A metro combines local and district services in one city council.Explain+
Local, district or metro?
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 government2016 election outcome · IEC-reported council seats
ANC has an outright majority
One party has more than half the seats. It can reach a majority without another party’s support.
ANC has 126 seats. 110 seats needed in a 219-seat council.
ANC: 126 seats110 needed
110 seats for a majority 219-seat council
PartySeats
ANC126
DA61
IFP10
EFF8
INDEPENDENTS4
Show 8 more parties
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS3
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION1
AL JAMA-AH1
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS1
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA1
MINORITY FRONT1
TRULY ALLIANCE1
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 219 council seats. Results remain provisional; a seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.
IEC result time: 06 Apr 2017, 11:44 SAST · Source figures ↗
% measures votes. Seats are places on the council.Explain+
Vote share vs seats
Vote share
40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.
One councillor
A representative who votes on council decisions.
Seats decide a majority
Use the council seat total, not the percentage on a single ballot.
Ward wins and the proportional allocation determine the final seats. A party’s PR vote percentage alone is not its share of council seats.
IEC guide to council seatsCombined ballot votes
Separate PR and ward figures are unavailable for this area.
Combined ballots show votes, not council seats.Explain+
Vote share vs seats
Vote share
40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.
One councillor
A representative who votes on council decisions.
Seats decide a majority
Use the council seat total, not the percentage on a single ballot.
Ward wins and the proportional allocation determine the final seats. A party’s PR vote percentage alone is not its share of council seats.
IEC guide to council seatsLeading in votesANC
56.0%
Ahead by 647 439 votes of DA.
Change since 2011 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.
Party / candidateVote % · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
56.0%1 246 512 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
26.9%599 073 votes
INDEPENDENTSINDEPENDENTS
4.2%93 432 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYIFP
4.2%93 414 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
3.4%76 639 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESSAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
1.4%30 445 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.5%12 103 votes
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MINORITY FRONTMINORITY FRONT
0.5%11 795 votes
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESSDEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS
0.5%11 515 votes
TRULY ALLIANCETRULY ALLIANCE
0.4%9 138 votes
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICAMINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.3%6 888 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTIONAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.2%4 617 votes
AL JAMA-AHAL JAMA-AH
0.2%4 287 votes
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITYAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
0.2%3 404 votes
UNITED PEOPLES PARTYUNITED PEOPLES PARTY
0.2%3 342 votes
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTPEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
0.1%2 876 votes
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTYINDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY
0.1%2 442 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLECONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.1%2 275 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUSFF+
0.1%2 251 votes
ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGEALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
0.1%1 883 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.1%1 831 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENTUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.1%1 397 votes
INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SAINDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA
0.0%976 votes
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNIONACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION
0.0%925 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATIONAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.0%889 votes
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONTUNITED RESIDENTS FRONT
0.0%612 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL PARTYSOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL PARTY
0.0%346 votes
THE PROMISE OF FREEDOMTHE PROMISE OF FREEDOM
0.0%298 votes
2 225 605 combined ballot votes
Ward results
110 wards · Ward ballot
One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain+
What is a ward?
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 seatsChange since 2011 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.
Combined ballot totals · separate historical ward ballots unavailable.
