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Ward 19

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 votesMBUSO THAMI GCWENSAMK
34.3%

Ahead by 358 votes of ANC.

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

Party / candidateVote % · votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYMBUSO THAMI GCWENSA
34.3%960 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
21.5%602 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
21.2%592 votes
ACTIONSA
15.8%442 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
2.3%65 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.9%53 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
1.2%34 votes
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ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
0.8%23 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.2%5 votes
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
0.1%4 votes
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
0.1%4 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.1%3 votes
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT
0.1%3 votes
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
0.1%2 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
0.1%2 votes
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.1%2 votes
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
0.0%1 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
0.0%0 votes
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
0.0%0 votes
CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNITY
0.0%0 votes
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes

2 797 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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