2016 · Nelson Mandela Bay council results

Colchester, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC loses its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

120 seats61 for a majority

DA57 seats

ANC50 seats

EFF6 seats

UDM2 seats

ACDP1 seat

Other4 seats

AIC1 seat

COPE1 seat

PA1 seat

UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE1 seat

Nelson Mandela Bay · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	57	47,5
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	50	41,6667
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	6	5
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	1,6667
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	0,8333
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	0,8333
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	0,8333
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	1	0,8333
UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	1	0,8333
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
AFRICAN POWER MOVEMENT	0	0
ALTERNATIVE DEMOCRATS	0	0
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0
BUILDING A COHESIVE SOCIETY	0	0
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0
UBUNTU PARTY	0	0
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0

120 seats; 61 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

46.7%355 471 votes

40.9%311 416 votes

5.1%38 951 votes

1.9%14 569 votes

0.9%7 222 votes

Other4.4%33 408 votes

0.9%7 181 votes

0.9%7 142 votes

0.7%5 587 votes

0.4%2 712 votes

0.3%2 040 votes

0.3%1 917 votes

0.2%1 386 votes

0.2%1 309 votes

0.2%1 229 votes

0.1%733 votes

0.1%723 votes

0.1%661 votes

0.0%308 votes

0.0%246 votes

0.0%234 votes

Nelson Mandela Bay · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	355 471	46,7088
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	311 416	40,92
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	38 951	5,1181
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	14 569	1,9144
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	7 222	0,949
UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	—	7 181	0,9436
INDEPENDENTS	—	7 142	0,9385
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	5 587	0,7341
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	2 712	0,3564
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	2 040	0,2681
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	1 917	0,2519
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	1 386	0,1821
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	1 309	0,172
ALTERNATIVE DEMOCRATS	—	1 229	0,1615
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	733	0,0963
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	723	0,095
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	—	661	0,0869
UBUNTU PARTY	—	308	0,0405
AFRICAN POWER MOVEMENT	—	246	0,0323
BUILDING A COHESIVE SOCIETY	—	234	0,0307

761037 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

DA needs

4seats

DA57

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−11.0pp

201151.9%

201640.9%

Closest covering ward

580votes apart

DA44.7%

ANC39.8%

Ward 38 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC81—

DA30—

ID3—

61 for a majority · 120 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC63

DA48

COPE6—

61 for a majority · 120 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC50

DA57

EFF6—

COPE1

61 for a majority · 120 seats

NMA - Nelson Mandela Bay · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	81	120	61
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	30	120	61
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	3	120	61
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	120	61
2 006	CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA	1	120	61
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	120	61
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	120	61
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	1	120	61
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	120	61
2 006	ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION	0	120	61
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	120	61
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	120	61
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	120	61
2 006	LIBERAL PARTY	0	120	61
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	63	120	61
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	48	120	61
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	6	120	61
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	120	61
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	120	61
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	120	61
2 011	AFRICAN COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	0	120	61
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	120	61
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	120	61
2 011	CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	120	61
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	120	61
2 011	OTHER	0	120	61
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	120	61
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	57	120	61
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	50	120	61
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	6	120	61
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	120	61
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	120	61
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	120	61
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	120	61
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	1	120	61
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	1	120	61
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	120	61
2 016	AFRICAN POWER MOVEMENT	0	120	61
2 016	ALTERNATIVE DEMOCRATS	0	120	61
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	120	61
2 016	BUILDING A COHESIVE SOCIETY	0	120	61
2 016	CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	120	61
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	120	61
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	120	61
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	120	61
2 016	UBUNTU PARTY	0	120	61
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	120	61

