2021 · Senqu council results

Marakaneng, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

34 seats18 for a majority

ANC25 seats

EFF4 seats

STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION2 seats

DA1 seat

PAC1 seat

UDM1 seat

Senqu · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	25	73,5294
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	11,7647
STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION	2	5,8824
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	2,9412
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	2,9412
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	2,9412
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0

34 seats; 18 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

73.2%39 974 votes

11.2%6 117 votes

4.2%2 282 votes

3.3%1 816 votes

1.9%1 044 votes

Other6.1%3 357 votes

1.9%1 010 votes

1.1%623 votes

1.1%598 votes

1.0%539 votes

0.7%370 votes

0.4%217 votes

Senqu · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	39 974	73,2259
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	6 117	11,2053
STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION	—	2 282	4,1803
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 816	3,3266
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	1 044	1,9124
INDEPENDENTS	—	1 010	1,8502
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	623	1,1412
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	598	1,0954
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	539	0,9874
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	370	0,6778
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	—	217	0,3975

54590 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

7seats

ANC25

25 of 34 council seats

STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION falls

−19.0pp

201623.2%

20214.2%

Closest covering ward

1 045votes apart

ANC57.1%

EFF28.6%

Ward 8 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC29—

DA1—

PAC1—

17 for a majority · 32 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC32

DA2

PAC2

19 for a majority · 37 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC23

STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION8—

EFF1—

DA2

18 for a majority · 34 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC25

STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION2

EFF4

DA1

PAC1—

18 for a majority · 34 seats

EC142 - Senqu · 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	29	32	17
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	32	17
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	32	17
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	32	17
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	32	17
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	32	37	19
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	37	19
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	2	37	19
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	37	19
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	37	19
2 011	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	37	19
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	23	34	18
2 016	STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION	8	34	18
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	34	18
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	34	18
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	34	18
2 016	STERKSPRUIT DEVELOPMENT FORUM	0	34	18
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	34	18
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	25	34	18
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	34	18
2 021	STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION	2	34	18
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	34	18
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	34	18
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	34	18
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	34	18
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	34	18
2 021	ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	0	34	18
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	34	18
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	34	18

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 %

ANC87.9%—

STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION0.0%—

EFF0.0%—

DA5.7%—

PAC5.2%—

Other1.3%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC92.2%

STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION0.0%

EFF0.0%

DA2.7%

PAC2.4%

UDM2.2%

Other0.5%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC86.4%

STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION0.0%

EFF0.0%

DA6.5%

PAC5.3%

Other1.8%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC67.8%

STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION23.2%

EFF3.4%

DA4.1%

PAC0.0%

Other1.6%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC73.2%

STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION4.2%

EFF11.2%

DA3.3%

PAC1.9%

Other6.1%

EC142 - Senqu · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	44 682	87,8996	50 833	Reported
2 000	STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	50 833	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	50 833	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 877	5,6597	50 833	Reported
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	2 623	5,16	50 833	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	50 833	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	50 833	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	50 833	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	50 833	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	STERKSPRUIT DEVELOPMENT FORUM	0	0	50 833	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	0	0	50 833	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	50 833	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	68 169	92,2212	73 919	Reported
2 006	STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	73 919	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	73 919	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 021	2,7341	73 919	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 766	2,3891	73 919	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 619	2,1902	73 919	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	73 919	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	73 919	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	73 919	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	STERKSPRUIT DEVELOPMENT FORUM	0	0	73 919	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	0	0	73 919	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	73 919	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	62 866	86,3568	72 798	Reported
2 011	STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	72 798	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	72 798	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 764	6,5441	72 798	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	3 861	5,3037	72 798	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	862	1,1841	72 798	Reported
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	72 798	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	72 798	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	72 798	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	STERKSPRUIT DEVELOPMENT FORUM	0	0	72 798	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	0	0	72 798	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	212	0,2912	72 798	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	49 744	67,7619	73 410	Reported
2 016	STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION	16 996	23,1522	73 410	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 499	3,4042	73 410	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 007	4,0962	73 410	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	73 410	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	315	0,4291	73 410	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	73 410	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	73 410	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	73 410	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	STERKSPRUIT DEVELOPMENT FORUM	313	0,4264	73 410	Reported
2 016	ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	0	0	73 410	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	73 410	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	39 974	73,2259	54 590	Reported
2 021	STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION	2 282	4,1803	54 590	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	6 117	11,2053	54 590	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 816	3,3266	54 590	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 044	1,9124	54 590	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	623	1,1412	54 590	Reported
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	598	1,0954	54 590	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	539	0,9874	54 590	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	370	0,6778	54 590	Reported
2 021	STERKSPRUIT DEVELOPMENT FORUM	0	0	54 590	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	217	0,3975	54 590	Reported
2 021	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	54 590	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 Senqu