Ward 1 ↗Lead: 18 797 votesWard 2 ↗Lead: 17 107 votesWard 3 ↗Lead: 7 392 votesWard 4 ↗Lead: 1 626 votesWard 5 ↗Lead: 15 030 votesWard 6 ↗Lead: 15 560 votesWard 7 ↗Lead: 9 990 votesWard 8 ↗Lead: 7 218 votesWard 9 ↗Lead: 2 869 votesWard 10 ↗Lead: 19 113 votesWard 11 ↗Lead: 1 036 votesWard 12 ↗Lead: 7 757 votesWard 13 ↗Lead: 9 228 votesWard 14 ↗Lead: 12 347 votesWard 15 ↗Lead: 9 305 votesWard 16 ↗Lead: 6 612 votesWard 17 ↗Lead: 4 722 votesWard 18 ↗Lead: 14 469 votesWard 19 ↗Lead: 14 093 votesWard 20 ↗Lead: 13 447 votesWard 21 ↗Lead: 6 018 votesWard 22 ↗Lead: 12 808 votesWard 23 ↗Lead: 1 770 votesWard 24 ↗Lead: 5 603 votesWard 25 ↗Lead: 1 162 votesWard 26 ↗Lead: 1 990 votesWard 27 ↗Lead: 10 320 votesWard 28 ↗Lead: 4 987 votesWard 29 ↗Lead: 16 127 votesWard 30 ↗Lead: 954 votesWard 31 ↗Lead: 9 024 votesWard 32 ↗Lead: 6 789 votesWard 33 ↗Lead: 9 584 votesWard 34 ↗Lead: 2 314 votesWard 35 ↗Lead: 14 676 votesWard 36 ↗Lead: 17 139 votesWard 37 ↗Lead: 5 097 votesWard 38 ↗Lead: 8 441 votesWard 39 ↗Lead: 3 015 votesWard 40 ↗Lead: 14 858 votesWard 41 ↗Lead: 10 202 votesWard 42 ↗Lead: 13 464 votesWard 43 ↗Lead: 11 860 votesWard 44 ↗Lead: 15 395 votesWard 45 ↗Lead: 13 307 votesWard 46 ↗Lead: 4 949 votesWard 47 ↗Lead: 13 425 votesWard 48 ↗Lead: 6 472 votesWard 49 ↗Lead: 12 272 votesWard 50 ↗Lead: 11 493 votesWard 51 ↗Lead: 9 395 votesWard 52 ↗Lead: 289 votesWard 53 ↗Lead: 11 685 votesWard 54 ↗Lead: 11 115 votesWard 55 ↗Lead: 13 534 votesWard 56 ↗Lead: 15 764 votesWard 57 ↗Lead: 9 295 votesWard 58 ↗Lead: 706 votesWard 59 ↗Lead: 12 894 votesWard 60 ↗Lead: 5 710 votesWard 61 ↗Lead: 2 065 votesWard 62 ↗Lead: 7 671 votesWard 63 ↗Lead: 16 848 votesWard 64 ↗Lead: 2 881 votesWard 65 ↗Lead: 8 947 votesWard 66 ↗Lead: 15 197 votesWard 67 ↗Lead: 15 953 votesWard 68 ↗Lead: 13 672 votesWard 69 ↗Lead: 2 766 votesWard 70 ↗Lead: 13 519 votesWard 71 ↗Lead: 8 212 votesWard 72 ↗Lead: 9 959 votesWard 73 ↗Lead: 15 230 votesWard 74 ↗Lead: 12 391 votesWard 75 ↗Lead: 6 647 votesWard 76 ↗Lead: 8 924 votesWard 77 ↗Lead: 1 394 votesWard 78 ↗Lead: 11 233 votesWard 79 ↗Lead: 16 896 votesWard 