Ward 42
City of Cape Town (CPT) · IEC ward 19100042
Won by
DA
Charles Johannes Esau
Margin
54.9%
5,294 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
9,646
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DACharles Johannes Esau | 6,102 | 63.3% |
| Independents | 808 | 8.4% |
| PA | 780 | 8.1% |
| H.O.I. | 529 | 5.5% |
| GOOD | 223 | 2.3% |
| NCC | 155 | 1.6% |
| VF Plus | 145 | 1.5% |
| ANC | 135 | 1.4% |
| ActionSA | 134 | 1.4% |
| PMC | 131 | 1.4% |
| Al Jama-ah | 97 | 1.0% |
| EFF | 64 | 0.7% |
| ACDP | 54 | 0.6% |
| BOSA | 51 | 0.5% |
| HLD | 47 | 0.5% |
| OLA | 32 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 22 | 0.2% |
| CMC | 21 | 0.2% |
| ARA | 15 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 12 | 0.1% |
| A.C.C. | 10 | 0.1% |
| D.P.A | 9 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 8 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 8 | 0.1% |
| Capexit | 6 | 0.1% |
| United Democratic Front Party | 6 | 0.1% |
| AIC | 5 | 0.1% |
| Ekhethu | 5 | 0.1% |
| TRUTH | 5 | 0.1% |
| AAC | 4 | 0.0% |
| SNP | 4 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 4 | 0.0% |
| IFP | 3 | 0.0% |
| UDM | 3 | 0.0% |
| SUN | 2 | 0.0% |
| MF | 1 | 0.0% |
| AZANIA | 1 | 0.0% |
| UIM | 1 | 0.0% |
| K.A.P | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sakkmvp | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
| ANOSA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. Independents would have needed 5,295 more votes to win, or 2,648 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: 7 of the 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 95% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 74.7% | 67.0% | −7.7 |
| PA | 5.0% | 8.6% | +3.6 |
| H.O.I. | – | 5.1% | new |
| Independents | – | 4.4% | new |
| GOOD | 6.2% | 2.2% | −4.0 |
| NCC | 2.8% | 1.9% | −0.9 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.6% | new |
| ANC | 3.1% | 1.4% | −1.7 |
| VF Plus | 1.4% | 1.3% | −0.1 |
| PMC | – | 1.2% | new |
| ACDP | 2.9% | 0.6% | −2.3 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97140382 | DA 64.8% | 3,250 | yes |
| 97140393 | DA 61.5% | 2,439 | yes |
| 97140416 | DA 70.1% | 2,011 | yes |
| 97140427 | DA 68.9% | 2,526 | yes |
| 97140461 | DA 67.1% | 3,877 | yes |
| 97140494 | DA 65.4% | 2,300 | yes |
| 97140506 | DA 74.0% | 1,803 | yes |
| 97142733 | DA 70.1% | 873 | new |