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %

ANC65.7%—

DA28.5%—

EFF0.0%—

COPE0.0%—

ID0.0%—

Other5.8%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC66.5%

DA24.4%

EFF0.0%

COPE0.0%

ID2.5%

Other6.6%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC51.9%

DA40.1%

COPE4.9%

Other3.0%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC40.9%

DA46.7%

EFF5.1%—

COPE0.7%

ID0.0%—

Other6.5%—

NMA - Nelson Mandela Bay · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	375 702	65,7265	571 614	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	162 910	28,5	571 614	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	12 371	2,1642	571 614	Reported
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	6 338	1,1088	571 614	Reported
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	6 268	1,0965	571 614	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION EFFICIENCY AND AFFIRMATIVE MOVEMENT	2 663	0,4659	571 614	Reported
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 590	0,2782	571 614	Reported
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ALTERNATIVE DEMOCRATS	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	LIBERAL PARTY	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN POWER MOVEMENT	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BUILDING A COHESIVE SOCIETY	0	0	571 614	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	373 961	66,5258	562 129	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	137 099	24,3892	562 129	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	14 085	2,5057	562 129	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	4 970	0,8841	562 129	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	6 328	1,1257	562 129	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	4 262	0,7582	562 129	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	4 098	0,729	562 129	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA	3 785	0,6733	562 129	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION EFFICIENCY AND AFFIRMATIVE MOVEMENT	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	2 600	0,4625	562 129	Reported
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	1 980	0,3522	562 129	Reported
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	465	0,0827	562 129	Reported
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION	1 169	0,208	562 129	Reported
2 006	CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ALTERNATIVE DEMOCRATS	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	LIBERAL PARTY	744	0,1324	562 129	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN POWER MOVEMENT	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BUILDING A COHESIVE SOCIETY	0	0	562 129	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	377 138	51,9096	726 529	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	291 571	40,1321	726 529	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	35 928	4,9452	726 529	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 963	0,5455	726 529	Reported
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 656	0,2279	726 529	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	2 761	0,38	726 529	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	3 959	0,5449	726 529	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION EFFICIENCY AND AFFIRMATIVE MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	1 837	0,2528	726 529	Reported
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	1 625	0,2237	726 529	Reported
2 011	ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 262	0,1737	726 529	Reported
2 011	ALTERNATIVE DEMOCRATS	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	AFRICAN COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	1 155	0,159	726 529	Reported
2 011	LIBERAL PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	UBUNTU PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	AFRICAN POWER MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	BUILDING A COHESIVE SOCIETY	Unavailable	Unavailable	726 529	Not separately listed in this source.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	311 416	40,92	761 037	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	355 471	46,7088	761 037	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	38 951	5,1181	761 037	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	5 587	0,7341	761 037	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	761 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	14 569	1,9144	761 037	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 917	0,2519	761 037	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	2 712	0,3564	761 037	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 309	0,172	761 037	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	7 222	0,949	761 037	Reported
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	7 181	0,9436	761 037	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	761 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION EFFICIENCY AND AFFIRMATIVE MOVEMENT	0	0	761 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	761 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	661	0,0869	761 037	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	761 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	2 040	0,2681	761 037	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	733	0,0963	761 037	Reported
2 016	ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION	0	0	761 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 386	0,1821	761 037	Reported
2 016	ALTERNATIVE DEMOCRATS	1 229	0,1615	761 037	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	0	0	761 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	LIBERAL PARTY	0	0	761 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	723	0,095	761 037	Reported
2 016	UBUNTU PARTY	308	0,0405	761 037	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN POWER MOVEMENT	246	0,0323	761 037	Reported
2 016	BUILDING A COHESIVE SOCIETY	234	0,0307	761 037	Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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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.

