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2006 · Emfuleni council results

Golden Gardens, Gauteng

Ward results

ANC has an outright majority

2006

Council seats

ANC65 seats
DA15 seats
PAC3 seats
ID1 seat
FF+1 seat
Emfuleni · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6576,4706
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1517,6471
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA33,5294
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS11,1765
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS11,1765
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00
INDEPENDENTS00
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00
THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF AZANIA00
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00

85 seats; 43 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
76.4%220 270 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
16.9%48 726 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
2.9%8 373 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.4%3 947 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties2.4%7 018 votes
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
0.6%1 643 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.4%1 223 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.4%1 052 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.4%1 045 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.3%861 votes
THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF AZANIA
0.2%610 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.2%584 votes
Emfuleni · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—220 27076,394
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—48 72616,8992
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—8 3732,9039
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—3 9471,3689
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS—1 6430,5698
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—1 2230,4242
INDEPENDENTS—1 0520,3649
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION—1 0450,3624
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—8610,2986
THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF AZANIA—6100,2116
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—5840,2025

288334 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Source totals need care

The IEC’s combined valid-ballot total differs from the sum of its published party rows. The chart preserves the party figures and calculates shares separately for this ballot.

ANC above the majority

22seats
ANC65

65 of 85 council seats

ANC gains

+5.1pp
200071.3%
200676.4%

Closest covering ward

195votes apart
ANC48.2%
DA44.0%

Ward 15 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC65—
DA15—
PAC3—
FF+1—
UDM0—

43 for a majority · 85 seats

GT421 - Emfuleni · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS658543
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE158543
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA38543
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS18543
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS18543
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY08543
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION08543
2 006INDEPENDENTS08543
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY08543
2 006THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF AZANIA08543
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT08543

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

All history data (JSON)

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %
ANC71.3%—
DA21.2%—
PAC2.7%—
FF+0.5%—
UDM0.9%—
Other3.4%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC76.4%
DA16.9%
PAC2.9%
FF+1.4%
UDM0.2%
Other2.2%
GT421 - Emfuleni · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS190 52671,3303267 104Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE56 51221,1573267 104Reported
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA7 2022,6963267 104Reported
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 3870,5193267 104Reported
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 4720,9255267 104Reported
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 2040,8251267 104Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS00267 104No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1 1660,4365267 104Reported
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00267 104No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF AZANIA00267 104No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS220 27076,394288 334Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE48 72616,8992288 334Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA8 3732,9039288 334Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS3 9471,3689288 334Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT5840,2025288 334Reported
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY8610,2986288 334Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 6430,5698288 334Reported
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1 0450,3624288 334Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 2230,4242288 334Reported
2 006THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF AZANIA6100,2116288 334Reported

