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Ngcobe

ANC retains its majority

46of 54 seats

2011 results

2011

Council seats

ANC46 seats81.7% votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS2 seats3.7% votes
DA2 seats2.6% votes
Other4 seats11.2% votes
UDM2 seats4.3% votes
COPE1 seat1.6% votes
INDEPENDENTS1 seat5.2% votes
Vote breakdown

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
81.7%79 264 votes
INDEPENDENTS
5.2%5 070 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
4.3%4 200 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties8.8%8 517 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
3.7%3 599 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
2.6%2 564 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
1.6%1 558 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.8%796 votes

How the council changed

Majority
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2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC46
UDM2
AIC2—
DA2—

28 for a majority · 54 seats

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 Umzimvubu

27 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
ANC81.8%Leading candidate: MZWANDILE MABHANYA
INDEPENDENTS12.4%
Lead: 2 962 votes
Ward 2
ANC94.4%Leading candidate: ALFRED LOYISO MWEZULA
COPE3.4%
Lead: 2 708 votes
Ward 3
ANC92.4%Leading candidate: MANENE VICTOR NKQAYI
COPE2.3%
Lead: 3 716 votes
Ward 4
ANC82.2%Leading candidate: MAKOSAZANA MARY MPEPANDUKU
DA6.6%
Lead: 2 987 votes
Ward 5
ANC91.2%Leading candidate: MTHETHELELI MPAKUMPAKU
COPE4.7%
Lead: 3 032 votes
Ward 6
ANC58.6%Leading candidate: AMOS ZWELIKHANYILE GWEBANI
INDEPENDENTS24.6%
Lead: 1 185 votes
Ward 7
ANC73.5%Leading candidate: NOMATHAMSANQA MURIEL MLENZANA
UDM16.6%
Lead: 1 941 votes
Ward 8
ANC90.3%Leading candidate: MZUVUMILE JOJO
DA5.1%
Lead: 2 969 votes
Ward 9
ANC76.5%Leading candidate: ZOLILE JUSTICE MENDU
INDEPENDENTS10.8%
Lead: 2 257 votes
Ward 10
ANC86.5%Leading candidate: VUYELWA NYANGANE
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS11.1%
Lead: 3 105 votes
Ward 11
ANC57.8%
INDEPENDENTS30.2%
Lead: 1 070 votes
Ward 12
ANC86.4%Leading candidate: ZUKISWA BENEDICTA MTEBELE
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS4.4%
Lead: 2 984 votes
Ward 13
ANC93.8%Leading candidate: COWEN THEMBUYISE NDAWO
UDM3.4%
Lead: 2 841 votes
Ward 14
ANC92.1%Leading candidate: BAZOLILE MTHUTHUZELI ABEDNIGO ZILILO
DA4.6%
Lead: 3 670 votes
Ward 15
ANC85.6%Leading candidate: NOLUVUYO SONYABASHI
UDM9.6%
Lead: 2 709 votes
Ward 16
ANC76.6%Leading candidate: SAMKELE ANDILE NYANISO CEKESHE
UDM13.8%
Lead: 1 872 votes
Ward 17
ANC76.7%Leading candidate: SANDILE MANKANKU
UDM15.9%
Lead: 1 627 votes
Ward 18
ANC77.0%Leading candidate: NOMNTU LETTICIA XEZU
UDM12.4%
Lead: 1 267 votes
Ward 19
ANC76.3%Leading candidate: NDUMISO JIJANA
INDEPENDENTS6.8%
Lead: 2 616 votes
Ward 20
ANC84.3%Leading candidate: VUMANKOSI NGABAZA
UDM7.1%
Lead: 2 763 votes
Ward 21
ANC85.7%Leading candidate: FLORIDA NOFIKILE NGONYOLO
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS6.7%
Lead: 2 868 votes
Ward 22
ANC89.6%Leading candidate: CHURCHILL MFUNDISO NGALONKULU
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS5.9%
Lead: 2 975 votes
Ward 23
ANC82.2%Leading candidate: BONGILE TALLMAN NGQASA
INDEPENDENTS9.0%
Lead: 3 099 votes
Ward 24
ANC66.9%Leading candidate: MAKHOSAZANA HAPPINESS KWEKWILE
INDEPENDENTS16.1%
Lead: 2 308 votes
Ward 25
ANC89.0%Leading candidate: NOMSA AGRINETTE SOBAHLE
UDM6.6%
Lead: 3 193 votes
Ward 26
ANC91.9%Leading candidate: NOMAPHELO PHELOKAZI NDABENI
DA2.6%
Lead: 3 685 votes
Ward 27
ANC60.5%Leading candidate: SANDI NOGCANTSI
INDEPENDENTS19.9%
Lead: 1 200 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: 25 Oct 2021, 15:02 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 54 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, 15:02 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 Umzimvubu. Ward results include areas outside Ngcobe.

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 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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