The Ledger SA

Johannesburg · ward ID 79800046

Ward 46

Covers parts of Soweto.

Wards as used in the 2021 local elections. Boundaries for the 2026 local elections may differ.

From the 2026 elections this area is in ward 34, ward 46 (2026 boundaries).

People living here

Official: Stats SA, Census 2022 · Data as of Census 2022, 2020 wards (copied 11 Oct 2026)

36 025

people lived in this ward in Census 2022. The middle ward in Johannesburg had 30 537; the metro had 4 803 261 across 135 wards.

Source: Stats SA SuperWEB2, Ward Estimates 2022 > Ward by Sex Estimates, population estimates on the 2020 wards (the wards of the 2021 elections), copied by hand on . Stats SA adjusts small figures slightly to protect privacy.

Water, refuse, toilets and lighting by ward: Stats SA has not published Census 2022 service figures by ward. See Johannesburg’s Census 2022 services for the metro as a whole. For problems in this area now, see the city’s notices on this page, Johannesburg’s water and power notices, and community reports.

Places in this ward

  • SowetoZondi, Jabulani (part, 43%), Zola (part, 32%), Dobsonville Ext 5 & 7 (part, 14%)

Suburb and place names are Stats SA Census 2011 sub-places and main places; Census 2022 place names have not been published. A place is listed here if at least 10% of its area falls in this ward; “part” shows the share where it is under 90%.

Voting stations

Voting stationVoting districtUsed in
EKUPHUMELELENI HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL328619432021, 2024
EMATHAFENI PRIMARY SCHOOL328619542021, 2024
ENTANDWENI PRIMARY SCHOOL328618642021, 2024
KHOLWANI PRIMARY SCHOOL328618202021, 2024
LETARE SCHOOL328618192021, 2024
SIYAVUMA PRIMARY SCHOOL328618422021, 2024
THULANI COMBINED PRIMARY SCHOOL328611672021, 2024
USINDISO HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL328618082021, 2024

Source: Electoral Commission (IEC) results by voting district. 2024 voting districts are placed in wards using the IEC’s 2024 voting-district boundaries.

How this ward voted

As published by the IEC, added up by voting district · Data as of 2021 local and 2024 national elections, as published by the IEC

What these words mean
Ward ballot
In local elections, the vote for the ward councillor. The candidate with the most votes wins the ward.
PR ballot
In local elections, the vote for a party. It decides how many council seats each party gets overall.
Voting district
The area served by one voting station. The Electoral Commission counts and publishes results for each one.
Turnout
Votes cast (valid and spoilt) as a share of registered voters.

2024 national ballot

ANC40.6%MK36.7%EFF8.2%DA3.7%ActionSA3.5%Others7.3%

Valid votes 10 340 · spoilt 90 · registered 16 244 · turnout 64.2% · 8 voting districts

2024 provincial ballot

ANC39.3%MK34.1%EFF9.1%ActionSA5.2%DA3.5%Others8.8%

Valid votes 10 167 · spoilt 71 · registered 16 244 · turnout 63.0% · 8 voting districts

2021 local elections, ward ballot

ANC48.8%EFF16.5%ActionSA12.1%INDEPENDENT8.9%AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT4.2%Others9.4%

Valid votes 6 638 · spoilt 88 · registered 16 015 · turnout 42.0% · 8 voting districts

2021 local elections, PR ballot

ANC51.5%ActionSA20.3%EFF14.4%AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT3.7%IFP2.5%Others7.6%

Valid votes 6 487 · spoilt 123 · registered 16 015 · turnout 41.3% · 8 voting districts

Shares are of valid votes. Turnout is valid plus spoilt votes as a share of registered voters. We report results as published and make no predictions. 2024 results are added up into 2021 wards; the 2024 elections did not use wards.

Power outage notices naming places in this ward

3 since January 2025 · Data as of see each notice’s date · Updates: checked daily

Source: Johannesburg’s published notices. A notice is linked when it names a Census 2011 place in this ward; names we could not match are not guessed. All Johannesburg power notices.

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Sources: Municipal Demarcation Board, 2020 ward delimitation (used for the 2021 local elections); Electoral Commission (IEC), 2024 voting districts; Statistics South Africa, Census 2011 sub-places and main places. Boundary and place files from a mirror of the official releases: SA-Maps. Results: Electoral Commission (IEC).