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Mgcantsi, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC has an outright majority

2006

Council seats

ANC29 seats
UDM2 seats
PAC1 seat
Elundini · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2990,625
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT26,25
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA13,125
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE00
INDEPENDENTS00

32 seats; 17 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
86.2%51 539 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
6.4%3 795 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties7.4%4 423 votes
INDEPENDENTS
4.1%2 467 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
1.9%1 161 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
1.3%795 votes
Elundini · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—51 53986,2476
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—3 7956,3507
INDEPENDENTS—2 4674,1284
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—1 1611,9429
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—7951,3304

59757 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC29—
UDM2—
PAC1—
DA0—

17 for a majority · 32 seats

EC141 - Elundini · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS293217
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT23217
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA13217
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE03217
2 006INDEPENDENTS03217

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 %
ANC80.6%—
UDM13.8%—
PAC0.1%—
DA0.0%—
Other5.5%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC86.2%
UDM6.4%
PAC1.9%
DA1.3%
Other4.1%
EC141 - Elundini · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS31 58280,586939 190Reported
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT5 40213,784139 190Reported
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA530,135239 190Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE0039 190No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS51 53986,247659 757Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3 7956,350759 757Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1 1611,942959 757Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE7951,330459 757Reported

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

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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.
All parties & exact values

Ward results

Browse wards

Wards in Elundini

16 wards

Wards in Elundini ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 26367,5569
Ward 12 006INDEPENDENTS1 01220,9524
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 29783,4684
Ward 22 006INDEPENDENTS3518,8861
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 59689,8102
Ward 32 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1924,7952
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 37665,6175
Ward 42 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE30114,3538
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 82590,2335
Ward 52 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3067,2187
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 52981,7655
Ward 62 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT57413,2994
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 29879,9128
Ward 72 006INDEPENDENTS62415,1199
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 27694,2473
Ward 82 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1493,2841
Ward 92 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 71586,1631
Ward 92 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT32310,2507
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 56587,743
Ward 102 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2857,0145
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 76093,3698
Ward 112 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1674,147
Ward 122 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 46891,9894
Ward 122 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1473,8992
Ward 132 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 48495,1913
Ward 132 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT872,377
Ward 142 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 39590,6058
Ward 142 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2867,6328
Ward 152 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 01486,2375
Ward 152 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3098,8412
Ward 162 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 67896,2156
Ward 162 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT432,4656

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, 09:34 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:52 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 32 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, 09:34 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 Elundini. Ward results include areas outside Mgcantsi.

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.

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