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2006 · Nelson Mandela Bay council results

Bethelsdorp, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC has an outright majority

2006

Council seats

ANC81 seats
DA30 seats
ID3 seats
ACDP1 seat
CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA1 seat
Other4 seats
PAC1 seat
UDM1 seat
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT1 seat
FF+1 seat
Nelson Mandela Bay · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8167,5
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3025
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS32,5
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10,8333
CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA10,8333
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10,8333
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT10,8333
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT10,8333
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS10,8333
ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION00
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00
INDEPENDENTS00
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00
LIBERAL PARTY00

120 seats; 61 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
66.5%373 961 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
24.4%137 099 votes
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
2.5%14 085 votes
INDEPENDENTS
1.2%6 583 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.1%6 328 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties4.3%24 073 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.9%4 970 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.8%4 262 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.7%4 098 votes
CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA
0.7%3 785 votes
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.5%2 600 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.4%1 980 votes
ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
0.2%1 169 votes
LIBERAL PARTY
0.1%744 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.1%465 votes
Nelson Mandela Bay · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—373 96166,5258
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—137 09924,3892
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS—14 0852,5057
INDEPENDENTS—6 5831,1711
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—6 3281,1257
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—4 9700,8841
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—4 2620,7582
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—4 0980,729
CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA—3 7850,6733
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT—2 6000,4625
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION—1 9800,3522
ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION—1 1690,208
LIBERAL PARTY—7440,1324
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—4650,0827

562129 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

20seats
ANC81

81 of 120 council seats

DA falls

−4.1pp
200028.5%
200624.4%

Closest covering ward

59votes apart
ANC47.0%
DA46.3%

Ward 41 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC81—
DA30—
ID3—
UDM1—
FF+1—

61 for a majority · 120 seats

NMA - Nelson Mandela Bay · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8112061
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3012061
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS312061
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY112061
2 006CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA112061
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA112061
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT112061
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT112061
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS112061
2 006ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION012061
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION012061
2 006INDEPENDENTS012061
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY012061
2 006LIBERAL PARTY012061

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %
ANC65.7%—
DA28.5%—
ID0.0%—
UDM2.2%—
FF+0.0%—
Other3.6%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC66.5%
DA24.4%
ID2.5%
UDM0.9%
FF+1.1%
Other4.6%
NMA - Nelson Mandela Bay · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS375 70265,7265571 614Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE162 91028,5571 614Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS00571 614No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT12 3712,1642571 614Reported
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00571 614No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY6 3381,1088571 614Reported
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA6 2681,0965571 614Reported
2 000CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA00571 614No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION EFFICIENCY AND AFFIRMATIVE MOVEMENT2 6630,4659571 614Reported
2 000UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00571 614No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00571 614No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 5900,2782571 614Reported
2 000ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION00571 614No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000LIBERAL PARTY00571 614No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS373 96166,5258562 129Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE137 09924,3892562 129Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS14 0852,5057562 129Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT4 9700,8841562 129Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS6 3281,1257562 129Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY4 2620,7582562 129Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA4 0980,729562 129Reported
2 006CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA3 7850,6733562 129Reported
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION EFFICIENCY AND AFFIRMATIVE MOVEMENT00562 129No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT2 6000,4625562 129Reported
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1 9800,3522562 129Reported
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4650,0827562 129Reported
2 006ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION1 1690,208562 129Reported
2 006LIBERAL PARTY7440,1324562 129Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

History data & sources

Ward + municipal PR votes. Connecting bands show the same party’s share or seats between elections, not individual voters moving between parties. Select a year to inspect its values; use the election-year selector to explore its results and places.

The chart names the five largest parties across these elections. The vote list also names parties gaining at least 2 percentage points since the previous election; remaining votes are combined under Other. Other’s change compares the same group of parties in both elections. Missing values remain unavailable.

  • All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
  • Missing or grouped party rows remain gaps unless a complete, ungrouped list establishes zero votes.
  • Municipal boundaries can change between elections. Published area results are not boundary-adjusted.
IEC 2000 IEC 2006
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Ward results

