes to win, or 348 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: 2 of the 2 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 | 68.8% | 54.5% | −14.3 |
| ActionSA | – | 14.9% | new |
| DA | 3.3% | 12.8% | +9.5 |
| EFF | 17.2% | 6.7% | −10.5 |
| BAAGI | – | 4.6% | new |
| MKP | – | 1.5% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.1% | new |
| ACDP | – | 1.1% | new |
| SACC | – | 1.1% | new |
| Independents | 6.6% | 0.0% | −6.6 |
| ABC | 1.5% | 0.0% | −1.5 |
| BLF | 1.1% | 0.0% | −1.1 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86820992 | ANC 55.0% | 1,865 | yes |
| 86910082 | ANC 54.0% | 1,667 | yes |