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Wards in Nelson Mandela Bay

60 wards

Ward 1

DA85.6%Rashied Adams

ANC10.8%

Lead: 12 512 votes Ward 2

DA89.7%Dean Neville Biddulph

ANC6.4%

Lead: 11 842 votes Ward 3

DA91.6%David Alan Hayselden

ANC5.2%

Lead: 15 252 votes Ward 4

ANC81.5%Nceba Dywili

EFF7.7%

Lead: 8 827 votes Ward 5

DA72.3%Sandile Rwexwana

ANC20.4%

Lead: 5 869 votes Ward 6

DA93.5%Morné Gerhard Steyn

ANC3.8%

Lead: 17 019 votes Ward 7

DA93.1%John Sturrock Best

ANC4.0%

Lead: 16 974 votes Ward 8

DA95.6%Gustav Rautenbach

ANC2.5%

Lead: 16 722 votes Ward 9

DA93.3%Heinrich Müller

ANC4.2%

Lead: 15 071 votes Ward 10

DA87.9%Andy George Jordan

ANC8.1%

Lead: 12 520 votes Ward 11

DA88.4%Abraham David Isaacs

ANC7.8%

Lead: 9 436 votes Ward 12

DA84.0%Sharlene Denise Davids

ANC11.8%

Lead: 13 602 votes Ward 13

DA73.9%Pieter Hermaans

ANC20.0%

Lead: 6 467 votes Ward 14

ANC71.3%Duane Peter Adams

EFF11.4%

Lead: 7 002 votes Ward 15

ANC53.3%Ntombekaya Celia Mtati

DA35.8%

Lead: 1 854 votes Ward 16

ANC70.7%Xola Sabani

DA10.6%

Lead: 5 677 votes Ward 17

ANC76.9%Rossveldt Ncediso Captain

EFF9.0%

Lead: 5 671 votes Ward 18

ANC75.9%Lungiswa Daphnie Mnyimba

UDM7.1%

Lead: 6 615 votes Ward 19

ANC77.4%Gamalihleli Develop Maqula

EFF9.9%

Lead: 7 176 votes Ward 20

ANC73.0%Bongo Brain Nombiba

EFF10.0%

Lead: 6 392 votes Ward 21

ANC76.8%Maxwell Sizwe Jodwana

EFF10.5%

Lead: 5 903 votes Ward 22

ANC77.4%Nqabakazi Nokwazi Zuma

EFF9.0%

Lead: 6 726 votes Ward 23

ANC73.1%Sandile Daniel Nzanzeka

EFF11.4%

Lead: 6 609 votes Ward 24

ANC74.3%Kolekile Kelvin Boqwana

EFF8.1%

Lead: 5 309 votes Ward 25

ANC46.8%Thembekile Jacobs

DA39.4%

Lead: 932 votes Ward 26

ANC79.1%Patrick Buyisile Vani

EFF6.8%

Lead: 8 185 votes Ward 27

ANC74.3%Zoliswa Dlula

EFF8.9%

Lead: 6 725 votes Ward 28

ANC74.8%Xola Colix Tyali

UDM9.0%

Lead: 6 569 votes Ward 29

ANC50.8%Vukile Dyele

DA41.9%

Lead: 1 019 votes Ward 30

ANC57.1%Mbulelo Aubrey Gidane

UDM27.9%

Lead: 3 389 votes Ward 31

ANC52.5%Luyolo Nombola

DA39.1%

Lead: 1 406 votes Ward 32

DA84.3%Sandra Fillis

ANC10.6%

Lead: 11 971 votes Ward 33

ANC63.0%Nomazwi Patricia Sonti

DA16.7%

Lead: 4 949 votes Ward 34

DA86.8%Johnny Alridge Arends

ANC8.3%

Lead: 12 300 votes Ward 35

DA86.9%Trevor Preston Louw

ANC6.8%

Lead: 12 479 votes Ward 36

ANC69.5%Nomonde Julia Mhlobiso

EFF11.8%

Lead: 6 599 votes Ward 37

DA69.0%Neville Richard Higgins

ANC26.0%

Lead: 5 930 votes Ward 38

DA44.7%Edward Jurie Harker

ANC39.8%

Lead: 580 votes Ward 39

DA90.4%Magrieta Johanna De Andrade

ANC6.1%

Lead: 15 668 votes Ward 40

DA56.2%Jason Grobbelaar

ANC38.3%

Lead: 2 871 votes Ward 41

ANC56.3%Simphiwe Steven Tyukana

DA19.2%

Lead: 5 308 votes Ward 42

ANC66.1%Phakamisa Ashwell Mfama

INDEPENDENTS17.5%

Lead: 4 742 votes Ward 43

ANC41.1%

EFF20.0%

Lead: 1 475 votes Ward 44

ANC68.5%Nomsa Mirriam Booi

EFF11.0%

Lead: 5 943 votes Ward 45

ANC62.5%Siphiwo Siseko Jones Plaatjies

DA20.0%

Lead: 4 813 votes Ward 46

ANC45.9%Lindelwa Priscilla Qukubana

DA29.2%

Lead: 2 002 votes Ward 47

ANC69.6%Nontutuzelo Ethel Sikweyiya

EFF12.7%

Lead: 6 011 votes Ward 48

DA69.9%Tyrone Peter Adams

ANC21.8%

Lead: 6 229 votes Ward 49

DA87.4%Franay Anne Van De Linde

ANC8.1%

Lead: 9 887 votes Ward 50

ANC63.2%Lunga Xolani Nombexeza

DA23.2%

Lead: 4 044 votes Ward 51

DA90.8%Petrus Wentzel Terblanche

ANC5.7%

Lead: 15 030 votes Ward 52

DA91.2%Francois Van Niekerk Greyling

ANC4.2%

Lead: 13 410 votes Ward 53

ANC54.8%Nomazulu Agrinette Mthi

DA29.3%

Lead: 3 704 votes Ward 54

ANC81.5%Morgan Tshaka

EFF10.7%

Lead: 9 754 votes Ward 55

ANC76.9%Mzuvukile Lindile Boti

EFF8.7%

Lead: 8 684 votes Ward 56

ANC70.4%Mambalu Mgcokoca

EFF11.3%

Lead: 5 277 votes Ward 57

ANC78.2%Becinga Prince Mbuqu

EFF12.1%

Lead: 7 074 votes Ward 58

ANC76.3%Mendiswa Lucia Makunga

EFF12.2%

Lead: 7 753 votes Ward 59

ANC71.2%Leonard Mazangwandile Dano

EFF12.6%

Lead: 6 215 votes Ward 60

ANC59.1%Mvuzo Ernest Mbelekane

DA29.4%

Lead: 4 631 votes

Wards in Nelson Mandela Bay ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	14 311	85,6433
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 799	10,766
Ward 2	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12 758	89,6935
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	916	6,4398
Ward 3	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	16 163	91,5906
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	911	5,1624
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 751	81,496
Ward 4	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	924	7,7225
Ward 5	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8 169	72,3176
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 300	20,3612
Ward 6	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17 738	93,5203
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	719	3,7908
Ward 7	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17 738	93,1275
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	764	4,0111
Ward 8	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17 174	95,5598
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	452	2,515
Ward 9	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	15 777	93,3329
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	706	4,1765
Ward 10	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	13 791	87,9248
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 271	8,1033
Ward 11	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10 346	88,4198
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	910	7,7771
Ward 12	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	15 817	83,9766
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 215	11,76
Ward 13	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8 875	73,8968
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 408	20,05
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 337	71,3113
Ward 14	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 335	11,419
Ward 15	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 643	53,261
Ward 15	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 789	35,7622
Ward 16	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 673	70,7485
Ward 16	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	996	10,5598
Ward 17	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 423	76,8577
Ward 17	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	752	8,9984
Ward 18	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 302	75,9438
Ward 18	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	687	7,1451
Ward 19	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 223	77,4148
