2021 · Mbhashe council results

Qholiwe, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

63 seats32 for a majority

ANC45 seats

UDM8 seats

EFF4 seats

ATM1 seat

ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL1 seat

Other4 seats

BATHO PELE MOVEMENT1 seat

DA1 seat

INDEPENDENTS1 seat

PAC1 seat

Mbhashe · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	45	71,4286
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	8	12,6984
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	6,3492
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	1,5873
ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL	1	1,5873
BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	1	1,5873
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	1,5873
INDEPENDENTS	1	1,5873
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	1,5873
AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
AL JAMA-AH	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
OTHER	0	0

63 seats; 32 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

69.0%75 762 votes

12.5%13 729 votes

5.9%6 427 votes

5.0%5 439 votes

2.1%2 308 votes

Other5.6%6 096 votes

1.4%1 580 votes

1.0%1 150 votes

0.8%901 votes

0.6%707 votes

0.5%602 votes

0.4%386 votes

0.4%385 votes

0.2%243 votes

0.1%142 votes

Mbhashe · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	75 762	69,0245
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	13 729	12,5081
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	6 427	5,8554
INDEPENDENTS	—	5 439	4,9553
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	2 308	2,1028
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 580	1,4395
BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	—	1 150	1,0477
ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL	—	901	0,8209
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	707	0,6441
AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	—	602	0,5485
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	386	0,3517
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	385	0,3508
AL JAMA-AH	—	243	0,2214
OTHER	—	142	0,1294

109761 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

13seats

ANC45

45 of 63 council seats

ANC falls

−4.1pp

201673.1%

202169.0%

Closest covering ward

324votes apart

INDEPENDENTS34.5%

ANC24.5%

Ward 28 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC43—

UDM7—

DA0—

26 for a majority · 51 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC41

UDM7

COPE9—

DA1

31 for a majority · 61 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC47

UDM9

COPE1

EFF2—

DA2

32 for a majority · 63 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC45

UDM8

COPE0

EFF4

DA1

32 for a majority · 63 seats

EC121 - Mbhashe · 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	43	51	26
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	7	51	26
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	51	26
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	51	26
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	51	26
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	51	26
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	41	61	31
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	9	61	31
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	7	61	31
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	2	61	31
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	1	61	31
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	61	31
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	61	31
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	61	31
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	61	31
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	47	63	32
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	9	63	32
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	63	32
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	63	32
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	2	63	32
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	63	32
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	63	32
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	63	32
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	63	32
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	45	63	32
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	8	63	32
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	63	32
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	63	32
2 021	ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL	1	63	32
2 021	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	1	63	32
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	63	32
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1	63	32
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	63	32
2 021	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	63	32
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	63	32
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	0	63	32
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	63	32
2 021	OTHER	0	63	32

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 %

ANC59.5%—

UDM39.7%—

COPE0.0%—

EFF0.0%—

DA0.0%—

Other0.7%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC83.9%

UDM13.5%

COPE0.0%

EFF0.0%

DA0.5%

Other2.1%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC65.9%

UDM10.9%

COPE14.6%

EFF0.0%

DA1.1%

Other7.6%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC73.1%

UDM14.4%

COPE0.9%

EFF3.2%

DA2.2%

Other6.2%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC69.0%

UDM12.5%

COPE0.4%

EFF5.9%

DA1.4%

ATM2.1%

Other8.7%

EC121 - Mbhashe · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	55 435	59,532	93 118	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	36 993	39,727	93 118	Reported
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	93 118	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	93 118	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	93 118	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	93 118	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	93 118	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	93 118	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL	0	0	93 118	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	93 118	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	93 118	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	93 118	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	93 118	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	93 118	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	93 118	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	105 232	83,9445	125 359	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	16 927	13,5028	125 359	Reported
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	125 359	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	125 359	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	581	0,4635	125 359	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	125 359	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 674	1,3354	125 359	Reported
2 006	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	125 359	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL	0	0	125 359	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	125 359	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	125 359	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	668	0,5329	125 359	Reported
2 006	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	125 359	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	125 359	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	125 359	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	81 959	65,9227	124 326	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	13 517	10,8722	124 326	Reported
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	18 112	14,5682	124 326	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	124 326	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 332	1,0714	124 326	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	124 326	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	545	0,4384	124 326	Reported
2 011	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	124 326	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL	0	0	124 326	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	784	0,6306	124 326	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	124 326	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	540	0,4343	124 326	Reported
2 011	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	124 326	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	281	0,226	124 326	Reported
2 011	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	124 326	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	98 505	73,0999	134 754	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	19 456	14,4382	134 754	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1 157	0,8586	134 754	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4 343	3,2229	134 754	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 970	2,204	134 754	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	134 754	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	841	0,6241	134 754	Reported
2 016	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	134 754	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL	0	0	134 754	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	550	0,4082	134 754	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	134 754	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	134 754	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	490	0,3636	134 754	Reported
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	134 754	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	134 754	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	75 762	69,0245	109 761	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	13 729	12,5081	109 761	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	385	0,3508	109 761	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	6 427	5,8554	109 761	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 580	1,4395	109 761	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	2 308	2,1028	109 761	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	707	0,6441	109 761	Reported
2 021	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	1 150	1,0477	109 761	Reported
2 021	ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL	901	0,8209	109 761	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	386	0,3517	109 761	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	602	0,5485	109 761	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	109 761	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	Unavailable	Unavailable	109 761	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	Unavailable	Unavailable	109 761	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	243	0,2214	109 761	Reported

