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ANC retains its majority

Results

2016

Council seats

ANC50 seats
EFF4 seats
ACU3 seats
DA2 seats
AIC1 seat
Other2 seats
APC1 seat
UDM1 seat

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
80.5%116 300 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
6.1%8 843 votes
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION
4.0%5 803 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties9.4%13 516 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
3.6%5 261 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
2.3%3 352 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
1.4%2 028 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
1.3%1 806 votes
ABANTU DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION
0.3%377 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.3%366 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.2%326 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC80.5%
UDM1.3%
EFF6.1%
ACU4.0%
DA3.6%
Other4.5%
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.
All parties & exact values

Ward results

Browse wards

Wards in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

31 wards

Ward 1
ANC65.7%Leading candidate: Johanis Masini Valiko
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION14.2%
Lead: 2 075 votes
Ward 2
ANC80.2%Leading candidate: Veli Mbhekwa
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION12.3%
Lead: 2 866 votes
Ward 3
ANC81.0%Leading candidate: Busisiwe Luwele
EFF14.5%
Lead: 2 718 votes
Ward 4
ANC73.3%Leading candidate: Nkosinathi Clayton Cengimbo
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION11.6%
Lead: 2 732 votes
Ward 5
ANC84.0%Leading candidate: Manono Mbele
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION6.6%
Lead: 3 180 votes
Ward 6
ANC85.4%Leading candidate: Lucky Bethwell Mbuzi
INDEPENDENTS4.9%
Lead: 3 904 votes
Ward 7
ANC82.3%Leading candidate: Nolungile Cynthia Matyeni
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION8.4%
Lead: 3 051 votes
Ward 8
ANC76.1%Leading candidate: Lonwabo Tsepo Somadlangathi
EFF18.1%
Lead: 2 880 votes
Ward 9
ANC78.2%Leading candidate: Zamajwarha Mashiyi
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION10.4%
Lead: 3 302 votes
Ward 10
ANC89.7%Leading candidate: Mbuyiswa Stephanow Msindo
EFF6.0%
Lead: 3 710 votes
Ward 11
ANC80.5%Leading candidate: Sikhumbuzo Michael Faku
EFF15.8%
Lead: 2 922 votes
Ward 12
ANC93.4%Leading candidate: Zithobile Mhlwazi
EFF4.0%
Lead: 4 633 votes
Ward 13
ANC76.5%Leading candidate: Yolisa Noyolo Mfana
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION10.7%
Lead: 3 336 votes
Ward 14
ANC80.5%Leading candidate: Velisani Sotubhu
DA10.8%
Lead: 3 337 votes
Ward 15
ANC66.6%Leading candidate: Lusapho General Mcambalala
DA22.8%
Lead: 1 837 votes
Ward 16
ANC84.4%Leading candidate: Mzuvukile Washington Kheswa
DA6.0%
Lead: 3 866 votes
Ward 17
ANC80.7%Leading candidate: Monwabisi Mpofana
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION5.1%
Lead: 3 942 votes
Ward 18
ANC93.0%Leading candidate: Mkhuseli Qumba
EFF2.6%
Lead: 4 531 votes
Ward 19
ANC76.9%Leading candidate: Mzamo Joel Dekede
UDM11.0%
Lead: 3 397 votes
Ward 20
ANC86.8%Leading candidate: Mlungisi Mzawuthethi Manyathela
EFF4.8%
Lead: 3 753 votes
Ward 21
ANC72.7%Leading candidate: Nomsa Bengu
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION20.3%
Lead: 2 422 votes
Ward 22
ANC80.5%Leading candidate: Solomon Alfred Maphasi
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION10.7%
Lead: 3 721 votes
Ward 23
ANC84.1%Leading candidate: Nolukhanyo Dayimani
DA8.4%
Lead: 4 280 votes
Ward 24
ANC86.5%Leading candidate: Ntlahla Hlebo
DA9.7%
Lead: 4 260 votes
Ward 25
ANC56.1%Leading candidate: Mpetha Ndovela
EFF37.0%
Lead: 1 034 votes
Ward 26
ANC79.1%Leading candidate: Fikiswa Mbuyelwa
UDM5.5%
Lead: 3 070 votes
Ward 27
ANC93.7%Leading candidate: Andile Israel Guqaza
UDM2.2%
Lead: 4 031 votes
Ward 28
ANC90.2%Leading candidate: Mzamo Richman Dlamini
DA3.0%
Lead: 3 334 votes
Ward 29
ANC85.4%Leading candidate: Buyisile Alice Jalubane
EFF4.4%
Lead: 2 912 votes
Ward 30
ANC82.9%Leading candidate: Nangamso Madikizela
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION9.1%
Lead: 3 483 votes
Ward 31
ANC69.5%Leading candidate: Thokozani Faku
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION11.8%
Lead: 2 576 votes
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 62 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.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Ward results include areas outside Mkobongo.

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.

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