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Wards in Nelson Mandela Bay

60 wards

Ward 1
DA84.6%
ANC7.0%
Lead: 5 679 votesWard 2
DA80.8%
ANC13.7%
Lead: 6 053 votesWard 3
DA90.4%
ACDP3.2%
Lead: 8 281 votesWard 4
ANC89.0%
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT4.7%
Lead: 8 864 votesWard 5
DA78.8%
ANC14.3%
Lead: 3 996 votesWard 6
DA86.8%
ANC6.0%
Lead: 7 934 votesWard 7
DA77.8%
ANC9.2%
Lead: 5 520 votesWard 8
DA88.9%
ANC4.5%
Lead: 7 855 votesWard 9
DA87.2%
ANC5.2%
Lead: 8 521 votesWard 10
DA49.4%
ANC22.1%
Lead: 2 205 votesWard 11
DA57.4%
ANC16.7%
Lead: 2 943 votesWard 12
DA58.8%
ANC29.0%
Lead: 2 439 votesWard 13
ANC42.5%
DA34.9%
Lead: 609 votesWard 14
ANC92.5%
INDEPENDENTS3.6%
Lead: 9 105 votesWard 15
ANC96.3%
UDM1.1%
Lead: 9 941 votesWard 16
ANC94.7%
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT2.2%
Lead: 7 207 votesWard 17
ANC95.7%
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT0.9%
Lead: 9 047 votesWard 18
ANC93.4%
UDM3.5%
Lead: 9 058 votesWard 19
ANC95.9%
UDM1.9%
Lead: 9 122 votesWard 20
ANC93.0%
UDM4.7%
Lead: 6 988 votesWard 21
ANC96.7%
UDM1.7%
Lead: 9 895 votesWard 22
ANC94.3%
UDM2.5%
Lead: 9 158 votesWard 23
ANC94.8%
PAC1.2%
Lead: 9 615 votesWard 24
ANC93.0%
UDM3.8%
Lead: 7 349 votesWard 25
ANC93.1%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION3.0%
Lead: 7 533 votesWard 26
ANC95.0%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1.4%
Lead: 8 807 votesWard 27
ANC92.6%
INDEPENDENTS3.5%
Lead: 8 555 votesWard 28
ANC95.3%
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT1.3%
Lead: 8 688 votesWard 29
ANC95.3%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1.5%
Lead: 10 385 votesWard 30
ANC94.4%
UDM2.3%
Lead: 8 668 votesWard 31
ANC54.2%
DA32.5%
Lead: 1 927 votesWard 32
ANC42.9%
DA36.8%
Lead: 531 votesWard 33
ANC70.6%
INDEPENDENTS20.0%
Lead: 5 401 votesWard 34
DA52.7%
ANC30.7%
Lead: 1 753 votesWard 35
DA69.7%
ANC10.9%
Lead: 3 996 votesWard 36
ANC95.3%
UDM1.9%
Lead: 7 635 votesWard 37
ANC55.5%
DA21.4%
Lead: 3 567 votesWard 38
ANC63.9%
DA27.2%
Lead: 3 330 votesWard 39
DA80.5%
ANC11.3%
Lead: 6 680 votesWard 40
ANC52.2%
DA42.1%
Lead: 828 votesWard 41
ANC47.0%
DA46.3%
Lead: 59 votesWard 42
ANC95.4%
PAC1.8%
Lead: 9 375 votesWard 43
ANC90.2%
PAC5.8%
Lead: 8 961 votesWard 44
ANC94.1%
PAC2.9%
Lead: 10 612 votesWard 45
ANC72.8%
DA10.3%
Lead: 3 771 votesWard 46
ANC95.4%
PAC2.3%
Lead: 9 916 votesWard 47
ANC97.2%
UDM0.9%
Lead: 12 915 votesWard 48
ANC50.0%
DA32.0%
Lead: 1 162 votesWard 49
ANC44.8%
DA30.6%
Lead: 925 votesWard 50
ANC89.8%
DA4.6%
Lead: 8 076 votesWard 51
DA75.8%
ANC17.5%
Lead: 5 783 votesWard 52
ANC41.7%
DA33.7%
Lead: 957 votesWard 53
ANC51.9%
DA35.9%
Lead: 1 611 votesWard 54
ANC91.1%
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT5.2%
Lead: 10 711 votesWard 55
ANC97.2%
DA1.3%
Lead: 10 124 votesWard 56
ANC95.7%
PAC1.2%
Lead: 8 261 votesWard 57
ANC95.9%
UDM1.6%
Lead: 9 811 votesWard 58
ANC94.9%
PAC1.6%
Lead: 10 619 votesWard 59
ANC91.9%
INDEPENDENTS4.4%
Lead: 8 366 votesWard 60
ANC50.4%
DA41.7%
Lead: 1 036 votes
Wards in Nelson Mandela Bay ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 18984,6301
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5106,9739
Ward 22 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE7 29080,7667
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 23713,7049
Ward 32 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE8 58490,3769
Ward 32 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3033,1901
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 36088,9818
Ward 42 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT4964,7153
Ward 52 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 88678,7683
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS89014,3479
Ward 62 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE8 52586,8392
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5916,0202
Ward 72 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 26177,8054
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7419,2084
Ward 82 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE8 27188,8686
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4164,4698
Ward 92 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE9 06287,2101
Ward 92 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5415,2064
Ward 102 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 98149,4289
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 77622,0512
Ward 112 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 15457,3995
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 21116,7335
Ward 122 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 81058,7589
Ward 122 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 37128,9641
Ward 132 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 39842,5175
Ward 132 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 78934,8974
Ward 142 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 47492,4563
Ward 142 006INDEPENDENTS3693,6011
Ward 152 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10 05896,3133
Ward 152 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1171,1204
Ward 162 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 38094,7368
Ward 162 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT1732,2208
Ward 172 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 13295,7032
Ward 172 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT850,8908
Ward 182 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 41393,42
Ward 182 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3553,5232
Ward 192 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 30595,8587
Ward 192 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1831,8852
Ward 202 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 36093,0115
Ward 202 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3724,7011
Ward 212 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10 07396,6884
Ward 212 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1781,7086
Ward 222 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 40394,2562
Ward 222 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2452,4559
Ward 232 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 73594,7907
Ward 232 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1201,1685
Ward 242 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 66193,0185
Ward 242 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3123,7882
