2024 national ballot
Valid votes 6 213 · spoilt 53 · registered 10 736 · turnout 58.4% · 4 voting districts
Nelson Mandela Bay · ward ID 29300034
Ward 34
Covers parts of Bethelsdorp.
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 (2026 boundaries).
People living here
Official: Stats SA, Census 2022 · Data as of Census 2022, 2020 wards (copied 11 Oct 2026)
15 267
people lived in this ward in Census 2022. The middle ward in Nelson Mandela Bay had 18 440; the metro had 1 190 494 across 60 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 Nelson Mandela Bay’s Census 2022 services for the metro as a whole. For problems in this area now, see the city’s notices on this page, Nelson Mandela Bay’s water and power notices, and community reports.
Places in this ward
- BethelsdorpSalsonville, West End, Sanctor (part, 66%)
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 station | Voting district | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| ARCADIA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10250435 | 2021, 2024 |
| BETHELSDORP COMMUNITY CENTRE | 10250424 | 2021, 2024 |
| TRIOMPH PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10250479 | 2021, 2024 |
| WONDERWONINGS COMMUNITY CENTRE | 10250457 | 2021, 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 provincial ballot
Valid votes 6 232 · spoilt 45 · registered 10 736 · turnout 58.5% · 4 voting districts
2021 local elections, ward ballot
Valid votes 5 151 · spoilt 112 · registered 10 961 · turnout 48.0% · 4 voting districts
2021 local elections, PR ballot
Valid votes 5 062 · spoilt 132 · registered 10 961 · turnout 47.4% · 4 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.
Water notices naming places in this ward
2 since January 2025 · Data as of see each notice’s date · Updates: checked daily
- Water trucks are roaming in the following areas: · Kamma Park, Malabar, Motherwell, West End
- UPDATE ON WATER SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS · Bethelsdorp, Despatch, KwaDwesi
Source: Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, alerts. A notice is linked when it names a Census 2011 place in this ward; names we could not match are not guessed. All Nelson Mandela Bay water notices.
Power outage notices naming places in this ward
6 since January 2025 · Data as of see each notice’s date · Updates: checked daily
- POWER OUTAGE NOTICE – BLOEMENDAL SUBSTATION
- POWER OUTAGE – BETHELSDORP SUBSTATION
- POWER OUTAGE – BETHELSDORP
- POWER OUTAGE – SALSONEVILLE
- POWER OUTAGE - BETHELSDORP
- POWER OUTAGE IN WEST END
Source: Nelson Mandela Bay’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 Nelson Mandela Bay power notices.
Community reports right now
Community reports, unverified
No problem in the 2026 wards covering this area has enough reports to show right now.
An area appears only when several separate reports of the same problem arrive within a few hours. Reports are anonymous and not checked by us or the metro. Report a problem.
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).
By-election in this ward
Official: Electoral Commission (IEC) · Data as of by-elections to 24 Jun 2026 · Updates: IEC publishes after each by-election · Last updated
This ward held a by-election after the 2021 local elections. Each row shows the party that won the ward in 2021 and in the by-election, its share of the votes and the turnout, as the IEC reports them.
| Date | 2021 winner | By-election winner |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2025 | DA 62.0% of votes · turnout 48.0% | DA 46.6% of votes · turnout 47.3% |
Wards are 2021 boundaries. Turnout is the IEC’s “% poll”. By-elections usually draw a lower turnout than general elections. Source: IEC municipal by-election comparison reports (all reports); the date links to that day’s report.