80 ↗Lead: 6 837 votesWard 81 ↗Lead: 12 192 votesWard 82 ↗Lead: 14 998 votesWard 83 ↗Lead: 14 933 votesWard 84 ↗Lead: 13 056 votesWard 85 ↗Lead: 13 749 votesWard 86 ↗Lead: 14 668 votesWard 87 ↗Lead: 10 679 votesWard 88 ↗Lead: 10 735 votesWard 89 ↗Lead: 1 675 votesWard 90 ↗Lead: 1 821 votesWard 91 ↗Lead: 12 844 votesWard 92 ↗Lead: 9 957 votesWard 93 ↗Lead: 6 990 votesWard 94 ↗Lead: 17 247 votesWard 95 ↗Lead: 12 691 votesWard 96 ↗Lead: 16 747 votesWard 97 ↗Lead: 14 838 votesWard 98 ↗Lead: 17 602 votesWard 99 ↗Lead: 2 683 votesWard 100 ↗Lead: 11 419 votesWard 101 ↗Lead: 7 880 votesWard 102 ↗Lead: 1 508 votesWard 103 ↗Lead: 2 847 votesWard 104 ↗Lead: 15 585 votesWard 105 ↗Lead: 13 312 votesWard 106 ↗Lead: 1 272 votesWard 107 ↗Lead: 7 166 votesWard 108 ↗Lead: 16 559 votesWard 109 ↗Lead: 13 766 votesWard 110 ↗Lead: 63 votes
ANC84.7%
BONGUMUSA ANTHONY MKHIZEANC84.7%
INDEPENDENTS9.0%
ANC88.6%
MAXWELL MVIKELWA MKHIZEANC88.6%
IFP3.8%
ANC62.1%
BONKE ARMSTRONG CHILIANC62.1%
INDEPENDENTS23.3%
ANC47.6%
ANC47.6%
INDEPENDENTS39.7%
ANC85.4%
SBUSISO BLESSING DLAMINIANC85.4%
INDEPENDENTS7.1%
ANC82.7%
LUCKY NHLANHLA MNGWENGWEANC82.7%
IFP9.5%
ANC63.8%
JABULANI PETROS PHEWAANC63.8%
DA15.8%
ANC59.7%
MICHEAL THEMBA SHELEMBEANC59.7%
DA32.3%
ANC52.6%
PATRICK SIMPHIWE MNCUBEANC52.6%
DA42.3%
DA90.9%
RICHARD JOHN CROUCHDA90.9%
ANC6.6%
ANC44.9%
JOYCE AGATHA JOHNSONANC44.9%
DA39.6%
ANC63.8%
ANC63.8%
INDEPENDENTS25.3%
ANC69.0%
REGINALD CLOETEANC69.0%
DA19.3%
ANC68.9%
PATRICK MFEKAANC68.9%
INDEPENDENTS16.1%
ANC65.7%
ALFRED SIFISO NGCOBOANC65.7%
INDEPENDENTS20.2%
ANC55.2%
STANLEY SAKHEPHI BUTELEZIANC55.2%
DA27.1%
ANC53.8%
SIBUSISO NONOZA CEDRICK KHWELAANC53.8%
DA30.8%
DA77.5%
MELANIE BRAUTESETHDA77.5%
ANC18.2%
ANC69.8%
ANDREAS BHEKUMUZI MVUBUANC69.8%
INDEPENDENTS11.4%
ANC76.3%
PATRIC MANDLA MBAMBOANC76.3%
INDEPENDENTS11.6%
ANC58.4%
MFANUFIKILE DERRICK QWABEANC58.4%
DA30.5%
ANC75.7%
SIBONGISENI MKHIZEANC75.7%
EFF15.2%
DA46.8%
XOLANI NALADA46.8%
ANC39.2%
ANC58.7%
SIFISO BRAVEMAN MNGADIANC58.7%
DA34.9%
DA45.9%
MAHOMED HASSAN HANIFFDA45.9%
ANC40.7%
ANC51.4%
CONRAD BONGIMUSA DLAMINIANC51.4%
