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Ward 9

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 seats

Combined 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 seats
Leading in votesMERCIA ELMARIE KLEINSMITHDA
74.0%

Ahead by 10 813 votes of ANC.

Change since 2011 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMERCIA ELMARIE KLEINSMITH
74.0%13 481 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
14.6%2 668 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
4.8%877 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
2.4%442 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.7%128 votes
DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT PARTY
0.5%94 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
0.4%74 votes
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NATIONAL PARTY SOUTH AFRICA
0.4%66 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.4%64 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.3%60 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.2%44 votes
AL JAMA-AH
0.2%34 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.2%28 votes
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY
0.1%26 votes
COLOURED VOICE
0.1%14 votes
KHOISAN REVOLUTION
0.1%14 votes
THE GREENS
0.1%13 votes
KHOISAN KINGDOM AND ALL PEOPLE
0.1%13 votes
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.1%12 votes
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY
0.1%11 votes
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.1%10 votes
AFRICA MUSLIM PARTY
0.0%9 votes
CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS
0.0%9 votes
CREDIBLE ALTERNATIVE 1ST MOVEMENT
0.0%8 votes
NATIONALIST COLOURED PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.0%6 votes
AL SHURA PARTY
0.0%4 votes
SIZWE UMMAH NATION
0.0%3 votes
UBUNTU PARTY
0.0%3 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.0%3 votes
SOUTH AFRICA PEOPLE'S PARTY
0.0%2 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION
0.0%2 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.0%2 votes
PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.0%1 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE FOR EQUALITY
0.0%1 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
LOCAL PEOPLE'S PARTY
0.0%0 votes

18 226 combined ballot votes

Voting districts in this ward

A voting district is a small voting area inside a ward.Explain

What is a voting district?

A voting district

Voters are assigned to a voting station in this area. These results show only that part of the ward.

Votes added together

Results from all the ward’s voting districts decide its councillor.

A lead here is not a ward win. A voting district has no council and is different from a district municipality.

IEC guide to voting districts
Voting district 97140810 ↗Voting district 97140821 ↗Voting district 97140832 ↗Voting district 97141563 ↗Voting district 97141574 ↗Voting district 97141754 ↗Voting district 97141989 ↗Voting district 97142508 ↗

Historical boundaries are unavailable for this election.

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