Ward 252 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 78893,1022
Ward 252 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION2553,0484
Ward 262 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8 94194,9857
Ward 262 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1341,4236
Ward 272 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8 89292,6346
Ward 272 006INDEPENDENTS3373,5108
Ward 282 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8 80495,2608
Ward 282 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT1161,2551
Ward 292 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10 55095,3198
Ward 292 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1651,4908
Ward 302 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8 88894,3625
Ward 302 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2202,3357
Ward 312 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 81054,2094
Ward 312 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 88332,4918
Ward 322 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 74042,8752
Ward 322 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 20936,7878
Ward 332 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 53170,6142
Ward 332 006INDEPENDENTS2 13019,9719
Ward 342 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 20852,6724
Ward 342 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 45530,7298
Ward 352 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 73569,6631
Ward 352 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS73910,8724
Ward 362 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 79195,2911
Ward 362 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1561,908
Ward 372 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 80555,4547
Ward 372 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 23821,3794
Ward 382 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 79863,8968
Ward 382 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 46827,1986
Ward 392 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE7 76880,4807
Ward 392 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 08811,2723
Ward 402 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 26852,1952
Ward 402 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 44042,0692
Ward 412 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 95647,0001
Ward 412 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 89746,2992
Ward 422 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 55695,4264
Ward 422 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1811,8075
Ward 432 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 57690,2375
Ward 432 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA6155,7953
Ward 442 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10 94594,0696
Ward 442 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3332,8621
Ward 452 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 39172,7951
Ward 452 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE62010,2785
Ward 462 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10 16495,3829
Ward 462 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2482,3273
Ward 472 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS13 03197,2463
Ward 472 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1160,8657
Ward 482 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 23449,9845
Ward 482 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 07232,0247
Ward 492 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 91744,8493
Ward 492 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 99230,6273
Ward 502 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8 51089,8153
Ward 502 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4344,5805
Ward 512 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE7 52375,7909
Ward 512 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 74017,5297
Ward 522 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 00841,7055
Ward 522 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 05133,7358
Ward 532 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 24051,8812
Ward 532 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 62935,9307
Ward 542 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11 36491,065
Ward 542 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT6535,2328
Ward 552 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10 26097,1775
Ward 552 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1361,2881
Ward 562 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8 36395,6865
Ward 562 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1021,167
Ward 572 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 97495,95
Ward 572 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1631,5681
Ward 582 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10 80494,9468
Ward 582 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1851,6258
Ward 592 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8 78991,8871
Ward 592 006INDEPENDENTS4234,4224
Ward 602 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 98150,447
Ward 602 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 94541,7088

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 29 Jul 2016, 09:33 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:51 SAST

Historical comparisons use published area results. Boundaries may change between elections. Vote shares use the ballot labelled on each chart; ballots are not individual voters.

Vote percentages beside council seats combine ward and municipal PR ballots. Seat counts include both ward and PR councillors.

Seat calculation & source

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The totals add up to all 120 council seats. This is the historical election allocation, not a record of government changes during the term. Any grouped “Other” seats remain grouped.

IEC result time: 29 Jul 2016, 09:33 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.

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.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Nelson Mandela Bay. Ward results include areas outside Bethelsdorp.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 14 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

Town-to-ward mappings are available for 2026 only. The historical wards above belong to the whole municipality in 2006.

Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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