Ward 55
City of Cape Town (CPT) · IEC ward 19100055
Won by
DA
Lauren Valentine
Margin
74.2%
8,042 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
10,837
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DALauren Valentine | 8,495 | 78.4% |
| VF Plus | 453 | 4.2% |
| ActionSA | 383 | 3.5% |
| GOOD | 331 | 3.1% |
| EFF | 285 | 2.6% |
| Al Jama-ah | 181 | 1.7% |
| PA | 104 | 1.0% |
| ACDP | 75 | 0.7% |
| BOSA | 70 | 0.6% |
| NCC | 69 | 0.6% |
| Capexit | 57 | 0.5% |
| UDM | 46 | 0.4% |
| MKP | 45 | 0.4% |
| CMC | 42 | 0.4% |
| AIC | 31 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 28 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 21 | 0.2% |
| D.P.A | 19 | 0.2% |
| SDP | 16 | 0.1% |
| MF | 13 | 0.1% |
| IFP | 10 | 0.1% |
| TRUTH | 10 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 8 | 0.1% |
| ARA | 7 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 6 | 0.1% |
| AAC | 5 | 0.0% |
| A.C.C. | 5 | 0.0% |
| OLA | 4 | 0.0% |
| SUN | 3 | 0.0% |
| AZANIA | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.0% |
| United Democratic Front Party | 3 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.0% |
| K.A.P | 2 | 0.0% |
| SNP | 1 | 0.0% |
| ANOSA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 8,043 more votes to win, or 4,022 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: 8 of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 82.8% | 77.3% | −5.5 |
| VF Plus | 2.1% | 4.0% | +2.0 |
| ActionSA | – | 3.6% | new |
| GOOD | 2.3% | 3.1% | +0.8 |
| EFF | 1.8% | 2.5% | +0.7 |
| ANC | 3.7% | 1.6% | −2.0 |
| Al Jama-ah | 0.4% | 1.5% | +1.1 |
| ACDP | 1.6% | 0.7% | −0.9 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97120010 | DA 64.2% | 2,880 | yes |
| 97120021 | DA 70.7% | 1,604 | yes |
| 97120032 | DA 71.0% | 2,781 | yes |
| 97120043 | DA 81.0% | 3,793 | yes |
| 97120054 | DA 79.9% | 2,482 | yes |
| 97120065 | DA 80.8% | 1,733 | yes |
| 97120076 | DA 86.5% | 2,680 | yes |
| 97120548 | DA 81.8% | 3,329 | yes |