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Nomathamasanqa, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

2021

Council seats

ANC10 seats
DA4 seats
EFF1 seat
GOOD1 seat
Sundays River Valley · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1062,5
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE425
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS16,25
GOOD16,25
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00
COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA00
INDEPENDENTS00
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00

16 seats; 9 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
63.5%14 437 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
21.7%4 927 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
5.6%1 278 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties9.2%2 088 votes
GOOD
3.6%823 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
2.3%518 votes
INDEPENDENTS
2.2%509 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.6%134 votes
COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.5%104 votes
Sundays River Valley · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—14 43763,5152
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—4 92721,6762
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—1 2785,6225
GOOD—8233,6208
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—5182,2789
INDEPENDENTS—5092,2393
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—1340,5895
COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA—1040,4575

22730 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

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How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC12—
DA2—
EFF0—
GOOD0—
FF+0—

8 for a majority · 14 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC12
DA3

9 for a majority · 16 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
ANC11
DA4
EFF1—
GOOD0—
FF+0—

9 for a majority · 16 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
ANC10
DA4
EFF1
GOOD1
FF+0

9 for a majority · 16 seats

EC106 - Sundays River Valley · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12148
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2148
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0148
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0148
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12169
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3169
2 011INDEPENDENTS1169
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11169
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4169
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1169
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0169
2 016UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0169
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10169
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4169
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1169
2 021GOOD1169
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0169
2 021COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA0169
2 021INDEPENDENTS0169
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0169

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 %
ANC83.6%—
DA16.4%—
EFF0.0%—
GOOD0.0%—
FF+0.0%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC87.1%
DA10.1%
EFF0.0%
GOOD0.0%
FF+0.0%
PAC2.1%
Other0.7%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC73.4%
DA19.5%
EFF0.0%
GOOD0.0%
FF+0.0%
Other7.1%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC71.4%
DA21.7%
EFF5.0%
GOOD0.0%
FF+0.0%
Other1.9%
2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC63.5%
DA21.7%
EFF5.6%
GOOD3.6%
FF+2.3%
Other3.3%
EC106 - Sundays River Valley · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS18 67683,613922 336Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 66016,386122 336Reported
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0022 336No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000GOOD0022 336No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0022 336No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0022 336No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0022 336No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0022 336No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA0022 336No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS24 24587,06527 847Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 81810,119627 847Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0027 847No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006GOOD0027 847No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0027 847No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA5932,129527 847Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1910,685927 847Reported
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0027 847No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA0027 847No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22 82173,367631 105Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 06119,485631 105Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0031 105No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011GOOD0031 105No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0031 105No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0031 105No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0031 105No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0031 105No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA0031 105No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS21 01871,361229 453Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 39521,712629 453Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1 4855,041929 453Reported
2 016GOOD0029 453No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0029 453No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA4791,626329 453Reported
2 016UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT760,25829 453Reported
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0029 453No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA0029 453No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14 43763,515222 730Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 92721,676222 730Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1 2785,622522 730Reported
2 021GOOD8233,620822 730Reported
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS5182,278922 730Reported
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0022 730No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0022 730No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1340,589522 730Reported
2 021COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA1040,457522 730Reported

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 Sundays River Valley

8 wards

Wards in Sundays River Valley ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 45386,5256
Ward 12 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2639,2769
Ward 22 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 05855,8632
Ward 22 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 11430,2389
Ward 32 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 97366,5655
Ward 32 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE49716,7679
Ward 42 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 31676,8924
Ward 42 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE50216,6667
Ward 52 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 46285
Ward 52 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS17810,3488
Ward 62 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 22367,0504
Ward 62 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS30516,7215
Ward 72 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 28053,5341
Ward 72 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS90637,8921
Ward 82 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 04647,5814
Ward 82 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 18127,4651

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, 15:37 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 16 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 Sundays River Valley. Ward results include areas outside Nomathamasanqa.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 2 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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