A local municipality provides local services and shares responsibilities with a district.Explain+
Local, district or metro?
Handles local services such as refuse collection and local roads, with responsibilities shared with the district.
Coordinates planning and shared services across its area, such as bulk water infrastructure. Functions vary by area.
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 52 seats. 46 seats needed in a 90-seat council.
46 seats for a majority 90-seat council
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 90 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, 11:46 SAST · Source figures ↗
% measures votes. Seats are places on the council.Explain+
Vote share vs seats
40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.
A representative who votes on council decisions.
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
40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.
A representative who votes on council decisions.
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 seatsAhead by 93 682 votes of EFF.
Change since 2011 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.
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323 604 combined ballot votes
Ward results
45 wards · Ward ballot
One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain+
What is a ward?
A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.
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.