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2021 · Port St Johns council results

Mthinde, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Results

2021

Council seats

ANC31 seats
EFF3 seats
ATM2 seats
CIVIC INDEPENDENT1 seat
DA1 seat
Other1 seat
UDM1 seat

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
73.8%55 762 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
6.9%5 195 votes
INDEPENDENTS
5.5%4 131 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties13.9%10 501 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
4.1%3 122 votes
CIVIC INDEPENDENT
3.1%2 364 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
3.1%2 309 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
2.1%1 608 votes
AFRICAN DEMOCRATS
1.0%736 votes
INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION
0.3%205 votes
BATHO PELE MOVEMENT
0.2%157 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC73.8%
UDM2.1%
EFF6.9%
CIVIC INDEPENDENT3.1%
DA3.1%
ATM4.1%
Other6.9%
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 Port St Johns

20 wards

Ward 1
ANC55.9%Leading candidate: Nomsa Vava
CIVIC INDEPENDENT16.2%
Lead: 1 935 votes
Ward 2
ANC58.6%Leading candidate: Lubabalo Ndamase
INDEPENDENTS22.1%
Lead: 1 543 votes
Ward 3
ANC83.8%Leading candidate: Makhosandile Benni Madotyeni
EFF8.6%
Lead: 2 708 votes
Ward 4
ANC82.1%Leading candidate: Ndumiso Kawu
EFF9.0%
Lead: 2 760 votes
Ward 5
ANC71.1%Leading candidate: Mziwabantu Maninjwa
INDEPENDENTS13.3%
Lead: 1 862 votes
Ward 6
ANC61.1%Leading candidate: Zwelivumile Mhlabeni
DA14.7%
Lead: 1 490 votes
Ward 7
ANC85.3%Leading candidate: Ike Peterson Bongile Ndudu
EFF4.2%
Lead: 3 298 votes
Ward 8
ANC61.3%Leading candidate: Bulelwa Mjakuja
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.6%
Lead: 1 838 votes
Ward 9
ANC81.3%Leading candidate: Siphiwo Ndabeni
EFF12.6%
Lead: 2 266 votes
Ward 10
ANC65.4%Leading candidate: Nomthandazo Javu
INDEPENDENTS18.2%
Lead: 1 651 votes
Ward 11
ANC65.2%Leading candidate: Boniswa Ncomfu
EFF23.5%
Lead: 1 872 votes
Ward 12
ANC93.7%Leading candidate: Phiwaba Ngozi
EFF2.1%
Lead: 3 121 votes
Ward 13
ANC77.8%Leading candidate: Nokwanda Puzi
INDEPENDENTS11.7%
Lead: 2 832 votes
Ward 14
ANC76.5%Leading candidate: Simthembile Eric Sicoto
DA6.9%
Lead: 2 513 votes
Ward 15
ANC88.6%Leading candidate: Nomakhosi Dobe
UDM4.1%
Lead: 2 337 votes
Ward 16
ANC75.3%Leading candidate: Sivuyile Vincent Mavimbela
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10.5%
Lead: 2 618 votes
Ward 17
ANC93.9%Leading candidate: Fezeka Mafaka
EFF4.8%
Lead: 3 298 votes
Ward 18
ANC85.2%Leading candidate: Simnikiwe Iven Ncolosi
EFF14.1%
Lead: 2 358 votes
Ward 19
ANC61.5%Leading candidate: Nontlahla Florence Dobe
CIVIC INDEPENDENT25.5%
Lead: 1 580 votes
Ward 20
ANC69.1%Leading candidate: Mongezi Makaula
INDEPENDENTS19.3%
Lead: 1 646 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 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 Port St Johns. Ward results include areas outside Mthinde.

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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