2016 · Dr. A.B. Xuma council results

Nqancule, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

39 seats20 for a majority

ANC33 seats

EFF2 seats

UDM2 seats

AIC1 seat

DA1 seat

Dr. A.B. Xuma · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	33	84,6154
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	5,1282
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	5,1282
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	2,5641
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	2,5641
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0
UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0

39 seats; 20 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

83.3%61 536 votes

6.0%4 453 votes

3.9%2 876 votes

1.9%1 406 votes

Other4.9%3 602 votes

1.2%877 votes

1.1%793 votes

1.0%704 votes

0.7%518 votes

0.7%494 votes

0.3%216 votes

Dr. A.B. Xuma · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	61 536	83,2997
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	4 453	6,0279
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	2 876	3,8932
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 406	1,9033
INDEPENDENTS	—	877	1,1872
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	793	1,0735
UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	—	704	0,953
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	518	0,7012
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	494	0,6687
PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	—	216	0,2924

73873 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

13seats

ANC33

33 of 39 council seats

ANC falls

−4.0pp

201187.3%

201683.3%

Closest covering ward

1 576votes apart

ANC71.5%

UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE10.0%

Ward 11 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC26—

UDM3—

PAC2—

16 for a majority · 31 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC35

UDM3

PAC1

EFF0—

DA0—

21 for a majority · 40 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC33

UDM2

PAC0

EFF2

DA1

20 for a majority · 39 seats

EC137 - Engcobo · 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	26	31	16
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3	31	16
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	2	31	16
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	31	16
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	31	16
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	35	40	21
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3	40	21
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	40	21
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	40	21
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	40	21
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	40	21
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	40	21
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	40	21
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	40	21
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	33	39	20
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	39	20
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	39	20
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	39	20
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	39	20
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	39	20
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	39	20
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	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 %

ANC64.7%—

UDM26.2%—

PAC8.3%—

EFF0.0%—

DA0.0%—

Other0.8%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC82.8%

UDM9.0%

PAC5.5%

EFF0.0%

DA0.0%

Other2.7%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC87.3%

UDM7.2%

PAC1.7%

EFF0.0%

DA0.4%

Other3.5%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC83.3%

UDM6.0%

PAC0.7%

EFF3.9%

DA1.9%

Other4.2%

EC137 - Engcobo · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	30 040	64,6606	46 458	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	12 183	26,2237	46 458	Reported
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	3 854	8,2957	46 458	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	55 623	82,7563	67 213	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	6 066	9,025	67 213	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	3 708	5,5168	67 213	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	835	1,2423	67 213	Reported
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	65 188	87,2617	74 704	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	5 342	7,1509	74 704	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 274	1,7054	74 704	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	74 704	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	313	0,419	74 704	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	960	1,2851	74 704	Reported
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	104	0,1392	74 704	Reported
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	875	1,1713	74 704	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	74 704	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	74 704	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	545	0,7295	74 704	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	74 704	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	103	0,1379	74 704	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	61 536	83,2997	73 873	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	4 453	6,0279	73 873	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	518	0,7012	73 873	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 876	3,8932	73 873	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 406	1,9033	73 873	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	73 873	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	73 873	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	73 873	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	793	1,0735	73 873	Reported
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	704	0,953	73 873	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	216	0,2924	73 873	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	494	0,6687	73 873	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	73 873	No votes recorded in the complete party list.

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 Dr. A.B. Xuma

20 wards

Ward 1

ANC95.0%Michael Sitembiso Tunce

EFF1.8%

Lead: 3 218 votes Ward 2

ANC92.1%Zininzi Jabanga

UDM2.5%

Lead: 3 398 votes Ward 3

ANC84.2%Sambona Noludwe

UDM6.3%

Lead: 2 627 votes Ward 4

ANC89.8%Ekhona Medal Macingwane

UDM5.9%

Lead: 3 411 votes Ward 5

ANC81.3%Nceba Hokwana

UDM10.1%

Lead: 2 392 votes Ward 6

ANC91.1%Thabo Smally Mbekeni

EFF2.7%

Lead: 2 947 votes Ward 7

ANC80.4%Nolutho Mirriam Sifanqala

UDM8.3%

Lead: 3 049 votes Ward 8

ANC84.7%Sandiso Ngxangu

EFF7.4%

Lead: 2 934 votes Ward 9

ANC73.0%Sizeka Guma

EFF13.6%

Lead: 2 353 votes Ward 10

ANC73.9%Nomfusi Nosimo Lilane Lilane

UDM12.1%

Lead: 2 246 votes Ward 11

ANC71.5%Nophezile Yalezo

UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE10.0%

Lead: 1 576 votes Ward 12

ANC93.3%Sinethemba Sirataza

EFF3.7%

Lead: 3 252 votes Ward 13

ANC90.1%Nolutando Patricia Nyudwana

UDM5.8%

Lead: 3 306 votes Ward 14

ANC71.4%Ayanda Gqolontshi

INDEPENDENTS7.2%

Lead: 2 584 votes Ward 15

ANC80.8%Jongisephi Poswa

DA8.1%

Lead: 2 964 votes Ward 16

ANC85.9%Zandile Archbold Makhasi

INDEPENDENTS4.9%

Lead: 2 694 votes Ward 17

ANC72.0%Sekela Lobi

UDM18.2%

Lead: 2 007 votes Ward 18

ANC85.0%Nokuvela Edith Ngwangwa

UDM6.1%

Lead: 3 190 votes Ward 19

ANC77.7%Amos Mzolisa

UDM7.8%

Lead: 2 877 votes Ward 20

ANC93.4%Cebisile Hlazo

PAC2.1%

Lead: 3 140 votes

Wards in Dr. A.B. Xuma ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 280	95,0449
Ward 1	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	62	1,7966
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 493	92,0664
Ward 2	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	95	2,504
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 838	84,1887
Ward 3	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	211	6,2593
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 652	89,7518
Ward 4	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	241	5,9228
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 731	81,304
Ward 5	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	339	10,0923
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 037	91,1191
Ward 6	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	90	2,7003
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 401	80,4019
Ward 7	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	352	8,3215
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 214	84,7127
Ward 8	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	280	7,3801
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 892	73,0487
Ward 9	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	539	13,6145
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 685	73,9059
Ward 10	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	439	12,0837
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 832	71,5346
Ward 11	2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	256	9,9961
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 386	93,2525
Ward 12	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	134	3,6904
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 533	90,0586
Ward 13	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	227	5,7864
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 874	71,3505
Ward 14	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	290	7,1996
Ward 15	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 296	80,7645
Ward 15	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	332	8,1353
Ward 16	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 857	85,899
Ward 16	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	163	4,9008
Ward 17	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 689	71,9561
Ward 17	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	682	18,2499
Ward 18	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 438	85,0148
Ward 18	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	248	6,1325
Ward 19	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 196	77,7426
Ward 19	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	319	7,7597
Ward 20	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 212	93,4264
Ward 20	2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	72	2,0942

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 ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

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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%.

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 Dr. A.B. Xuma. Ward results include areas outside Nqancule.

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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Nqancule, Eastern Cape

ANC retains its majority

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Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

ANC above the majority

ANC falls

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How the vote changed

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Wards in Dr. A.B. Xuma

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