A metro combines local and district services in one city council.Explain+
Local, district or metro?
Your town and nearby areas
Handles local services such as refuse collection and local roads, with responsibilities shared with the district.
Several local municipalities
Coordinates planning and shared services across its area, such as bulk water infrastructure. Functions vary by area.
One council for a large city
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
Hung council
No party has more than half the seats. Parties may form a coalition or agree to support each other.
DA is 15 seats short. 108 seats needed in a 214-seat council.
DA: 93 seats108 needed
108 seats for a majority 214-seat council
PartySeats
DA93
ANC89
EFF25
FF+4
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1
Show 2 more parties
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 214 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, 11:45 SAST · Source figures ↗
% measures votes. Seats are places on the council.Explain+
Vote share vs seats
Vote share
40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.
One councillor
A representative who votes on council decisions.
Seats decide a majority
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
Vote share
40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.
One councillor
A representative who votes on council decisions.
Seats decide a majority
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 seatsLeading in votesDA
43.2%
Ahead by 33 538 votes of ANC.
Change since 2011 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.
Party / candidateVote % · votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
43.2%762 190 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
41.3%728 652 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
11.6%205 406 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUSFF+
2.0%35 210 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.5%8 721 votes
INDEPENDENTSINDEPENDENTS
0.3%5 185 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLECONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.2%4 322 votes
Show 15 more parties and candidates
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.2%3 036 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTIONAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.1%2 568 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENTUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.1%2 046 votes
AFRICAN MANDATE CONGRESSAFRICAN MANDATE CONGRESS
0.1%1 290 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATIONAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.1%1 236 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE-AFRIKANER CHRISTEN ALLIANSIEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE-AFRIKANER CHRISTEN ALLIANSIE
0.1%1 215 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCEPA
0.1%1 202 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYIFP