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
All parties & exact values

Ward results

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Wards in Emfuleni

43 wards

Ward 1
DA85.2%
ANC8.7%
Lead: 6 071 votesWard 2
ANC87.8%
DA5.5%
Lead: 5 956 votesWard 3
ANC72.2%
DA22.2%
Lead: 3 228 votesWard 4
DA80.4%
ANC12.6%
Lead: 4 744 votesWard 5
DA86.7%
FF+6.2%
Lead: 5 630 votesWard 6
ANC94.3%
PAC2.2%
Lead: 4 816 votesWard 7
ANC84.5%
DA8.0%
Lead: 4 739 votesWard 8
ANC84.9%
DA9.3%
Lead: 4 733 votesWard 9
DA82.1%
FF+9.9%
Lead: 4 870 votesWard 10
DA76.1%
ANC17.1%
Lead: 2 704 votesWard 11
ANC55.4%
DA35.5%
Lead: 1 407 votesWard 12
ANC92.1%
PAC4.3%
Lead: 5 915 votesWard 13
ANC89.2%
PAC6.4%
Lead: 6 537 votesWard 14
ANC89.0%
PAC4.2%
Lead: 5 566 votesWard 15
ANC48.2%
DA44.0%
Lead: 195 votesWard 16
DA75.5%
ANC18.2%
Lead: 4 622 votesWard 17
ANC90.6%
DA2.5%
Lead: 4 908 votesWard 18
ANC89.1%
PAC6.6%
Lead: 5 817 votesWard 19
ANC94.2%
DA1.9%
Lead: 5 999 votesWard 20
ANC84.0%
PAC9.6%
Lead: 4 434 votesWard 21
ANC75.6%
DA18.2%
Lead: 3 495 votesWard 22
ANC95.6%
PAC2.0%
Lead: 6 811 votesWard 23
ANC91.3%
PAC3.6%
Lead: 5 386 votesWard 24
ANC85.4%
DA7.3%
Lead: 4 683 votesWard 25
ANC60.1%
DA28.2%
Lead: 2 262 votesWard 26
ANC92.1%
PAC3.7%
Lead: 7 560 votesWard 27
ANC94.1%
INDEPENDENTS1.4%
Lead: 6 346 votesWard 28
ANC93.0%
DA4.2%
Lead: 6 456 votesWard 29
ANC93.0%
PAC2.5%
Lead: 5 314 votesWard 30
ANC92.7%
PAC2.8%
Lead: 6 911 votesWard 31
ANC91.5%
PAC4.0%
Lead: 5 351 votesWard 32
ANC83.0%
INDEPENDENTS6.5%
Lead: 4 813 votesWard 33
ANC92.6%
PAC3.0%
Lead: 6 996 votesWard 34
ANC91.8%
PAC3.9%
Lead: 6 555 votesWard 35
ANC90.1%
INDEPENDENTS3.6%
Lead: 5 679 votesWard 36
ANC92.6%
PAC3.0%
Lead: 6 933 votesWard 37
ANC89.1%
PAC5.7%
Lead: 5 397 votesWard 38
ANC90.5%
PAC4.8%
Lead: 6 391 votesWard 39
ANC94.3%
PAC2.9%
Lead: 6 373 votesWard 40
ANC88.9%
PAC6.0%
Lead: 5 974 votesWard 41
ANC94.0%
DA2.4%
Lead: 4 768 votesWard 42
ANC93.0%
PAC3.5%
Lead: 5 539 votesWard 43
ANC95.0%
DA2.1%
Lead: 6 890 votes
Wards in Emfuleni ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 76285,1637
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6918,7028
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 35787,7675
Ward 22 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4015,5364
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 66072,1809
Ward 32 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 43222,1809
Ward 42 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 62680,3829
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS88212,6018
Ward 52 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 06086,6829
Ward 52 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS4306,1508
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 93294,2841
Ward 62 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1162,2175
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 23784,4541
Ward 72 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4988,031
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 31784,8819
Ward 82 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5849,3231
Ward 92 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 53682,1243
Ward 92 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS6669,8798
Ward 102 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 49076,1344
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS78617,1466
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 92355,4253
Ward 112 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 51635,5468
Ward 122 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 20592,076
Ward 122 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2904,3033
Ward 132 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 03989,1577
Ward 132 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA5026,3585
Ward 142 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 84588,9515
Ward 142 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2794,2459
Ward 152 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 24248,2358
Ward 152 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 04744,0404
Ward 162 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 08975,5178
Ward 162 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 46718,1942
Ward 172 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 04790,5941
Ward 172 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1392,4951
Ward 182 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 28689,0621
Ward 182 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA4696,6449
Ward 192 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 12094,1538
Ward 192 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1211,8615
Ward 202 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 00783,9819
Ward 202 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA5739,6109
Ward 212 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 60175,6246
Ward 212 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 10618,1788
Ward 222 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 95695,602
Ward 222 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1451,9929
Ward 232 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 60791,2895
Ward 232 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2213,5982
Ward 242 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 12385,426
Ward 242 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4407,337
Ward 252 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 26560,1467
Ward 252 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 00328,2471
Ward 262 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 87592,0837
Ward 262 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3153,6833
Ward 272 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 44594,1426
Ward 272 006INDEPENDENTS991,4461
Ward 282 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 76492,9887
Ward 282 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3084,2343
Ward 292 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 46193,0324
Ward 292 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1472,5043
Ward 302 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 12392,6991
Ward 302 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2122,759
Ward 312 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 59491,48
Ward 312 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2433,9738
Ward 322 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 22183,0312
Ward 322 006INDEPENDENTS4086,4885
Ward 332 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 22792,642
Ward 332 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2312,9612
Ward 342 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 84891,8332
Ward 342 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2933,9292
Ward 352 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 91690,128
Ward 352 006INDEPENDENTS2373,6106
Ward 362 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 16792,6089
Ward 362 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2343,0236
Ward 372 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 76789,1345
Ward 372 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3705,7187
Ward 382 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 74890,5407
Ward 382 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3574,79
Ward 392 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 57494,3185
Ward 392 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2012,8838
Ward 402 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 40988,8904
Ward 402 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA4356,0333
Ward 412 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 89393,9516
Ward 412 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1252,4002
Ward 422 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 75692,9587
Ward 422 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2173,5045
Ward 432 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 04695,0364
Ward 432 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1562,1041

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, 15:53 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 85 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 Emfuleni. Ward results include areas outside Golden Gardens.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 2 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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