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Eastern Cape · Nelson Mandela Bay · 2016

Ward 17

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 votesROSSVELDT NCEDISO CAPTAINANC
76.9%

Ahead by 5 671 votes of EFF.

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

Party / candidateVote % · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSROSSVELDT NCEDISO CAPTAIN
76.9%6 423 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
9.0%752 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
5.4%450 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
3.1%261 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
2.9%244 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
1.4%121 votes
UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE
0.6%47 votes
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AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.2%18 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.2%17 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.1%10 votes
ALTERNATIVE DEMOCRATS
0.1%5 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.0%3 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.0%2 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.0%2 votes
AFRICAN POWER MOVEMENT
0.0%1 votes
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.0%1 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
UBUNTU PARTY
0.0%0 votes
BUILDING A COHESIVE SOCIETY
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.0%0 votes

8 357 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 10251278 ↗Voting district 10251289 ↗Voting district 10251290 ↗Voting district 10251335 ↗

Historical boundaries are unavailable for this election.

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