2016 · Port St Johns council results

Mbenengeni, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

39 seats20 for a majority

ANC31 seats

CIVIC INDEPENDENT3 seats

DA2 seats

UDM2 seats

EFF1 seat

Port St Johns · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	31	79,4872
CIVIC INDEPENDENT	3	7,6923
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	5,1282
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	5,1282
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	2,5641
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0

39 seats; 20 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

79.5%66 114 votes

6.4%5 350 votes

5.7%4 746 votes

4.3%3 569 votes

Other4.1%3 422 votes

2.9%2 427 votes

0.5%393 votes

0.5%375 votes

0.2%130 votes

0.1%97 votes

Port St Johns · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	66 114	79,463
CIVIC INDEPENDENT	—	5 350	6,4302
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	4 746	5,7043
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	3 569	4,2896
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	2 427	2,917
INDEPENDENTS	—	393	0,4724
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	375	0,4507
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	130	0,1562
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	97	0,1166

83201 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

11seats

ANC31

31 of 39 council seats

CIVIC INDEPENDENT gains

+6.4pp

20110.0%

20166.4%

Closest covering ward

1 299votes apart

ANC62.1%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT31.1%

Ward 10 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC28—

UDM2—

16 for a majority · 31 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC32

UDM1

DA2—

20 for a majority · 39 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC31

UDM2

CIVIC INDEPENDENT3—

DA2

EFF1—

20 for a majority · 39 seats

EC154 - Port St Johns · 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	28	31	16
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	31	16
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	1	31	16
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	31	16
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	31	16
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	32	39	20
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	3	39	20
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	39	20
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	39	20
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	39	20
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	31	39	20
2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	3	39	20
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	39	20
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	39	20
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	39	20
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	39	20
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	39	20
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	39	20

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 %

ANC72.2%—

UDM26.1%—

CIVIC INDEPENDENT0.0%—

DA0.0%—

EFF0.0%—

Other1.7%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC84.9%

UDM6.2%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT0.0%

DA0.0%

EFF0.0%

Other8.9%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC82.2%

UDM3.3%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT0.0%

DA4.3%

EFF0.0%

COPE2.7%

Other7.6%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC79.5%

UDM4.3%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT6.4%

DA5.7%

EFF2.9%

Other1.2%

EC154 - Port St Johns · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	36 736	72,2495	50 846	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	13 252	26,063	50 846	Reported
2 000	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	61 856	84,9425	72 821	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	4 491	6,1672	72 821	Reported
2 006	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	766	1,0519	72 821	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	393	0,5397	72 821	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	60 524	82,1901	73 639	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 401	3,2605	73 639	Reported
2 011	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 147	4,2736	73 639	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	2 003	2,72	73 639	Reported
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	279	0,3789	73 639	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	66 114	79,463	83 201	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 569	4,2896	83 201	Reported
2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	5 350	6,4302	83 201	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 746	5,7043	83 201	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 427	2,917	83 201	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	375	0,4507	83 201	Reported
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	130	0,1562	83 201	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	97	0,1166	83 201	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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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.

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Ward results

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Wards in Port St Johns

20 wards

Ward 1

ANC86.1%Nomsa Vava

UDM6.9%

Lead: 3 640 votes Ward 2

ANC82.7%Lubabalo Ndamase

DA10.6%

Lead: 3 794 votes Ward 3

ANC88.7%Zolile Maqina

EFF6.1%

Lead: 3 332 votes Ward 4

ANC89.0%Zamile Totwana

DA5.2%

Lead: 3 033 votes Ward 5

ANC67.6%Thembisa Msongelwa

CIVIC INDEPENDENT24.3%

Lead: 1 630 votes Ward 6

ANC65.8%Zwelivumile Mhlabeni

DA16.5%

Lead: 1 906 votes Ward 7

ANC79.0%Bonginkosi Nomagedeshe

CIVIC INDEPENDENT9.5%

Lead: 3 263 votes Ward 8

ANC58.1%Bulelwa Mjakuja

CIVIC INDEPENDENT27.1%

Lead: 1 345 votes Ward 9

ANC73.3%Knowledge Mkuseli Fono

CIVIC INDEPENDENT11.7%

Lead: 2 277 votes Ward 10

ANC62.1%Mthuthuzeli Veni

CIVIC INDEPENDENT31.1%

Lead: 1 299 votes Ward 11

ANC75.6%Masixole Hobo

DA15.7%

Lead: 2 710 votes Ward 12

ANC78.4%Zalisile Mtiki

UDM16.7%

Lead: 2 825 votes Ward 13

ANC94.2%Roseman Maqashiso Zweni

DA2.9%

Lead: 3 133 votes Ward 14

ANC82.6%Simthembile Eric Sicoto

DA11.1%

Lead: 2 566 votes Ward 15

ANC90.8%Gcinumzi Tshotho

DA5.6%

Lead: 3 218 votes Ward 16

ANC79.7%Sivuyile Vincent Mavimbela

UDM7.8%

Lead: 3 180 votes Ward 17

ANC80.7%Dalton Zwelonakele Mnceba

UDM14.6%

Lead: 2 693 votes Ward 18

ANC92.1%Xolile Moni

UDM4.1%

Lead: 3 732 votes Ward 19

ANC86.9%Gibson Xolile Vimba

UDM7.1%

Lead: 3 083 votes Ward 20

ANC78.9%Primrose Nomfuneko Soga

CIVIC INDEPENDENT13.1%

Lead: 3 052 votes

Wards in Port St Johns ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 956	86,1311
Ward 1	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	316	6,88
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 352	82,6748
Ward 2	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	558	10,6003
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 580	88,6797
Ward 3	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	248	6,1432
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 221	88,9779
Ward 4	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	188	5,1934
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 548	67,5683
Ward 5	2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	918	24,3437
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 546	65,7711
Ward 6	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	640	16,5332
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 708	79,0113
Ward 7	2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	445	9,4822
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 519	58,1218
Ward 8	2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	1 174	27,0881
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 708	73,3081
Ward 9	2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	431	11,6676
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 598	62,1382
Ward 10	2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	1 299	31,0691
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 422	75,641
Ward 11	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	712	15,7383
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 589	78,4138
Ward 12	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	764	16,6922
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 232	94,1999
Ward 13	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	99	2,8855
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 966	82,6184
Ward 14	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	400	11,1421
Ward 15	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 430	90,8369
Ward 15	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	212	5,6144
Ward 16	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 526	79,7196
Ward 16	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	346	7,8227
Ward 17	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 288	80,6871
Ward 17	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	595	14,6012
Ward 18	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 906	92,0792
Ward 18	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	174	4,1018
Ward 19	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 357	86,9239
Ward 19	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	274	7,0948
Ward 20	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 662	78,8714
Ward 20	2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	610	13,1381

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, 11:46 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 39 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 ↗

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Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

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PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

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Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

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The council results cover all of Port St Johns. Ward results include areas outside Mbenengeni.

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.

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Mbenengeni, Eastern Cape

ANC retains its majority

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ANC above the majority

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