Ward 9
City of Cape Town (CPT) · IEC ward 19100009
Won by
DA
Mercia Elmarie Kleinsmith
Margin
27.0%
2,682 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
9,936
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAMercia Elmarie Kleinsmith | 4,178 | 42.0% |
| EFF | 1,496 | 15.1% |
| ACDP | 1,069 | 10.8% |
| PA | 740 | 7.4% |
| ANC | 592 | 6.0% |
| ActionSA | 554 | 5.6% |
| ATM | 220 | 2.2% |
| GOOD | 180 | 1.8% |
| VF Plus | 172 | 1.7% |
| NCC | 140 | 1.4% |
| UDM | 118 | 1.2% |
| MKP | 77 | 0.8% |
| BOSA | 69 | 0.7% |
| PAC | 64 | 0.6% |
| Al Jama-ah | 49 | 0.5% |
| IFP | 30 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 25 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 16 | 0.2% |
| AIC | 15 | 0.2% |
| PMC | 15 | 0.2% |
| TRUTH | 12 | 0.1% |
| ARA | 11 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 10 | 0.1% |
| CMC | 9 | 0.1% |
| SUN | 9 | 0.1% |
| AZANIA | 9 | 0.1% |
| D.P.A | 9 | 0.1% |
| OLA | 8 | 0.1% |
| A.C.C. | 6 | 0.1% |
| Capexit | 5 | 0.1% |
| AAC | 5 | 0.1% |
| UIM | 4 | 0.0% |
| K.A.P | 4 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 4 | 0.0% |
| SNP | 2 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ekhethu | 2 | 0.0% |
| United Democratic Front Party | 2 | 0.0% |
| Amc.roy. | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sakkmvp | 1 | 0.0% |
| ANOSA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 2,683 more votes to win, or 1,342 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 | 47.1% | 43.3% | −3.9 |
| EFF | 5.9% | 15.3% | +9.4 |
| ACDP | 2.7% | 9.2% | +6.5 |
| PA | 3.0% | 7.3% | +4.3 |
| ANC | 10.2% | 6.0% | −4.2 |
| ActionSA | – | 5.6% | new |
| ATM | 0.1% | 2.3% | +2.2 |
| VF Plus | 1.1% | 2.0% | +1.0 |
| GOOD | 5.5% | 1.9% | −3.6 |
| NCC | 12.7% | 1.3% | −11.4 |
| UDM | 0.1% | 1.2% | +1.1 |
| Independents | 8.0% | 0.0% | −8.0 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97140810 | DA 55.2% | 2,281 | yes |
| 97140821 | DA 61.8% | 2,913 | yes |
| 97140832 | DA 47.0% | 1,891 | yes |
| 97141563 | EFF 53.2% | 5,011 | yes |
| 97141574 | DA 57.4% | 2,682 | yes |
| 97141754 | DA 71.9% | 1,781 | yes |
| 97141989 | DA 51.4% | 1,882 | yes |
| 97142508 | DA 41.7% | 1,474 | yes |