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ANC retains its majority

35of 42 seats

2021 results

2021

Council seats

ANC35 seats78.4% of votes
EFF4 seats8.8% of votes
DA1 seat1.9% of votes
Other2 seats4.4% of votes
PAC1 seat1.6% of votes
UDM1 seat2.8% of votes
Vote breakdown

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
78.4%55 580 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
8.8%6 244 votes
INDEPENDENTS
5.1%3 590 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties7.7%5 470 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
2.8%1 975 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
1.9%1 355 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
1.6%1 136 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
1.1%810 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.3%194 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC78.4%
UDM2.8%
EFF8.8%
COPE0.0%
PAC1.6%
Other8.4%
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 year selector in the results section to explore its 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.
All parties & exact values

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Browse wards

Wards in Intsika Yethu

21 wards

What is a ward?

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.

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
Ward 1
ANC89.4%Leading candidate: NOBOM BANI
EFF4.1%
Lead: 3 581 votes
Ward 2
ANC70.2%Leading candidate: NELISWA PORTIA GADENI
INDEPENDENTS13.5%
Lead: 1 589 votes
Ward 3
ANC88.5%Leading candidate: ZWELETHU GIPSIN MALUSI
EFF5.4%
Lead: 2 918 votes
Ward 4
ANC66.8%Leading candidate: SYLVIA TWANI
INDEPENDENTS20.0%
Lead: 1 924 votes
Ward 5
ANC81.6%Leading candidate: NONCEDO GQUBUTHELA
DA10.8%
Lead: 2 414 votes
Ward 6
ANC79.4%Leading candidate: ZUKILE FILMON CEKISO
EFF17.7%
Lead: 2 344 votes
Ward 7
ANC66.2%Leading candidate: LULAMA NGAMLANA
INDEPENDENTS16.2%
Lead: 2 018 votes
Ward 8
ANC81.3%Leading candidate: MNCEDISI WISEMAN NGWANE
EFF14.7%
Lead: 2 408 votes
Ward 9
ANC78.1%Leading candidate: MVUSI MRWETYANA
DA9.3%
Lead: 2 223 votes
Ward 10
ANC81.5%Leading candidate: SIMPHIWE NDONDO
INDEPENDENTS10.5%
Lead: 2 327 votes
Ward 11
ANC77.7%Leading candidate: NKOSINATHI GENERAL MNQANQENI
INDEPENDENTS10.4%
Lead: 2 137 votes
Ward 12
ANC83.5%Leading candidate: NOKWAKHA JADA
EFF9.6%
Lead: 1 813 votes
Ward 13
ANC78.8%Leading candidate: NOSAKHELE SONKOSI
EFF11.2%
Lead: 2 538 votes
Ward 14
ANC62.6%Leading candidate: MALIBONGWE GULUBELA
INDEPENDENTS15.4%
Lead: 1 330 votes
Ward 15
ANC82.1%Leading candidate: MPUMZI VINCE MFAMANA
EFF6.8%
Lead: 2 361 votes
Ward 16
ANC81.1%Leading candidate: NONTOBEKO SIGNORIA MZIZANA
EFF15.1%
Lead: 1 930 votes
Ward 17
ANC80.0%Leading candidate: LUFEFE MFANA
UDM8.6%
Lead: 2 162 votes
Ward 18
ANC73.9%Leading candidate: NCEBA MPOFU
UDM17.3%
Lead: 1 658 votes
Ward 19
ANC86.1%Leading candidate: NONYAMEKO SINDILE
EFF8.3%
Lead: 2 557 votes
Ward 20
ANC88.0%Leading candidate: NOKAYA MONICA LUDAKA
EFF6.6%
Lead: 3 250 votes
Ward 21
ANC67.3%Leading candidate: NCEDEKA TEREZABETH MGQAMQHO
EFF16.7%
Lead: 1 723 votes
Local, district or metro?

Local councils and district councils share responsibilities. Metros combine both.

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 government
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.

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Intsika Yethu. Ward results include areas outside Emntla.

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 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area.

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