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Ward 30

Drakenstein (WC023) · IEC ward 10203030

Won by
Independents
Christopher Stephen Jochims
Margin
18.1%
374 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
2,065

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
IndependentsChristopher Stephen Jochims77437.5%
DA40019.4%
PA33616.3%
ANC29714.4%
PMC1869.0%
NCC602.9%
VF Plus40.2%
ARA30.1%
Mayibuye20.1%
Al Jama-ah10.0%
GOOD10.0%
AWEH!10.0%

Votes needed. DA would have needed 375 more votes to win, or 188 voters switching from Independents.

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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
DA49.9%26.0%−23.9
Independents–23.1%new
PA3.0%20.1%+17.1
ANC40.6%15.2%−25.4
PMC–9.3%new
NCC0.7%3.6%+2.9
ACDP2.2%0.4%−1.8
ICOSA1.3%0.1%−1.2

Voting districts (2)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
97480019DA 27.4%1,586yes
97480020Independents 29.6%1,765yes