Ward 8
Saldanha Bay (WC014) · IEC ward 10104008
Won by
DA
Carli Smook
Margin
52.1%
1,509 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
2,897
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DACarli Smook | 1,850 | 63.9% |
| PA | 341 | 11.8% |
| ANC | 289 | 10.0% |
| VF Plus | 259 | 8.9% |
| EFF | 35 | 1.2% |
| PMC | 33 | 1.1% |
| GOOD | 24 | 0.8% |
| NDP | 22 | 0.8% |
| NCC | 14 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 13 | 0.4% |
| Capexit | 7 | 0.2% |
| Sra-Sia | 5 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. PA would have needed 1,510 more votes to win, or 755 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 66.0% | 63.9% | −2.1 |
| PA | 3.2% | 11.7% | +8.5 |
| ANC | 13.4% | 9.9% | −3.5 |
| VF Plus | 6.2% | 9.2% | +3.0 |
| EFF | 0.7% | 1.1% | +0.4 |
| PMC | – | 1.1% | new |
| GOOD | 6.5% | 0.9% | −5.6 |
| Capexit | 1.1% | 0.2% | −0.9 |
| ACDP | 1.2% | 0.0% | −1.2 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97800037 | DA 72.7% | 3,543 | yes |
| 97800116 | DA 50.0% | 2,244 | yes |