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ANC retains its majority

Results

2021

Council seats

ANC48 seats
ATM5 seats
EFF4 seats
SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA2 seats
ACU1 seat
Other4 seats
AIC1 seat
DA1 seat
SRWP1 seat
UDM1 seat

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
74.1%90 462 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
6.9%8 466 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
6.9%8 382 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties12.1%14 808 votes
SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
2.4%2 933 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
1.8%2 195 votes
INDEPENDENTS
1.7%2 111 votes
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION
1.6%1 968 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
1.3%1 642 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
1.0%1 252 votes
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY
0.8%1 028 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.8%928 votes
BATHO PELE MOVEMENT
0.4%472 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.2%279 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC74.1%
UDM1.3%
ATM6.9%
EFF6.9%
ACU1.6%
SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA2.4%
Other6.8%
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.
All parties & exact values

Ward results

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Wards in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

32 wards

Ward 1
ANC59.3%Leading candidate: Robho Florence Madikizela
SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA16.8%
Lead: 1 288 votes
Ward 2
ANC87.4%Leading candidate: Sindisiwe Mphoswa
EFF4.9%
Lead: 3 095 votes
Ward 3
ANC54.9%Leading candidate: Busisiwe Luwele
SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA15.3%
Lead: 1 369 votes
Ward 4
ANC82.5%Leading candidate: Sanelisiwe Precious Madikizela
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT5.7%
Lead: 2 972 votes
Ward 5
ANC73.7%Leading candidate: Manono Mbele
UDM10.9%
Lead: 2 328 votes
Ward 6
ANC74.9%Leading candidate: Fransisca Nonhlanhla Nyathi
EFF11.5%
Lead: 2 221 votes
Ward 7
ANC82.1%Leading candidate: Tsepo Zanemvula Noconjo
EFF4.7%
Lead: 2 365 votes
Ward 8
ANC82.5%Leading candidate: Sinovuyo Vuyolwethu Mfolozi
INDEPENDENTS8.4%
Lead: 3 554 votes
Ward 9
ANC86.0%Leading candidate: Lungiswa Nomazele
EFF8.2%
Lead: 3 375 votes
Ward 10
ANC70.6%Leading candidate: Mbuyiswa Stephanow Msindo
EFF22.9%
Lead: 1 904 votes
Ward 11
ANC86.5%Leading candidate: Noluvo Mgolozana
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT7.8%
Lead: 3 008 votes
Ward 12
ANC81.6%Leading candidate: Zithobile Mhlwazi
DA5.8%
Lead: 2 844 votes
Ward 13
ANC68.8%Leading candidate: Nozipho Majova
EFF11.5%
Lead: 1 947 votes
Ward 14
ANC65.0%Leading candidate: Thulani Dlamini
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION22.2%
Lead: 1 871 votes
Ward 15
ANC62.9%Leading candidate: Lusapho General Mcambalala
EFF13.8%
Lead: 2 078 votes
Ward 16
ANC86.3%Leading candidate: Nelson Mfumaneko Njomi
EFF6.1%
Lead: 3 098 votes
Ward 17
ANC72.7%Leading candidate: Ayanda Maquthu
EFF6.2%
Lead: 2 264 votes
Ward 18
ANC83.1%Leading candidate: Xolani Bhabhazela
EFF8.6%
Lead: 3 080 votes
Ward 19
ANC80.4%Leading candidate: Xolile Tsethe
EFF7.9%
Lead: 2 881 votes
Ward 20
ANC81.3%Leading candidate: Sanele Millicent Nomvalo
SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA5.6%
Lead: 2 572 votes
Ward 21
ANC60.7%Leading candidate: Alfred Dumile Diya
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT27.2%
Lead: 1 247 votes
Ward 22
ANC74.0%Leading candidate: Mbangiseni William Dlamini
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT11.2%
Lead: 2 264 votes
Ward 23
ANC75.0%Leading candidate: Zanovuyo Hopewell Dyarvane
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT11.6%
Lead: 2 602 votes
Ward 24
ANC73.1%Leading candidate: Mduduzi Cedric Mbodiya
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT16.4%
Lead: 2 184 votes
Ward 25
ANC69.1%Leading candidate: Mpetha Ndovela
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.3%
Lead: 2 606 votes
Ward 26
ANC54.0%Leading candidate: Nomangesi Doko
INDEPENDENTS18.5%
Lead: 1 446 votes
Ward 27
ANC67.8%Leading candidate: Andile Israel Guqaza
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT14.7%
Lead: 2 102 votes
Ward 28
ANC80.8%Leading candidate: Sithandiwe Yalo
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT7.1%
Lead: 2 816 votes
Ward 29
ANC79.5%Leading candidate: Mzolisi Manci
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT9.9%
Lead: 2 436 votes
Ward 30
ANC72.7%Leading candidate: Nonqubela Madikizela
EFF11.4%
Lead: 1 954 votes
Ward 31
ANC69.8%Leading candidate: Bulelani Qalaba
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY7.5%
Lead: 2 411 votes
Ward 32
ANC68.6%Leading candidate: Sonwabo Wiseman Jayiya
SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA12.8%
Lead: 1 817 votes
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 64 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 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Ward results include areas outside Mkobongo.

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. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

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