2021 · Dr. A.B. Xuma council results

Gqutyini E, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

39 seats20 for a majority

ANC32 seats

EFF2 seats

UDM2 seats

ATM1 seat

DA1 seat

PAC1 seat

Dr. A.B. Xuma · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	32	82,0513
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	5,1282
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	5,1282
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	2,5641
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	2,5641
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	2,5641
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0
GOD SAVE AFRICA	0	0
INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0

39 seats; 20 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

82.0%52 918 votes

5.5%3 578 votes

5.1%3 278 votes

3.0%1 946 votes

1.5%942 votes

Other2.9%1 874 votes

0.8%528 votes

0.8%491 votes

0.5%298 votes

0.4%227 votes

0.2%141 votes

0.2%111 votes

0.1%78 votes

Dr. A.B. Xuma · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	52 918	81,9976
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	3 578	5,5442
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	3 278	5,0793
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	1 946	3,0154
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	942	1,4597
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	528	0,8181
INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	—	491	0,7608
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	298	0,4618
GOD SAVE AFRICA	—	227	0,3517
INDEPENDENTS	—	141	0,2185
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	—	111	0,172
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	78	0,1209

64536 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

12seats

ANC32

32 of 39 council seats

AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT gains

+3.0pp

20160.0%

20213.0%

Closest covering ward

1 417votes apart

ANC59.4%

EFF9.7%

Ward 10 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC26—

UDM3—

PAC2—

16 for a majority · 31 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC35

UDM3

PAC1

EFF0—

ATM0—

21 for a majority · 40 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC33

UDM2

PAC0

EFF2

20 for a majority · 39 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC32

UDM2

PAC1

EFF2

ATM1—

20 for a majority · 39 seats

EC137 - Engcobo · 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	26	31	16
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3	31	16
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	2	31	16
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	31	16
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	31	16
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	35	40	21
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3	40	21
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	40	21
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	40	21
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	40	21
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	40	21
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	40	21
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	40	21
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	40	21
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	33	39	20
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	39	20
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	39	20
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	39	20
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	39	20
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	39	20
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	39	20
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	32	39	20
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	39	20
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	39	20
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	39	20
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	39	20
2 021	GOD SAVE AFRICA	0	39	20
2 021	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	39	20
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	39	20
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	39	20

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 %

ANC64.7%—

UDM26.2%—

PAC8.3%—

EFF0.0%—

ATM0.0%—

Other0.8%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC82.8%

UDM9.0%

PAC5.5%

EFF0.0%

ATM0.0%

Other2.7%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC87.3%

UDM7.2%

PAC1.7%

EFF0.0%

ATM0.0%

Other3.9%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC83.3%

UDM6.0%

PAC0.7%

EFF3.9%

ATM0.0%

Other6.1%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC82.0%

UDM5.1%

PAC0.8%

EFF5.5%

ATM3.0%

Other3.5%

EC137 - Engcobo · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	30 040	64,6606	46 458	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	12 183	26,2237	46 458	Reported
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	3 854	8,2957	46 458	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	GOD SAVE AFRICA	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	46 458	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	55 623	82,7563	67 213	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	6 066	9,025	67 213	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	3 708	5,5168	67 213	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	835	1,2423	67 213	Reported
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	GOD SAVE AFRICA	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	67 213	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	65 188	87,2617	74 704	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	5 342	7,1509	74 704	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 274	1,7054	74 704	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	74 704	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	74 704	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	313	0,419	74 704	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	960	1,2851	74 704	Reported
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	104	0,1392	74 704	Reported
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	875	1,1713	74 704	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	74 704	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	74 704	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	74 704	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	545	0,7295	74 704	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	74 704	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	74 704	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	GOD SAVE AFRICA	0	0	74 704	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	74 704	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	103	0,1379	74 704	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	61 536	83,2997	73 873	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	4 453	6,0279	73 873	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	518	0,7012	73 873	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 876	3,8932	73 873	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	73 873	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 406	1,9033	73 873	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	73 873	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	73 873	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	73 873	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	793	1,0735	73 873	Reported
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	704	0,953	73 873	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	73 873	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	216	0,2924	73 873	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	494	0,6687	73 873	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	73 873	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	GOD SAVE AFRICA	0	0	73 873	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	73 873	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	73 873	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	52 918	81,9976	64 536	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 278	5,0793	64 536	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	528	0,8181	64 536	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 578	5,5442	64 536	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1 946	3,0154	64 536	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	942	1,4597	64 536	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	78	0,1209	64 536	Reported
2 021	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	64 536	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	64 536	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	64 536	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	64 536	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	491	0,7608	64 536	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	64 536	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	64 536	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	298	0,4618	64 536	Reported
2 021	GOD SAVE AFRICA	227	0,3517	64 536	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	111	0,172	64 536	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	64 536	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 Dr. A.B. Xuma