0.1%1 082 votes
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYCHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.1%1 036 votes
AGANG SOUTH AFRICAAGANG SOUTH AFRICA
0.0%586 votes
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERYFORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY
0.0%554 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTYAFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY
0.0%415 votes
UNITED FRONT OF CIVICSUNITED FRONT OF CIVICS
0.0%263 votes
MOVEMENT DEMOCRATIC PARTYMOVEMENT DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.0%104 votes
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.0%48 votes
1 766 367 combined ballot votes
Ward results
107 wards · Ward ballot
One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain+
What is a ward?
A ward
A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.
One seat
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.
Ward 1 ↗Lead: 14 080 votesWard 2 ↗Lead: 14 532 votesWard 3 ↗Lead: 1 029 votesWard 4 ↗Lead: 329 votesWard 5 ↗Lead: 17 787 votesWard 6 ↗Lead: 7 583 votesWard 7 ↗Lead: 5 183 votesWard 8 ↗Lead: 8 480 votesWard 9 ↗Lead: 10 963 votesWard 10 ↗Lead: 4 886 votesWard 11 ↗Lead: 8 993 votesWard 12 ↗Lead: 6 248 votesWard 13 ↗Lead: 9 396 votesWard 14 ↗Lead: 9 127 votesWard 15 ↗Lead: 10 349 votesWard 16 ↗Lead: 8 299 votesWard 17 ↗Lead: 6 110 votesWard 18 ↗Lead: 7 061 votesWard 19 ↗Lead: 11 498 votesWard 20 ↗Lead: 5 736 votesWard 21 ↗Lead: 6 070 votesWard 22 ↗Lead: 6 594 votesWard 23 ↗Lead: 7 143 votesWard 24 ↗Lead: 10 682 votesWard 25 ↗Lead: 8 410 votesWard 26 ↗Lead: 6 963 votesWard 27 ↗Lead: 4 976 votesWard 28 ↗Lead: 5 971 votesWard 29 ↗Lead: 9 803 votesWard 30 ↗Lead: 7 253 votesWard 31 ↗Lead: 6 172 votesWard 32 ↗Lead: 5 967 votesWard 33 ↗Lead: 7 296 votesWard 34 ↗Lead: 8 619 votesWard 35 ↗Lead: 5 261 votesWard 36 ↗Lead: 6 283 votesWard 37 ↗Lead: 7 354 votesWard 38 ↗Lead: 2 251 votesWard 39 ↗Lead: 7 777 votesWard 40 ↗Lead: 5 963 votesWard 41 ↗Lead: 14 190 votesWard 42 ↗Lead: 15 275 votesWard 43 ↗Lead: 9 949 votesWard 44 ↗Lead: 17 977 votesWard 45 ↗Lead: 18 260 votesWard 46 ↗Lead: 14 882 votesWard 47 ↗Lead: 18 332 votesWard 48 ↗Lead: 9 465 votesWard 49 ↗Lead: 7 121 votesWard 50 ↗Lead: 17 456 votesWard 51 ↗Lead: 6 195 votesWard 52 ↗Lead: 16 774 votesWard 53 ↗Lead: 15 805 votesWard 54 ↗Lead: 17 948 votesWard 55 ↗Lead: 9 972 votesWard 56 ↗Lead: 9 026 votesWard 57 ↗Lead: 12 575 votesWard 58 ↗Lead: 1 549 votesWard 59 ↗Lead: 2 545 votesWard 60 ↗Lead: 1 484 votesWard 61 ↗Lead: 3 623 votesWard 62 ↗Lead: 7 031 votesWard 63 ↗Lead: 3 104 votesWard 64 ↗Lead: 13 003 votesWard 65 ↗Lead: 18 820 votesWard 66 ↗Lead: 12 776 votesWard 67 ↗Lead: 6 098 votesWard 68 ↗Lead: 7 923 votesWard 69 ↗Lead: 17 418 votesWard 70 ↗Lead: 18 686 votesWard 71 ↗Lead: 2 119 votesWard 72 ↗Lead: 3 166 votesWard 73 ↗Lead: 8 202 votesWard 74 ↗Lead: 7 074 votesWard 75 ↗Lead: 7 065 votesWard 76 ↗Lead: 6 477 votesWard 77 ↗Lead: 1 296 votesWard 78 ↗Lead: 12 966 votesWard 79 ↗Lead: 18 871 votesWard 80 ↗Lead: 1 087 votesWard 81 ↗Lead: 1 056 votesWard 82 ↗Lead: 15 397 votesWard 83 ↗Lead: 13 373 votesWard 84 ↗Lead: 18 793 votesWard 85 ↗Lead: 19 297 votesWard 86 ↗Lead: 8 335 votesWard 87 ↗Lead: 9 268 votesWard 88 ↗Lead: 7 040 votesWard 89 ↗Lead: 6 317 votesWard 90 ↗Lead: 7 421 votesWard 91 ↗Lead: 22 108 votesWard 92 ↗Lead: 1 374 votesWard 93 ↗Lead: 6 234 votesWard 94 ↗Lead: 8 173 votesWard 95 ↗Lead: 6 892 votesWard 96 ↗Lead: 9 288 votesWard 97 ↗Lead: 5 017 votesWard 98 ↗Lead: 10 006 votesWard 99 ↗Lead: 999 votesWard 100 ↗Lead: 314 votesWard 101 ↗Lead: 14 872 votesWard 102 ↗Lead: 8 413 votesWard 103 ↗Lead: 9 844 votesWard 104 ↗Lead: 9 513 votesWard 105 ↗Lead: 3 854 votesWard 106 ↗Lead: 7 153 votesWard 107 ↗Lead: 3 285 votes
DA82.4%
ELMA JOHANNA NELDA82.4%
FF+7.7%
DA82.0%
YOLANDA DUVENAGEDA82.0%
ANC7.3%
DA42.5%
CARLO ROBERT ELGIN DE BRUINDA42.5%
ANC36.5%
DA37.5%
ISAK JACOBUS PIETERSENDA37.5%
ANC35.8%
DA81.7%
ALBERTUS MARTINUS VAN NIEKERKDA81.7%
ANC7.7%
ANC70.6%
JABULANI WILLIAM MASILELAANC70.6%
EFF14.4%
ANC60.8%
MOLATELO SAMUEL MASHOLAANC60.8%
DA22.9%
ANC74.4%
ANDRIES LEBITSI DINALEANC74.4%
EFF12.0%
ANC83.2%
SIPHO EMMANUEL MASELANEANC83.2%
EFF8.2%
ANC61.5%
MORWANGWATO ALFRED MANTJANEANC61.5%
EFF28.4%
ANC75.7%
VIRGINIA MASANGOANC75.7%
EFF14.9%
ANC69.8%
SEODI FLORENCE DHLAMINIANC69.8%
EFF16.3%
ANC75.1%
ALFRED KHALA PHAHLANEANC75.1%
EFF10.9%
ANC74.3%
TEBOGO MISHACK RANGAKOANC74.3%
EFF12.8%
ANC72.6%
JOEL KGOMOTSO MASILELAANC72.6%
EFF17.2%
ANC70.7%
MMINA-TAU SEABELO MARISHANEANC70.7%
EFF16.4%
ANC67.2%
ABSALOM SETUMO BOROTOANC67.2%
EFF20.3%
ANC66.3%
VUSI ISAAC MASEMOLAANC66.3%
EFF18.6%
ANC79.4%
ESTHER DINAH MUTUMANEANC79.4%
EFF10.3%
ANC55.0%
DIKELEDI JOHANNA LEHOBYEANC55.0%
EFF18.8%
ANC59.4%
JOEL MALEBOGO SINDANEANC59.4%
EFF19.4%
ANC69.4%
TSHEPO BRAUDE MOTAUNGANC69.4%
EFF16.4%
ANC73.5%
JACK NICELL MOKHAREANC73.5%
EFF13.8%
ANC78.8%
MARBLE MALEBO RASEGOETEANC78.8%
EFF9.7%
ANC76.7%
PHUMZILE BRIAN HLATSHWAYOANC76.7%
EFF11.4%
ANC67.7%
NOMSA GRACE JACKSON NDLOVUANC67.7%
DA16.3%
ANC66.8%
MOKGADI MARIA RALLELEANC66.8%
DA24.4%
ANC65.7%
PERCY BEN ZITHAANC65.7%
EFF19.7%
ANC75.7%
FIKILE EMILY NKOSIANC75.7%
EFF12.2%
ANC62.7%
JABULANI PAULUS RAMMUSHIANC62.7%
EFF20.0%
ANC62.4%
TSHEPO FLOYD KGATLEANC62.4%
EFF19.7%
ANC58.8%
FLOYD MAKETE THEMAANC58.8%
EFF20.8%
ANC67.4%
ISAAC MAJUBA APHANEANC67.4%
DA18.7%
ANC76.0%
MIGHTY HAROLD MATJENEANC76.0%
EFF12.0%
ANC63.4%
POPPY LETTY MASEKOANC63.4%
EFF19.3%
ANC65.3%
ELSIE SHIBE TSHABALALAANC65.3%
EFF18.4%
ANC66.7%
SEPHIWE PHILLIP MONTLHAANC66.7%
EFF22.8%
ANC48.5%
MAGDELINE PRETTY SEBOTSANEANC48.5%
DA28.9%
ANC71.4%
JAN JAPANE BALOYIANC71.4%
EFF16.5%
ANC64.8%
SHADI DORIS MAJAANC64.8%
EFF22.6%
DA79.6%
BAREND WILLIAM CHAPMANDA79.6%
ANC9.8%
DA85.6%
PHILLIP ANDRIES NELDA85.6%
ANC8.5%
DA71.2%
BENJAMIN WILLIAM LAWRENCEDA71.2%
ANC17.2%
DA88.7%
ERNST ADRIAAN LODEWIKUS BOTHADA88.7%
ANC4.6%
DA87.7%
