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Ngcose

ANC retains its majority

31of 39 seats

2021 results

2021

Council seats

ANC31 seats73.8% of votes
EFF3 seats6.9% of votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2 seats4.1% of votes
Other3 seats8.3% of votes
CIVIC INDEPENDENT1 seat3.1% of votes
DA1 seat3.1% of votes
UDM1 seat2.1% of votes
Vote breakdown

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

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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 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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Wards in Port St Johns

20 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
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
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 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.

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Port St Johns. Ward results include areas outside Ngcose.

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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