20 wards

Ward 1

ANC90.7%Mzingisi Alphus Wotsitsa

EFF2.7%

Lead: 2 672 votes Ward 2

ANC89.8%Bonelwa Fihlani

EFF5.5%

Lead: 2 483 votes Ward 3

ANC81.4%Sivuyile Ludonga Dlodlo

UDM14.1%

Lead: 1 955 votes Ward 4

ANC87.2%Siyabulela Phandle

UDM7.5%

Lead: 2 571 votes Ward 5

ANC87.9%David Ntibane

UDM5.9%

Lead: 2 646 votes Ward 6

ANC92.5%Nkosivile Ketani

EFF3.8%

Lead: 3 447 votes Ward 7

ANC74.4%Nolutho Mirriam Sifanqala

AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT8.7%

Lead: 1 978 votes Ward 8

ANC90.2%Sandiso Ngxangu

EFF4.1%

Lead: 2 732 votes Ward 9

ANC62.8%Thembela Signoria Qoba

EFF17.5%

Lead: 1 546 votes Ward 10

ANC59.4%Nomaliviwe Stemele

EFF9.7%

Lead: 1 417 votes Ward 11

ANC73.5%Darlington Sivuyile Plaatjie

AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT7.3%

Lead: 1 792 votes Ward 12

ANC90.1%Sinethemba Sirataza

EFF4.6%

Lead: 2 548 votes Ward 13

ANC83.0%Sevuyile Mfeki

EFF7.3%

Lead: 2 304 votes Ward 14

ANC84.3%Solwethu Israel Molo

EFF4.9%

Lead: 2 261 votes Ward 15

ANC77.0%Tembinkosi Ngxangani

INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION7.6%

Lead: 2 567 votes Ward 16

ANC85.2%Noluvo Sweetness Nomawele Mnqanqeni

UDM6.3%

Lead: 2 578 votes Ward 17

ANC88.0%Vuyani Matshikitsha

EFF4.8%

Lead: 2 874 votes Ward 18

ANC80.0%Mhlakunzima Saki

UDM6.9%

Lead: 2 546 votes Ward 19

ANC77.8%Vuyokazi Mzuku

UDM11.6%

Lead: 2 505 votes Ward 20

ANC82.7%Amanda Mendu

EFF8.1%

Lead: 2 685 votes

Wards in Dr. A.B. Xuma ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 754	90,6517
Ward 1	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	82	2,6991
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 644	89,8403
Ward 2	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	161	5,4706
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 363	81,3986
Ward 3	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	408	14,0544
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 812	87,2208
Ward 4	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	241	7,4752
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 835	87,907
Ward 5	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	189	5,8605
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 594	92,4858
Ward 6	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	147	3,7828
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 239	74,4101
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	261	8,674
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 861	90,167
Ward 8	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	129	4,0656
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 143	62,8077
Ward 9	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	597	17,4971
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 695	59,4111
Ward 10	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	278	9,7441
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 989	73,5305
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	197	7,2828
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 684	90,0671
Ward 12	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	136	4,5638
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 527	82,9885
Ward 13	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	223	7,3235
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 400	84,2697
Ward 14	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	139	4,8806
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 849	77
Ward 15	2 021	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	282	7,6216
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 783	85,1591
Ward 16	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	205	6,2729
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 040	87,963
Ward 17	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	166	4,8032
Ward 18	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 786	80,0115
Ward 18	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	240	6,8926
Ward 19	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 943	77,7543
Ward 19	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	438	11,572
Ward 20	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 977	82,6715
Ward 20	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	292	8,1089

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

Source data

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 39 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 Dr. A.B. Xuma. Ward results include areas outside Gqutyini E.

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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Gqutyini E, Eastern Cape

ANC retains its majority

Council seats

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

ANC above the majority

AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT gains

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How the vote changed

Council seats by election

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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Wards in Dr. A.B. Xuma

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