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Ward 17

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain

What is a ward?

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats

Ward ballot votes

A vote for a person. Most votes across the whole ward wins one seat.Explain

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

IEC guide to council seats

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Leading in votesVUSI DANIEL TWALAAFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT
34.4%

Ahead by 138 votes of ANC.

Change since 2021 (percentage points). Compared with combined ballots. Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENTVUSI DANIEL TWALA
34.4%917 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
29.2%779 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
12.2%324 votes
LOCAL ECONOMIC MOVEMENT
3.7%99 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
3.3%89 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
3.0%81 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
3.0%79 votes
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DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
2.0%52 votes
MAPSIXTEEN CIVIC MOVEMENT
2.0%52 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
1.7%44 votes
BAAHI CIVIC MOVEMENT
1.2%31 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
0.8%22 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT
0.6%16 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.6%15 votes
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
0.5%13 votes
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
0.4%10 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.3%8 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.3%8 votes
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
0.3%7 votes
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
0.2%5 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL KINGDOMS ORGANIZATION
0.2%4 votes
COMMUNITY FIRST ALLIANCE
0.1%3 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.1%3 votes
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
0.1%3 votes
AL JAMA-AH
0.0%1 votes
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.0%0 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.0%0 votes
AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS
0.0%0 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
0.0%0 votes
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes

2 665 ward votes

Voting districts in this ward

A voting district is a small voting area inside a ward.Explain

What is a voting district?

A voting district

Voters are assigned to a voting station in this area. These results show only that part of the ward.

Votes added together

Results from all the ward’s voting districts decide its councillor.

A lead here is not a ward win. A voting district has no council and is different from a district municipality.

IEC guide to voting districts

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