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Yellowsands, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

2016

Council seats

ANC9 seats
DA2 seats
EFF1 seat
INDEPENDENTS1 seat
Great Kei · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS969,2308
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE215,3846
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS17,6923
INDEPENDENTS17,6923
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00

13 seats; 7 needed for a majority.

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Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
70.8%14 841 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
19.1%4 012 votes
INDEPENDENTS
4.9%1 034 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties5.2%1 082 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
4.8%1 012 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.3%70 votes
Great Kei · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—14 84170,7759
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—4 01219,133
INDEPENDENTS—1 0344,9311
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—1 0124,8262
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—700,3338

20969 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

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How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC10—
DA1—
ID1—

7 for a majority · 12 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC11
DA2
EFF0—
ID0
ACDP0—

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
ANC9
DA2
EFF1

7 for a majority · 13 seats

EC123 - Great Kei · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10127
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1127
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1127
2 006INDEPENDENTS0127
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0127
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0127
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11137
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2137
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9137
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2137
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1137
2 016INDEPENDENTS1137
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0137

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 %
ANC89.5%—
DA5.4%—
EFF0.0%—
ID0.0%—
ACDP2.7%—
Other2.4%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC85.6%
DA5.4%
EFF0.0%
ID4.4%
ACDP0.0%
UDM2.7%
Other2.0%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC84.0%
DA16.0%
EFF0.0%
ID0.0%
ACDP0.0%
Other0.0%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC70.8%
DA19.1%
EFF4.8%
ID0.0%
ACDP0.0%
Other5.3%
EC123 - Great Kei · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS20 90489,478623 362Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 2525,359123 362Reported
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0023 362No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0023 362No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY6352,718123 362Reported
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0023 362No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0023 362No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22 49285,595826 277Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 4145,381126 277Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0026 277No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 1554,395526 277Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0026 277No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT6982,656326 277Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2330,886726 277Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS21 36984,017525 434Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 06515,982525 434Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0025 434No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0025 434No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0025 434No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0025 434No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0025 434No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14 84170,775920 969Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 01219,13320 969Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1 0124,826220 969Reported
2 016INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0020 969No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0020 969No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0020 969No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA700,333820 969Reported

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 Great Kei

7 wards

Wards in Great Kei ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 03354,0979
Ward 12 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 61442,9484
Ward 22 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 42164,4152
Ward 22 016INDEPENDENTS63128,6038
Ward 32 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 99992,0786
Ward 32 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1324,0528
Ward 42 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 73391,3131
Ward 42 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1404,6776
Ward 52 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 03267,3294
Ward 52 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE86528,6614
Ward 62 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 52555,9428
Ward 62 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE62723,0007
Ward 72 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 51783,5935
Ward 72 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2658,8011

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, 15:39 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 13 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 Great Kei. Ward results include areas outside Yellowsands.

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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