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ANC retains its majority

33of 40 seats

2011 results

2011

Council seats

ANC33 seats81.3% of votes
COPE3 seats7.8% of votes
DA2 seats5.1% of votes
Other2 seats2.9% of votes
CATHCART RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION1 seat1.8% of votes
UDM1 seat1.1% of votes
Vote breakdown

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
81.3%59 184 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
7.8%5 679 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
5.1%3 737 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties5.8%4 221 votes
CATHCART RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
1.8%1 345 votes
INDEPENDENTS
1.5%1 082 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
1.1%766 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.7%543 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.5%335 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.2%150 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC81.3%
COPE7.8%
DA5.1%
UDM1.1%
CATHCART RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION1.8%
Other2.9%
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 year selector in the results section to explore its 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

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Wards in Amahlathi

20 wards

What is a ward?

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.

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
Ward 1
ANC85.7%Leading candidate: MHLELI HOWARD FUNANI
COPE5.2%
Lead: 3 002 votes
Ward 2
ANC82.0%Leading candidate: NOBATHEMBU ANGELINE KATO-MANYIKA
COPE11.8%
Lead: 2 345 votes
Ward 3
ANC90.3%Leading candidate: MLUNGISELELI NEPHEW NGCOFE
UDM5.9%
Lead: 3 121 votes
Ward 4
ANC55.3%Leading candidate: MXOLISI MJIKELO
CATHCART RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION26.5%
Lead: 983 votes
Ward 5
ANC71.1%Leading candidate: BULELANI ALFRED LANDE
COPE16.6%
Lead: 2 274 votes
Ward 6
ANC73.4%Leading candidate: MBULELO JACK
COPE12.8%
Lead: 2 600 votes
Ward 7
ANC90.1%Leading candidate: ZAMUXOLO EMMANUEL MFULANA
COPE8.0%
Lead: 2 806 votes
Ward 8
ANC84.0%Leading candidate: ROBERT THANDUXOLO DESI
INDEPENDENTS7.0%
Lead: 2 903 votes
Ward 9
ANC87.6%Leading candidate: THOBEKA PRISCILLA MPENDU
DA8.9%
Lead: 2 438 votes
Ward 10
ANC72.1%Leading candidate: NOCAWE NDODANA
COPE14.1%
Lead: 1 699 votes
Ward 11
ANC77.8%Leading candidate: MHLELI EDITOR HEJANE
INDEPENDENTS8.4%
Lead: 2 401 votes
Ward 12
ANC90.0%Leading candidate: ANDILE ERIC HLALAPI
COPE6.4%
Lead: 3 629 votes
Ward 13
ANC82.4%Leading candidate: ZOLA MZAMO
COPE12.0%
Lead: 2 207 votes
Ward 14
ANC90.1%Leading candidate: XOLELA ROJI
COPE6.2%
Lead: 3 342 votes
Ward 15
ANC84.3%Leading candidate: NCEDISWA ETHEL TOM
COPE11.0%
Lead: 2 889 votes
Ward 16
ANC90.3%Leading candidate: CHARLES TSHOLISI PONI
COPE3.6%
Lead: 3 296 votes
Ward 17
ANC54.1%Leading candidate: SIYABULELA MALAWU
DA35.8%
Lead: 634 votes
Ward 18
ANC90.5%Leading candidate: NAMELA NONTUTHUZELO KUMBACA
COPE6.0%
Lead: 3 088 votes
Ward 19
ANC86.5%Leading candidate: BONISILE SIKO
INDEPENDENTS6.0%
Lead: 2 982 votes
Ward 20
ANC83.9%Leading candidate: MABITANA MANI
COPE10.6%
Lead: 2 552 votes
Local, district or metro?

Local councils and district councils share responsibilities. Metros combine both.

Your town and nearby areas

Handles local services such as refuse collection and local roads, with responsibilities shared with the district.

Several local municipalities

Coordinates planning and shared services across its area, such as bulk water infrastructure. Functions vary by area.

One council for a large city

Combines local and district responsibilities. There is no separate district council above it.

A district municipality is a level of local government. A voting district is a small voting area; it has no council of its own.

CoGTA guide to local government
Sources & result details

IEC: 22 Oct 2021, 11:48 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:45 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 40 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: 22 Oct 2021, 11:48 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.

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Amahlathi. Ward results include areas outside Border Post.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 3 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 2011.

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

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