DA35.2%
DA77.1%
LUKAS MARTHINUS MEYERDA77.1%
ANC17.1%
ANC59.6%
NTANDOYENKOSI LUCKY KHUZWAYOANC59.6%
DA20.5%
ANC84.8%
MVELI MTHEMBUANC84.8%
EFF6.1%
DA45.2%
WARREN JEROME DE MARIGNY BURNEDA45.2%
ANC41.0%
DA63.9%
CHRISTOPHER JOHN PAPPASDA63.9%
ANC23.8%
ANC62.8%
MPUMELELO BUKHOSIBEZWE ROMEO ZUMAANC62.8%
DA14.7%
DA70.2%
MMABATHO TEMBEDA70.2%
ANC23.1%
DA49.5%
ASHOK MAHARAJHDA49.5%
ANC39.0%
DA77.5%
HEINZ ULRIK DE BOERDA77.5%
ANC18.2%
DA84.9%
SHAUN RYLEYDA84.9%
ANC11.3%
ANC54.6%
GUGU BARBARA ZULUANC54.6%
DA31.4%
ANC64.9%
NOKUFIKA CYNTHIA BIYELAANC64.9%
IFP21.3%
IFP53.4%
MZWETHU SANDILE GWALAIFP53.4%
ANC37.0%
ANC78.1%
CONSTANCE MAMANE XULUANC78.1%
INDEPENDENTS10.3%
ANC73.8%
MONDLI HUMPHREY ZWANEANC73.8%
INDEPENDENTS12.7%
ANC82.0%
HAPPY GIRL BATHOBILE MKHIZEANC82.0%
INDEPENDENTS6.0%
ANC74.5%
GLORIA NELISIWE MHLONGOANC74.5%
INDEPENDENTS9.4%
ANC86.8%
BHEKOKWAKHE WELCOME PHEWAANC86.8%
IFP3.9%
ANC81.9%
JOSEPH SIMON KHUBONIANC81.9%
IFP7.6%
ANC60.7%
PRUDENCE LINDIWE NCAYIYANAANC60.7%
IFP19.3%
ANC83.5%
PHIWAYINKOSI CEDRIC NTSHANGASEANC83.5%
INDEPENDENTS5.3%
DA56.1%
BRADLEY SINGHDA56.1%
ANC25.4%
DA69.6%
DANOVAN PILLAYDA69.6%
ANC15.3%
DA67.9%
EURIKA LYNDAL SINGHDA67.9%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS13.7%
DA58.3%
MANAGI JOHNSONDA58.3%
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS19.6%
ANC43.6%
BOXER MOSES ZULUANC43.6%
DA42.3%
ANC69.8%
BONGANI RICHARD QHANTSIANC69.8%
INDEPENDENTS9.0%
ANC75.0%
SICEBI MANDLAKAYISE MKHWANAZIANC75.0%
DA9.3%
ANC75.1%
VUSI EMMANUEL GEBASHEANC75.1%
IFP8.2%
ANC87.4%
WISEMAN NYABAANC87.4%
EFF4.2%
ANC65.2%
TSIEBO KNOWLEDGE PHOHLOANC65.2%
INDEPENDENTS22.0%
DA45.4%
GEOFFREY DOUGLAS AYRTON PULLANDA45.4%
ANC42.3%
ANC76.4%
BONGANI MAJOLAANC76.4%
DA14.9%
ANC54.5%
WITNESS FAKAZI MDLETSHEANC54.5%
DA26.0%
DA47.2%
NAGAMMAH MUNIENDA47.2%
ANC36.1%
ANC61.0%
PRINCESS ZANELE KHUMALOANC61.0%
DA19.6%
DA83.1%
JAN CHRISTOFFEL VAN DEN BERGDA83.1%
ANC11.3%
DA52.8%
GAVIN JAMES HEGTERDA52.8%
ANC39.6%
DA64.5%
SAMANTHA MAGDALENE WINDVOGELDA64.5%
ANC28.0%
DA81.4%
JEAN-PIERRE PRINSLOODA81.4%
ANC12.8%
ANC88.3%
