2021 · Intsika Yethu council results

Emahodini, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

42 seats22 for a majority

ANC35 seats

EFF4 seats

DA1 seat

PAC1 seat

UDM1 seat

Intsika Yethu · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	35	83,3333
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	9,5238
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	2,381
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	2,381
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	2,381
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0

42 seats; 22 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

78.4%55 580 votes

8.8%6 244 votes

5.1%3 590 votes

2.8%1 975 votes

Other4.9%3 495 votes

1.9%1 355 votes

1.6%1 136 votes

1.1%810 votes

0.3%194 votes

Intsika Yethu · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	55 580	78,4098
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	6 244	8,8088
INDEPENDENTS	—	3 590	5,0646
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	1 975	2,7862
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 355	1,9116
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	1 136	1,6026
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	810	1,1427
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	194	0,2737

70884 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

13seats

ANC35

35 of 42 council seats

ANC falls

−2.6pp

201681.0%

202178.4%

Closest covering ward

1 330votes apart

ANC62.6%

INDEPENDENTS15.4%

Ward 14 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC41—

UDM3—

PAC2—

24 for a majority · 46 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC37

UDM2

EFF0—

COPE2—

PAC1

22 for a majority · 42 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC35

UDM2

EFF3

COPE0

PAC1

22 for a majority · 42 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC35

UDM1

EFF4

PAC1

22 for a majority · 42 seats

EC135 - Intsika Yethu · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	41	46	24
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3	46	24
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	2	46	24
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	46	24
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	37	42	22
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	2	42	22
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	42	22
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	42	22
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	42	22
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	42	22
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	42	22
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	42	22
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	42	22
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	35	42	22
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	42	22
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	42	22
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	42	22
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	42	22
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	42	22
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	42	22
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	42	22
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	42	22
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	42	22
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	35	42	22
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	42	22
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	42	22
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	42	22
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	42	22
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	42	22
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	42	22
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	42	22

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 %

ANC78.2%—

UDM15.5%—

EFF0.0%—

COPE0.0%—

PAC3.4%—

Other2.9%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC88.9%

UDM6.8%

EFF0.0%

COPE0.0%

PAC3.6%

Other0.6%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC88.1%

UDM3.7%

EFF0.0%

COPE4.5%

PAC1.3%

Other2.5%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC81.0%

UDM4.2%

EFF6.4%

COPE0.4%

PAC1.1%

Other6.9%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC78.4%

UDM2.8%

EFF8.8%

COPE0.0%

PAC1.6%

Other8.4%

EC135 - Intsika Yethu · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	62 606	78,1881	80 071	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	12 427	15,52	80 071	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	80 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	80 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	2 693	3,3633	80 071	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	886	1,1065	80 071	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	80 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	80 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	80 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	80 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	80 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	83 284	88,8932	93 690	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	6 397	6,8278	93 690	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	3 419	3,6493	93 690	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	75 121	88,0937	85 274	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 122	3,6611	85 274	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	85 274	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	3 866	4,5336	85 274	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 072	1,2571	85 274	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	949	1,1129	85 274	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	85 274	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	577	0,6766	85 274	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	496	0,5817	85 274	Reported
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	55	0,0645	85 274	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	16	0,0188	85 274	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	71 493	80,988	88 276	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 740	4,2367	88 276	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5 645	6,3947	88 276	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	357	0,4044	88 276	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	943	1,0682	88 276	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 001	2,2668	88 276	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	88 276	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	697	0,7896	88 276	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	467	0,529	88 276	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	117	0,1325	88 276	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	88 276	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	55 580	78,4098	70 884	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 975	2,7862	70 884	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	6 244	8,8088	70 884	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	70 884	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 136	1,6026	70 884	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 355	1,9116	70 884	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	810	1,1427	70 884	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	70 884	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	70 884	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	194	0,2737	70 884	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	70 884	No votes recorded in the complete party list.