Ward 19	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 047	9,8569
Ward 20	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 411	73,0004
Ward 20	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 019	10,0374
Ward 21	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 843	76,7583
Ward 21	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	940	10,544
Ward 22	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 610	77,3688
Ward 22	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	884	8,9874
Ward 23	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 826	73,1402
Ward 23	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 217	11,3738
Ward 24	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 957	74,3231
Ward 24	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	648	8,0848
Ward 25	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 865	46,8151
Ward 25	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 933	39,3758
Ward 26	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 957	79,1464
Ward 26	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	772	6,8216
Ward 27	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 646	74,2835
Ward 27	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	921	8,9478
Ward 28	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 472	74,8248
Ward 28	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	903	9,0427
Ward 29	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 781	50,8309
Ward 29	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 762	41,8711
Ward 30	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 619	57,1441
Ward 30	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 230	27,8857
Ward 31	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 532	52,4659
Ward 31	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 126	39,1313
Ward 32	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	13 684	84,313
Ward 32	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 713	10,5545
Ward 33	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 734	63,0229
Ward 33	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 785	16,7057
Ward 34	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	13 606	86,7619
Ward 34	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 306	8,328
Ward 35	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	13 544	86,9375
Ward 35	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 065	6,8361
Ward 36	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 946	69,5431
Ward 36	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 347	11,7889
Ward 37	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 521	68,9728
Ward 37	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 591	26,0142
Ward 38	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 247	44,7315
Ward 38	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 667	39,7869
Ward 39	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	16 807	90,3894
Ward 39	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 139	6,1256
Ward 40	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 013	56,2293
Ward 40	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 142	38,318
Ward 41	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 061	56,3352
Ward 41	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 753	19,2396
Ward 42	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 447	66,0756
Ward 42	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	1 705	17,4746
Ward 43	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 869	41,0737
Ward 43	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 394	19,9571
Ward 44	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 078	68,5388
Ward 44	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 135	10,9906
Ward 45	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 085	62,489
Ward 45	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 272	20,0388
Ward 46	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 478	45,941
Ward 46	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 476	29,1513
Ward 47	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 356	69,5603
Ward 47	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 345	12,7187
Ward 48	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 046	69,9343
Ward 48	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 817	21,7781
Ward 49	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10 897	87,3647
Ward 49	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 010	8,0975
Ward 50	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 389	63,1574
Ward 50	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 345	23,1811
Ward 51	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	16 046	90,7887
Ward 51	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 016	5,7486
Ward 52	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	14 055	91,1715
Ward 52	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	645	4,184
Ward 53	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 971	54,8061
Ward 53	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 267	29,3386
Ward 54	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11 220	81,5407
Ward 54	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 466	10,6541
Ward 55	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 789	76,885
Ward 55	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 105	8,6789
Ward 56	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 289	70,4098
Ward 56	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 012	11,33
Ward 57	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 373	78,1647
Ward 57	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 299	12,1266
Ward 58	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 226	76,3047
Ward 58	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 473	12,1826
Ward 59	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 550	71,2264
Ward 59	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 335	12,5943
Ward 60	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 202	59,135
Ward 60	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 571	29,3747

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Apr 2017, 11:44 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:39 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 120 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, 11:44 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 Nelson Mandela Bay. Ward results include areas outside Colchester.

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 2016.

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.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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