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Western Cape · Cape Town · 2006

Ward 56

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain

What is a ward?

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats

Combined ballot votes

Separate PR and ward figures are unavailable for this area.

Combined ballots show votes, not council seats.Explain

Vote share vs seats

Vote share

40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.

One councillor

A representative who votes on council decisions.

Seats decide a majority

Use the council seat total, not the percentage on a single ballot.

Ward wins and the proportional allocation determine the final seats. A party’s PR vote percentage alone is not its share of council seats.

IEC guide to council seats
Leading in votesDA
39.5%

Ahead by 2 398 votes of ANC.

Change since 2000 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
39.5%5 497 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
22.3%3 099 votes
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
21.6%3 011 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
7.0%975 votes
AFRICA MUSLIM PARTY
4.0%558 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
3.2%452 votes
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.6%89 votes
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INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.3%43 votes
PEACE AND JUSTICE CONGRESS
0.3%38 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.2%32 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.2%25 votes
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS
0.2%21 votes
PENSION POVERTY RELIEF AND UNEMPLOYMENT FRONT
0.1%19 votes
MODERATE INDEPENDENT PARTY
0.1%11 votes
UNIVERSAL PARTY
0.1%7 votes
WORKERS INTERNATIONAL VANGUARD PARTY
0.1%7 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.1%7 votes
FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.1%7 votes
PRO RATEPAYERS PARTY PRO BELASTINGBETALERS PARTY
0.0%6 votes
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
0.0%6 votes
ABOLITION OF INCOME TAX AND USURY PARTY
0.0%4 votes
ALLIANCE OF FREE DEMOCRATS
0.0%1 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes

13 915 combined ballot votes

Voting districts in this ward

A voting district is a small voting area inside a ward.Explain

What is a voting district?

A voting district

Voters are assigned to a voting station in this area. These results show only that part of the ward.

Votes added together

Results from all the ward’s voting districts decide its councillor.

A lead here is not a ward win. A voting district has no council and is different from a district municipality.

IEC guide to voting districts
Voting district 97090599 ↗Voting district 97090601 ↗Voting district 97090612 ↗Voting district 97090623 ↗Voting district 97090634 ↗Voting district 97090645 ↗Voting district 97093299 ↗Voting district 97120098 ↗

Historical boundaries are unavailable for this election.

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