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Ward 5

George (WC044) · IEC ward 10404005

Won by
DA
Nathanial Keith Edwards
Margin
45.2%
1,291 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
2,857

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
DANathanial Keith Edwards1,72460.3%
VF Plus43315.2%
PA42714.9%
ACDP802.8%
ANC622.2%
EFF381.3%
PBI260.9%
GOOD160.6%
SACP120.4%
Capexit110.4%
IRASA70.2%
NCC60.2%
Mayibuye50.2%
PAC30.1%
PMC30.1%
OHM20.1%
ARA20.1%

Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 1,292 more votes to win, or 646 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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
DA65.4%61.4%−4.1
PA1.2%14.8%+13.7
VF Plus14.4%14.6%+0.2
ACDP3.8%2.8%−1.0
ANC3.7%2.2%−1.5
EFF0.3%1.1%+0.8
PBI6.2%0.7%−5.5
GOOD3.0%0.7%−2.4

Voting districts (2)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
97200132DA 42.1%2,172yes
97200378DA 73.1%3,559yes