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ANC retains its majority

Results

2011

Council seats

ANC54 seats
COPE2 seats
AIC1 seat
APC1 seat
DA1 seat
Other2 seats
NFP1 seat
UDM1 seat

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
80.1%102 334 votes
INDEPENDENTS
9.0%11 464 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
3.1%3 918 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties7.9%10 091 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
2.1%2 690 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
1.9%2 393 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
1.7%2 118 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.7%949 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.6%813 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.5%639 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.4%489 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC80.1%
UDM0.7%
COPE3.1%
DA2.1%
AIC1.9%
Other12.1%
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 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

31 wards

Ward 1
ANC82.4%Leading candidate: Nomonde Kwelemtini
INDEPENDENTS4.5%
Lead: 2 575 votes
Ward 2
ANC92.7%Leading candidate: Fikiswa Mbuyelwa
UDM1.9%
Lead: 3 023 votes
Ward 3
ANC74.7%Leading candidate: Linda Nojila
INDEPENDENTS19.5%
Lead: 2 120 votes
Ward 4
ANC72.2%Leading candidate: Bekwa Matshoba
INDEPENDENTS15.6%
Lead: 1 848 votes
Ward 5
ANC79.6%Leading candidate: Victress Thandeka Mbele
INDEPENDENTS14.3%
Lead: 2 601 votes
Ward 6
ANC72.9%Leading candidate: Simphiwe Godi
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY16.1%
Lead: 2 661 votes
Ward 7
ANC86.8%Leading candidate: Phumelele Booi
COPE5.6%
Lead: 2 879 votes
Ward 8
ANC91.0%Leading candidate: Monwabisi Mfingwana
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS3.1%
Lead: 4 026 votes
Ward 9
ANC88.8%Leading candidate: Pakamile Simon Ndakayi
COPE5.9%
Lead: 4 678 votes
Ward 10
ANC87.3%Leading candidate: Lulama Makholosa
DA5.9%
Lead: 2 823 votes
Ward 11
ANC95.4%Leading candidate: Zandile Nohiya
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1.7%
Lead: 3 424 votes
Ward 12
ANC90.4%Leading candidate: Zithobile Mhlwazi
INDEPENDENTS3.3%
Lead: 3 460 votes
Ward 13
ANC65.2%Leading candidate: Nontobeko Madikizela
INDEPENDENTS22.0%
Lead: 1 844 votes
Ward 14
ANC70.2%Leading candidate: Nozamile Mbewu
DA12.3%
Lead: 2 541 votes
Ward 15
ANC77.8%Leading candidate: Lusapho General Mcambalala
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY8.1%
Lead: 3 228 votes
Ward 16
ANC65.2%Leading candidate: Simon Mfanafuthi Thukwana
INDEPENDENTS27.1%
Lead: 1 429 votes
Ward 17
ANC89.0%Leading candidate: Ayanda Maquthu
COPE5.0%
Lead: 3 974 votes
Ward 18
ANC76.7%Leading candidate: Rejoice Thandi Nkomo
INDEPENDENTS13.8%
Lead: 2 897 votes
Ward 19
ANC76.9%Leading candidate: Mthawulahlwa Hopewell Nonqane
INDEPENDENTS12.9%
Lead: 3 945 votes
Ward 20
ANC79.0%Leading candidate: Thobeka Maphasa
INDEPENDENTS10.6%
Lead: 2 877 votes
Ward 21
ANC68.3%Leading candidate: Wigget Mntukaziboni Diya
INDEPENDENTS20.2%
Lead: 1 950 votes
Ward 22
ANC72.2%Leading candidate: Mzaneno Xesibe
INDEPENDENTS19.3%
Lead: 2 418 votes
Ward 23
ANC91.6%Leading candidate: Phillip Velaphi Ndovela
DA2.9%
Lead: 3 871 votes
Ward 24
ANC68.8%Leading candidate: Ntlahla Hlebo
INDEPENDENTS20.6%
Lead: 1 510 votes
Ward 25
ANC76.9%Leading candidate: Nokwamkela Beatrice Mteki
INDEPENDENTS15.4%
Lead: 2 873 votes
Ward 26
ANC83.2%Leading candidate: Wawa Abednigo Hlangabezo
INDEPENDENTS4.4%
Lead: 2 945 votes
Ward 27
ANC82.6%Leading candidate: Andile Israel Guqaza
INDEPENDENTS10.7%
Lead: 2 530 votes
Ward 28
ANC88.9%Leading candidate: Jackson Madayisa Dimane
COPE3.3%
Lead: 3 647 votes
Ward 29
ANC83.2%Leading candidate: Buyisile Alice Jalubane
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY9.2%
Lead: 3 062 votes
Ward 30
ANC80.4%Leading candidate: Ntombi Sibutha
INDEPENDENTS11.6%
Lead: 2 473 votes
Ward 31
ANC71.6%Leading candidate: Thokozani Faku
INDEPENDENTS12.9%
Lead: 2 203 votes
Sources & result details

IEC: 25 Oct 2021, 15:03 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:46 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 61 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: 25 Oct 2021, 15:03 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 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Ward results include areas outside Mkobongo.

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 2011.

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. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

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