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ANC has an outright majority

38of 46 seats

2016 results

2016

Council seats

ANC38 seats78.8% of votes
DA5 seats10.0% of votes
EFF3 seats5.4% of votes
Vote breakdown

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
78.8%69 957 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
10.0%8 855 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
5.4%4 808 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties5.8%5 164 votes
INDEPENDENTS
3.5%3 129 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.9%755 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.8%679 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.4%370 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.3%231 votes

How the vote changed

Other

Swipe to see history

2016Vote %
ANC78.8%—
DA10.0%—
EFF5.4%—
PAC0.9%—
UDM0.8%—
Other4.2%—
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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Browse wards

Wards in Raymond Mhlaba

23 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
ANC90.4%Leading candidate: ZUKISA KENNETH QAQAWE
UDM5.3%
Lead: 3 020 votes
Ward 2
ANC87.4%Leading candidate: WISIZWI JUSTICE NIKA
EFF8.3%
Lead: 2 685 votes
Ward 3
ANC86.0%Leading candidate: NOMHLE BEAUTY SANGO
EFF9.6%
Lead: 3 317 votes
Ward 4
ANC84.7%Leading candidate: XOLANI DYANTYI
DA11.4%
Lead: 2 762 votes
Ward 5
ANC78.3%Leading candidate: NANDIPA COLLEEN GUZI
EFF15.5%
Lead: 1 983 votes
Ward 6
ANC69.8%Leading candidate: SINGILIZWE ALFRED NIVI
DA9.4%
Lead: 1 785 votes
Ward 7
ANC85.4%Leading candidate: LUYOLO LENNOX KISWA
DA12.4%
Lead: 2 170 votes
Ward 8
ANC54.7%Leading candidate: ELTEN BANTAM
DA41.3%
Lead: 626 votes
Ward 9
ANC77.2%Leading candidate: XOLA BETHWELL JEZILE
DA19.8%
Lead: 2 418 votes
Ward 10
ANC85.6%Leading candidate: MLUNGISELELI LOOKINGTON NDONGENI
EFF11.2%
Lead: 3 097 votes
Ward 11
ANC67.6%Leading candidate: MLUNGISELELI LOOKINGTON NDONGENI
DA21.8%
Lead: 1 515 votes
Ward 12
ANC89.9%Leading candidate: SELINAH MKWAYIMBA
EFF4.3%
Lead: 3 607 votes
Ward 13
ANC93.8%Leading candidate: ZUKISWA MPENDU
DA4.6%
Lead: 3 530 votes
Ward 14
ANC93.6%Leading candidate: SONGEZO MASHENGQANA
DA3.4%
Lead: 3 919 votes
Ward 15
ANC94.3%Leading candidate: THOZAMA NGAYE
EFF2.9%
Lead: 3 392 votes
Ward 16
ANC78.4%Leading candidate: XOLILE CASWELL BADI
INDEPENDENTS13.0%
Lead: 2 672 votes
Ward 17
ANC85.7%Leading candidate: MILLICENT NONKOLISEKO QAWU
EFF8.6%
Lead: 3 082 votes
Ward 18
ANC90.3%Leading candidate: THOBEKA PRISCILLA MJO
EFF6.4%
Lead: 2 741 votes
Ward 19
ANC84.6%Leading candidate: ZAMIKHAYA LUNGA PAPU
EFF7.3%
Lead: 3 394 votes
Ward 20
ANC73.3%Leading candidate: LINDELWA DORIS PENISI
INDEPENDENTS12.8%
Lead: 2 189 votes
Ward 21
ANC56.2%Leading candidate: SINETHEMBA MJAKUCA
DA20.5%
Lead: 1 454 votes
Ward 22
ANC61.9%Leading candidate: FRANS CHRISTIAN
DA17.3%
Lead: 1 630 votes
Ward 23
ANC52.6%Leading candidate: MHLOBO DOUGLAS DYWILI
DA23.6%
Lead: 1 444 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: 06 Apr 2017, 11:46 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:40 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 46 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: 06 Apr 2017, 11:46 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 Raymond Mhlaba. Ward results include areas outside Adelaide.

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 2016.

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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