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Nomathamasanqa, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

2016

Council seats

ANC11 seats
DA4 seats
EFF1 seat
Sundays River Valley · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1168,75
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE425
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS16,25
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00

16 seats; 9 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
71.4%21 018 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
21.7%6 395 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties6.9%2 040 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
5.0%1 485 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
1.6%479 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.3%76 votes
Sundays River Valley · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—21 01871,3612
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—6 39521,7126
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—1 4855,0419
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—4791,6263
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—760,258

29453 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC12—
DA2—
EFF0—
PAC0—
UDM0—

8 for a majority · 14 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC12
DA3

9 for a majority · 16 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
ANC11
DA4
EFF1—
PAC0—
UDM0—

9 for a majority · 16 seats

EC106 - Sundays River Valley · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12148
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2148
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0148
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0148
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12169
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3169
2 011INDEPENDENTS1169
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11169
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4169
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1169
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0169
2 016UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0169

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 %
ANC83.6%—
DA16.4%—
EFF0.0%—
PAC0.0%—
UDM0.0%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC87.1%
DA10.1%
EFF0.0%
PAC2.1%
UDM0.7%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC73.4%
DA19.5%
EFF0.0%
PAC0.0%
UDM0.0%
Other7.1%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC71.4%
DA21.7%
EFF5.0%
PAC1.6%
UDM0.3%
Other0.0%
EC106 - Sundays River Valley · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS18 67683,613922 336Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 66016,386122 336Reported
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0022 336No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0022 336No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0022 336No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS24 24587,06527 847Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 81810,119627 847Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0027 847No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA5932,129527 847Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1910,685927 847Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22 82173,367631 105Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 06119,485631 105Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0031 105No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0031 105No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0031 105No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS21 01871,361229 453Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 39521,712629 453Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1 4855,041929 453Reported
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA4791,626329 453Reported
2 016UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT760,25829 453Reported

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

All history data (JSON)

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 Sundays River Valley

8 wards

Wards in Sundays River Valley ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 57191,6581
Ward 12 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2446,2628
Ward 22 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 70058,1897
Ward 22 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 62935,1078
Ward 32 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 05474,1802
Ward 32 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE80419,5288
Ward 42 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 68885,9335
Ward 42 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2758,7916
Ward 52 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 72790,3077
Ward 52 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2115,1127
Ward 62 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 91960,9013
Ward 62 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE85627,166
Ward 72 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 59650
Ward 72 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 49046,6792
Ward 82 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 86958,3698
Ward 82 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 12535,1343

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, 11:45 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 16 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, 11:45 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 Sundays River Valley. Ward results include areas outside Nomathamasanqa.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 2 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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