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 Intsika Yethu

21 wards

Ward 1

ANC89.4%Nobom Bani

EFF4.1%

Lead: 3 581 votes Ward 2

ANC70.2%Neliswa Portia Gadeni

INDEPENDENTS13.5%

Lead: 1 589 votes Ward 3

ANC88.5%Zwelethu Gipsin Malusi

EFF5.4%

Lead: 2 918 votes Ward 4

ANC66.8%Sylvia Twani

INDEPENDENTS20.0%

Lead: 1 924 votes Ward 5

ANC81.6%Noncedo Gqubuthela

DA10.8%

Lead: 2 414 votes Ward 6

ANC79.4%Zukile Filmon Cekiso

EFF17.7%

Lead: 2 344 votes Ward 7

ANC66.2%Lulama Ngamlana

INDEPENDENTS16.2%

Lead: 2 018 votes Ward 8

ANC81.3%Mncedisi Wiseman Ngwane

EFF14.7%

Lead: 2 408 votes Ward 9

ANC78.1%Mvusi Mrwetyana

DA9.3%

Lead: 2 223 votes Ward 10

ANC81.5%Simphiwe Ndondo

INDEPENDENTS10.5%

Lead: 2 327 votes Ward 11

ANC77.7%Nkosinathi General Mnqanqeni

INDEPENDENTS10.4%

Lead: 2 137 votes Ward 12

ANC83.5%Nokwakha Jada

EFF9.6%

Lead: 1 813 votes Ward 13

ANC78.8%Nosakhele Sonkosi

EFF11.2%

Lead: 2 538 votes Ward 14

ANC62.6%Malibongwe Gulubela

INDEPENDENTS15.4%

Lead: 1 330 votes Ward 15

ANC82.1%Mpumzi Vince Mfamana

EFF6.8%

Lead: 2 361 votes Ward 16

ANC81.1%Nontobeko Signoria Mzizana

EFF15.1%

Lead: 1 930 votes Ward 17

ANC80.0%Lufefe Mfana

UDM8.6%

Lead: 2 162 votes Ward 18

ANC73.9%Nceba Mpofu

UDM17.3%

Lead: 1 658 votes Ward 19

ANC86.1%Nonyameko Sindile

EFF8.3%

Lead: 2 557 votes Ward 20

ANC88.0%Nokaya Monica Ludaka

EFF6.6%

Lead: 3 250 votes Ward 21

ANC67.3%Ncedeka Terezabeth Mgqamqho

EFF16.7%

Lead: 1 723 votes

Wards in Intsika Yethu ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 752	89,4398
Ward 1	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	171	4,0763
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 967	70,1999
Ward 2	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	378	13,4904
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 107	88,4933
Ward 3	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	189	5,3831
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 744	66,8453
Ward 4	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	820	19,9756
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 784	81,5944
Ward 5	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	370	10,8441
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 014	79,4412
Ward 6	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	670	17,6595
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 672	66,2042
Ward 7	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	654	16,2042
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 938	81,2725
Ward 8	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	530	14,6611
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 522	78,1047
Ward 9	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	299	9,2598
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 672	81,4883
Ward 10	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	345	10,5215
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 468	77,7078
Ward 11	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	331	10,4219
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 049	83,4623
Ward 12	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	236	9,613
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 958	78,796
Ward 13	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	420	11,1881
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 766	62,5576
Ward 14	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	436	15,4446
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 573	82,0734
Ward 15	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	212	6,7624
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 372	81,094
Ward 16	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	442	15,1111
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 422	79,9868
Ward 17	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	260	8,5865
Ward 18	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 165	73,9413
Ward 18	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	507	17,3156
Ward 19	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 831	86,101
Ward 19	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	274	8,3333
Ward 20	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 513	88,0451
Ward 20	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	263	6,5915
Ward 21	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 291	67,3032
Ward 21	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	568	16,6863

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

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Sources & result details

IEC: 15 Jan 2022, 17:50 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:38 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 42 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: 15 Jan 2022, 17:50 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 Intsika Yethu. Ward results include areas outside Emahodini.

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 2021.

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.

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