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2006 · Mbhashe council results

Gwadu, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC has an outright majority

2006

Council seats

ANC43 seats
UDM7 seats
PAC1 seat
Mbhashe · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4384,3137
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT713,7255
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA11,9608
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE00
INDEPENDENTS00

51 seats; 26 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
83.9%105 232 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
13.5%16 927 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties2.6%3 200 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
1.3%1 674 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.5%668 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
0.5%581 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.2%277 votes
Mbhashe · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—105 23283,9445
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—16 92713,5028
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—1 6741,3354
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—6680,5329
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—5810,4635
INDEPENDENTS—2770,221

125359 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

17seats
ANC43

43 of 51 council seats

UDM falls

−26.2pp
200039.7%
200613.5%

Closest covering ward

1 427votes apart
ANC63.7%
UDM34.9%

Ward 19 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC43—
UDM7—
PAC1—
ACDP0—
DA0—

26 for a majority · 51 seats

EC121 - Mbhashe · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS435126
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT75126
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA15126
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY05126
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE05126
2 006INDEPENDENTS05126

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 %
ANC59.5%—
UDM39.7%—
PAC0.0%—
ACDP0.0%—
DA0.0%—
Other0.7%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC83.9%
UDM13.5%
PAC1.3%
ACDP0.5%
DA0.5%
Other0.2%
EC121 - Mbhashe · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS55 43559,53293 118Reported
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT36 99339,72793 118Reported
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0093 118No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0093 118No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE0093 118No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS105 23283,9445125 359Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT16 92713,5028125 359Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1 6741,3354125 359Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY6680,5329125 359Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5810,4635125 359Reported

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

Browse wards

Wards in Mbhashe

26 wards

Ward 1
ANC82.3%
UDM11.3%
Lead: 2 153 votesWard 2
ANC88.7%
UDM7.8%
Lead: 3 365 votesWard 3
ANC87.0%
UDM9.3%
Lead: 3 603 votesWard 4
ANC94.3%
UDM4.4%
Lead: 4 098 votesWard 5
ANC94.5%
UDM4.7%
Lead: 3 930 votesWard 6
ANC90.4%
UDM8.9%
Lead: 4 428 votesWard 7
ANC91.5%
UDM5.6%
Lead: 3 927 votesWard 8
ANC92.0%
UDM4.6%
Lead: 4 260 votesWard 9
ANC88.4%
UDM9.0%
Lead: 4 312 votesWard 10
ANC87.5%
UDM10.4%
Lead: 4 004 votesWard 11
ANC92.3%
DA3.4%
Lead: 5 054 votesWard 12
ANC88.3%
UDM9.1%
Lead: 3 736 votesWard 13
ANC75.5%
UDM23.4%
Lead: 2 077 votesWard 14
ANC88.6%
UDM9.5%
Lead: 3 714 votesWard 15
ANC77.5%
UDM21.5%
Lead: 2 504 votesWard 16
ANC73.0%
UDM24.8%
Lead: 2 600 votesWard 17
ANC68.6%
UDM30.3%
Lead: 1 705 votesWard 18
ANC66.2%
UDM32.2%
Lead: 1 716 votesWard 19
ANC63.7%
UDM34.9%
Lead: 1 427 votesWard 20
ANC71.3%
UDM26.4%
Lead: 2 368 votesWard 21
ANC85.9%
UDM12.4%
Lead: 3 377 votesWard 22
ANC89.2%
UDM7.3%
Lead: 4 659 votesWard 23
ANC90.5%
PAC4.6%
Lead: 5 106 votesWard 24
ANC85.6%
UDM11.7%
Lead: 3 161 votesWard 25
ANC88.0%
UDM7.0%
Lead: 3 632 votesWard 26
ANC80.2%
UDM18.8%
Lead: 3 329 votes
Wards in Mbhashe ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 49782,3006
Ward 12 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT34411,3382
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 69088,7019
Ward 22 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3257,8125
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 03786,9668
Ward 32 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT4349,3494
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 29894,2544
Ward 42 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2004,386
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 13594,4711
Ward 52 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2054,6836
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 91090,4236
Ward 62 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT4828,8766
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 18191,488
Ward 72 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2545,558
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 48492,0172
Ward 82 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2244,5968
Ward 92 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 80088,3652
Ward 92 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT4888,9838
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 54487,5193
Ward 102 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT54010,4006
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 24792,3442
Ward 112 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1933,3967
Ward 122 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 16388,274
Ward 122 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT4279,0543
Ward 132 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 00975,4703
Ward 132 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT93223,376
Ward 142 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 16288,6475
Ward 142 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT4489,5421
Ward 152 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 46777,5442
Ward 152 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT96321,5388
Ward 162 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 93873,0341
Ward 162 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 33824,8145
Ward 172 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 05668,5663
Ward 172 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 35130,3119
Ward 182 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 34066,2436
Ward 182 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 62432,2094
Ward 192 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 16163,6657
Ward 192 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 73434,9245
Ward 202 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 76071,3202
Ward 202 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 39226,4036
Ward 212 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 94685,9133
Ward 212 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT56912,3884
Ward 222 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 07289,1545
Ward 222 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT4137,2596
Ward 232 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 38190,4522
Ward 232 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2754,6226
Ward 242 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 66085,614
Ward 242 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT49911,6725
Ward 252 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 94487,9964
Ward 252 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3126,9612
Ward 262 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 35080,2287
Ward 262 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 02118,8307

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 51 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 Mbhashe. Ward results include areas outside Gwadu.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 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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