ABEGAIL MAKHOSI MBELEANC88.3%
EFF3.3%
DA73.0%
AUBREY DESMOND SNYMANDA73.0%
ANC13.4%
DA50.2%
GANAS GOVENDERDA50.2%
ANC38.7%
DA73.5%
SATHASIVAN GOVENDERDA73.5%
ANC14.6%
DA62.9%
SHARON CHETTYDA62.9%
ANC26.4%
ANC69.6%
SIBUSISO BHEKISISA MPANZAANC69.6%
DA18.0%
DA79.5%
DEVARAJ RAMA PILLAYDA79.5%
ANC9.0%
ANC81.7%
OCTAVIA NOLUBABALO MTHEMBUANC81.7%
EFF7.1%
ANC53.7%
EUNICE SIBONGILE KHANYILEANC53.7%
DA15.0%
ANC77.7%
ROBERT MSHIYENI MZOBEANC77.7%
EFF7.6%
DA47.5%
ANOOP RAMPERSADDA47.5%
ANC40.1%
ANC73.8%
THANDIWE MELTAH ZUMAANC73.8%
EFF16.0%
ANC83.9%
MISHACK SITHENJWA NYAWOSEANC83.9%
EFF5.6%
ANC64.0%
MTHOKOZISI NOJIYEZAANC64.0%
INDEPENDENTS22.9%
ANC81.9%
NOMUSA EUNA MTHEMBUANC81.9%
EFF5.5%
ANC83.5%
MUZIWENYANGA AMON KUMAKWABO DLADLAANC83.5%
IFP6.3%
ANC85.7%
BHEKIZAZI VINCENT MNGWENGWEANC85.7%
IFP7.7%
ANC77.1%
BHEKITHEMBA PAULUS PHUNGULAANC77.1%
INDEPENDENTS7.0%
ANC84.5%
GRACE THEMBELIHLE DE LANGEANC84.5%
IFP5.9%
ANC86.8%
SINDISIWE ROSEMARY DLAMINIANC86.8%
IFP4.5%
ANC80.8%
ABEGAIL NOMTHANDAZO SHABALALAANC80.8%
IFP7.9%
ANC73.7%
SIBUSISO DEVID MAPHUMULOANC73.7%
IFP9.6%
IFP50.2%
MBANGENI BHEKISISA MJADUIFP50.2%
ANC40.1%
ANC45.9%
SUNIL BRIJMOHANANC45.9%
DA37.2%
ANC77.6%
ALLIAM NKOSIPHENDULE DLAMINIANC77.6%
INDEPENDENTS10.3%
ANC62.6%
JABU ALICE DLAMINIANC62.6%
DA17.4%
ANC64.5%
THABISILE GLORIA ZUNGUANC64.5%
DA29.2%
ANC87.4%
NOMVULA PRUDENCE HLOMUKAANC87.4%
IFP4.6%
ANC71.2%
THOKOZANI VIVIAN XULUANC71.2%
INDEPENDENTS17.0%
ANC81.4%
THEMBELIHLE GOODHOPE MAKHANYAANC81.4%
DA6.5%
DA84.8%
ANDRÉ BEETGEDA84.8%
ANC10.8%
ANC87.4%
JUSTICE BHEKUMUZI THABETHEANC87.4%
IFP4.4%
ANC45.0%
BUYISIWE REBECCA GUMEDEANC45.0%
DA28.6%
ANC65.2%
MBUYISENI PERCIVAL MKHIZEANC65.2%
INDEPENDENTS20.0%
ANC65.7%
MKHIPHENI MZIMUNI NGIBAANC65.7%
DA20.2%
ANC45.6%
SIYABONGA THANGOANC45.6%
DA38.8%
ANC44.5%
ANC44.5%
DA31.0%
ANC88.4%
MUZIWENHLANHLA CORNELUIS SHEZIANC88.4%
EFF3.0%
ANC76.0%
AYANDA BRIGHTMAN NDLOVUANC76.0%
IFP9.6%
DA45.2%
JOHNSON CHETTYDA45.2%
ANC38.7%
ANC62.6%
ANC62.6%
INDEPENDENTS24.4%
ANC88.2%
SDUDUZO KHUZWAYOANC88.2%
EFF3.7%
ANC76.4%
MENZI WILFRED MANQELEANC76.4%
IFP10.7%
ANC41.6%
ANC41.6%
DA41.4%