17 wards

Ward 1

ANC85.0%Thulisa Mbane

EFF7.1%

Lead: 2 683 votes Ward 2

ANC74.9%Cecilia Pulane Mmele

EFF15.2%

Lead: 1 922 votes Ward 3

ANC69.6%Samuel Mchumane Ntlwatini

EFF14.2%

Lead: 1 749 votes Ward 4

ANC90.5%Mzwandile Theo Mbijekana

EFF3.7%

Lead: 2 585 votes Ward 5

ANC71.0%Zuziwe Mnisi

EFF9.5%

Lead: 1 654 votes Ward 6

ANC79.5%Mzuvelile Elliot Mbutya

EFF13.4%

Lead: 2 008 votes Ward 7

ANC76.1%Zandisile Ishmael Mangcipu

EFF15.3%

Lead: 1 772 votes Ward 8

ANC57.1%Koliwe Sanna Mpiti-Xhelesha

EFF28.6%

Lead: 1 045 votes Ward 9

ANC82.3%Joseph Dumisani Somsila

EFF11.2%

Lead: 2 320 votes Ward 10

ANC61.9%Simon Mfisa

STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION12.6%

Lead: 1 662 votes Ward 11

ANC69.3%Temba Joseph Nonjola

PAC13.1%

Lead: 1 951 votes Ward 12

ANC69.4%Busaphi Christopher Duba

EFF15.0%

Lead: 1 931 votes Ward 13

ANC85.8%Melisizwe Mcdonald Kafile

EFF4.1%

Lead: 2 983 votes Ward 14

ANC71.5%Thinjiwe Mirriam Dumzela

EFF9.3%

Lead: 2 170 votes Ward 15

ANC59.1%Mahlubi Phuza

DA12.0%

Lead: 1 249 votes Ward 16

ANC68.0%Mlifi Amos Mshasha

INDEPENDENTS14.4%

Lead: 1 463 votes Ward 17

ANC73.0%Akhona Mvelase

STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION14.2%

Lead: 1 944 votes

Wards in Senqu ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 926	84,9593
Ward 1	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	243	7,0557
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 413	74,9146
Ward 2	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	491	15,2437
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 196	69,648
Ward 3	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	447	14,177
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 694	90,4634
Ward 4	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	109	3,6602
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 909	71,0193
Ward 5	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	255	9,4866
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 416	79,4998
Ward 6	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	408	13,4255
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 219	76,0713
Ward 7	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	447	15,324
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 092	57,0649
Ward 8	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 047	28,5597
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 684	82,2808
Ward 9	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	364	11,1588
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 088	61,8667
Ward 10	2 021	STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION	426	12,6222
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 406	69,3372
Ward 11	2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	455	13,1124
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 463	69,3998
Ward 12	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	532	14,9901
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 134	85,816
Ward 13	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	151	4,1347
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 495	71,531
Ward 14	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	325	9,3177
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 568	59,1475
Ward 15	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	319	12,0332
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 856	67,9605
Ward 16	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	393	14,3903
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 415	73,049
Ward 17	2 021	STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION	471	14,2468

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 34 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 Senqu. Ward results include areas outside Marakaneng.

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.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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Marakaneng, Eastern Cape

ANC retains its majority

Council seats

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

ANC above the majority

STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION falls

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How the vote changed

Council seats by election

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

Ward results

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