LEOPOLD ROLAND MIDDELBERGDA87.7%
FF+3.8%
DA87.3%
PIETER WILLEM VAN HEERDENDA87.3%
ANC6.1%
DA87.5%
MARIA GERTRUIDA WILHELMINA AUCAMPDA87.5%
ANC5.8%
DA63.0%
KINGSLEY'S HOPE WAKELINDA63.0%
ANC22.3%
ANC63.5%
MATOME ADAM MASHAPAANC63.5%
DA18.7%
DA85.6%
ALETTA SUSANNA BREYTENBACHDA85.6%
FF+6.7%
ANC64.3%
THABANG KEABETSWE MAGODIELOANC64.3%
EFF19.6%
DA87.5%
FRANS JOHANNES SMITHDA87.5%
FF+8.0%
DA83.6%
JUANITA DU PLOOYDA83.6%
FF+6.5%
DA87.6%
ELMARIE LINDEDA87.6%
FF+6.4%
DA64.0%
FREDERIK WILHELMUS VAN WYKDA64.0%
ANC22.0%
DA79.0%
CATHARINA DORETHEA PRINSLOODA79.0%
ANC11.5%
DA78.9%
DAVID JAMES FARQUHARSONDA78.9%
ANC10.2%
ANC43.2%
MELITHINA NOMBULELO MEMEANC43.2%
DA29.1%
DA50.2%
SHAUN WILKINSONDA50.2%
ANC29.4%
ANC43.4%
SEKOKOBALE FORTUNE MAMPURUANC43.4%
DA28.9%
ANC54.0%
MAHOMED ESSOPANC54.0%
DA35.0%
ANC66.5%
MASELLO MAGDELINE MAHWAYIANC66.5%
EFF17.4%
ANC56.3%
MTHOBELI CELIPHILEANC56.3%
EFF29.4%
DA75.6%
CASPER NICOLAAS MC DONALDDA75.6%
ANC13.6%
DA82.9%
GERT PETRUS VISSERDA82.9%
ANC9.5%
DA80.2%
CATHARINA ELIZABETH STRYDOMDA80.2%
ANC11.3%
ANC71.2%
DORCAS MATHOPAANC71.2%
EFF14.0%
ANC67.7%
JOYCE MANGALANE NGOBENIANC67.7%
EFF19.2%
DA89.2%
CINDY BILLSONDA89.2%
ANC4.8%
DA86.7%
MARIKA ELIZABETH KRUGER MULLERDA86.7%
ANC6.6%
ANC55.6%
MAKOPO ARROW MAKOLAANC55.6%
EFF35.8%
ANC53.9%
SOLOMON LESIBA SEDIBENGANC53.9%
EFF25.7%
ANC62.7%
BRENDA THEMBI SIPHUTUMAANC62.7%
EFF15.0%
ANC68.5%
SOLOMON NDLANYA QEBELUANC68.5%
EFF15.9%
ANC65.3%
ISAAC SELLO MPHAGAANC65.3%
EFF16.7%
ANC67.2%
JONATHAN KLEINBOOI BALOYIANC67.2%
DA20.0%
ANC40.5%
SIPHO THABISO MAILAANC40.5%
DA33.5%
DA84.7%
PETER SUTTONDA84.7%
ANC7.9%
DA86.3%
JOHAN GERHARD VAN BUURENDA86.3%
ANC6.9%
ANC46.0%
POLO FRANCINAH MOLABAANC46.0%
EFF32.9%
ANC45.6%
LINDELANI GODFREY MULAUDZIANC45.6%
EFF32.9%
DA88.9%
SIOBHAN MULLERDA88.9%
ANC5.9%
DA86.5%
CHRIS FRANCOIS BEKKERDA86.5%
ANC5.9%
DA86.8%
ROELOF PETRUS FOURIEDA86.8%
FF+5.8%
DA84.8%
JACQUELINE UYSDA84.8%
ANC8.7%
ANC66.3%
WILLIAM THABO NTLATLENGANC66.3%
EFF17.8%
DA66.9%
CHRISTIAAN FREDERICK PIENAARDA66.9%
ANC20.4%
ANC68.7%
CHARLES SANNYBOY MASEMOLAANC68.7%
DA16.0%
ANC67.0%
MARIA NENGI SKHOSANAANC67.0%
EFF19.5%
ANC62.1%
ENOS PAPIKI CHILOANEANC62.1%
EFF22.6%
DA82.3%
REYAAN UYSDA82.3%
ANC10.2%
DA44.8%
ABEL MATSHIDISO TAUDA44.8%
ANC33.6%
ANC71.5%
NATHANIEL RABASOTHO MASUPHAANC71.5%
EFF17.5%
ANC71.5%
MANAKEDI ELISA MLOTSHWAANC71.5%
DA13.4%
ANC67.4%
AARON MOKGALE MALULEKAANC67.4%
DA20.3%
DA68.3%
JOHANNES JACOBUS COETZEEDA68.3%
ANC20.9%
ANC65.1%
NKOATA ANANIAS MOKGALOTSIANC65.1%
EFF22.3%
DA63.4%
MARNETTE SUTHERLANDDA63.4%
ANC20.1%
DA44.3%
LUCAS JOHANNES WELMANSDA44.3%
ANC39.4%
ANC41.1%
RAMOKONE REBONE MALEKAANC41.1%
DA39.4%
DA74.5%
MICHAEL IVOR STRANGEDA74.5%
ANC15.2%
ANC68.3%
NOMVULA LESIAH MATHENJWAANC68.3%
DA20.5%
ANC77.5%
EUNICE DINEO MOLOIANC77.5%
EFF8.9%
ANC79.5%
VICTOR PHITISI MABELANEANC79.5%
EFF10.5%
ANC55.6%
JAN TSELE MAHLANGUANC55.6%
DA31.2%
ANC65.0%
DADDY CEDRICK TSELAANC65.0%
EFF25.2%
ANC58.2%
MAMOSA BETTY RINGANEANC58.2%
EFF34.1%