Ward 1
Breede Valley (WC025) · IEC ward 10205001
Won by
BO
Patrick Godfrey Smith
Margin
28.7%
572 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
1,993
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BOPatrick Godfrey Smith | 899 | 45.1% |
| PA | 327 | 16.4% |
| DA | 253 | 12.7% |
| ANC | 194 | 9.7% |
| 4th Gen | 143 | 7.2% |
| VF Plus | 97 | 4.9% |
| PMC | 56 | 2.8% |
| GOOD | 7 | 0.4% |
| EFF | 5 | 0.3% |
| MKP | 3 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| KDF | 2 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 1 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.1% |
| AWEH! | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. PA would have needed 573 more votes to win, or 287 voters switching from BO.
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: 3 of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BO | 0.4% | 43.7% | +43.3 |
| PA | 25.0% | 16.7% | −8.3 |
| DA | 8.4% | 13.5% | +5.2 |
| ANC | 39.1% | 9.8% | −29.3 |
| 4th Gen | – | 7.1% | new |
| VF Plus | 2.5% | 5.0% | +2.5 |
| PMC | – | 2.8% | new |
| GOOD | 1.6% | 0.4% | −1.1 |
| EFF | 5.3% | 0.3% | −5.0 |
| COPE | 5.1% | 0.0% | −5.1 |
| ELC | 10.3% | 0.0% | −10.3 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97490010 | BO 52.4% | 2,057 | yes |
| 97490021 | BO 35.1% | 1,862 | yes |
| 97530060 | DA 43.5% | 62 | yes |