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 Mbhashe

32 wards

Ward 1

ANC64.7%Irene Nomachule Quvile

EFF12.4%

Lead: 1 450 votes Ward 2

ANC66.0%Mzikayise Saki

UDM12.2%

Lead: 2 040 votes Ward 3

ANC63.5%Zukile Christopher Gobinduku

DA19.8%

Lead: 1 486 votes Ward 4

ANC82.2%Simphiwe Futshane

UDM5.3%

Lead: 2 611 votes Ward 5

ANC78.2%Mbulelo Manuel Sisulu

EFF10.0%

Lead: 2 481 votes Ward 6

ANC82.4%Thobela Nodliwa

UDM10.1%

Lead: 2 669 votes Ward 7

ANC51.1%Buyiswa Gaven

EFF16.0%

Lead: 1 146 votes Ward 8

ANC84.9%Anda Mpatuse

UDM6.4%

Lead: 2 526 votes Ward 9

ANC62.6%Kungeka Sigwayi

AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT11.2%

Lead: 1 577 votes Ward 10

ANC79.3%Ernest Fipaza

UDM8.0%

Lead: 2 147 votes Ward 11

ANC65.6%Nonyusile Ngolothi

BATHO PELE MOVEMENT16.6%

Lead: 1 852 votes Ward 12

ANC85.8%Mnikelo Vincent Muru

EFF4.5%

Lead: 2 352 votes Ward 13

ANC69.8%Sonwabile Toyana

UDM19.8%

Lead: 1 576 votes Ward 14

ANC57.9%Luyanda Mpunzi

UDM17.1%

Lead: 1 564 votes Ward 15

ANC90.2%Siyabulela Mdabuka

UDM5.4%

Lead: 2 763 votes Ward 16

ANC63.9%Nosipho Stafana

UDM25.0%

Lead: 1 403 votes Ward 17

ANC54.3%Nosipho Nancy Ntshontsho

UDM32.4%

Lead: 740 votes Ward 18

ANC54.1%Lungisa Mahobe

UDM19.2%

Lead: 1 346 votes Ward 19

ANC73.6%Phumelele Methu

UDM18.7%

Lead: 2 000 votes Ward 20

ANC48.8%Shepstone Thethemini Sitwayi

UDM19.7%

Lead: 1 127 votes Ward 21

ANC87.0%Noncedile Kopolo

UDM6.2%

Lead: 2 427 votes Ward 22

ANC83.1%Silulami Ndinisa

EFF7.6%

Lead: 2 601 votes Ward 23

ANC91.2%Lulamile Khumelwana

UDM3.9%

Lead: 3 407 votes Ward 24

ANC78.0%Boniswa Sithela

UDM8.1%

Lead: 2 305 votes Ward 25

UDM55.3%Nokanyo Magatya

ANC34.2%

Lead: 651 votes Ward 26

ANC74.7%Wilson Genyane

INDEPENDENTS11.9%

Lead: 2 204 votes Ward 27

ANC75.5%Tamella Nokele

EFF17.3%

Lead: 1 858 votes Ward 28

INDEPENDENTS34.5%Phumzile Msaro

ANC24.5%

Lead: 324 votes Ward 29

ANC66.1%Theophilus Manelisi Nxusani

INDEPENDENTS22.2%

Lead: 1 724 votes Ward 30

ANC64.5%Patrick Patuxolo Zuma

UDM21.2%

Lead: 1 313 votes Ward 31

ANC72.9%Simothulele Labhatala

INDEPENDENTS13.9%

Lead: 2 251 votes Ward 32

ANC78.8%Celiwe Genyane

UDM8.7%

Lead: 2 638 votes

Wards in Mbhashe ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 793	64,7059
Ward 1	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	343	12,3782
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 505	65,9558
Ward 2	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	465	12,2433
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 162	63,4576
Ward 3	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	676	19,8415
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 792	82,166
Ward 4	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	181	5,3267
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 844	78,2178
Ward 5	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	363	9,9835
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 042	82,4167
Ward 6	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	373	10,1057
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 668	51,1186
Ward 7	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	522	15,9975
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 731	84,9192
Ward 8	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	205	6,3744
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 919	62,6101
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	342	11,1582
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 388	79,3355
Ward 10	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	241	8,0066
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 481	65,6176
Ward 11	2 021	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	629	16,6358
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 481	85,8478
Ward 12	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	129	4,4637
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 202	69,8161
Ward 13	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	626	19,8478
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 219	57,9071
Ward 14	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	655	17,0929
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 940	90,1564
Ward 15	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	177	5,4278
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 305	63,8858
Ward 16	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	902	25
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 835	54,2578
Ward 17	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 095	32,3773
Ward 18	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 084	54,1299
Ward 18	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	738	19,1688
Ward 19	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 682	73,5802
Ward 19	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	682	18,7106
Ward 20	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 889	48,8366
Ward 20	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	762	19,7001
Ward 21	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 614	86,9594
Ward 21	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	187	6,2209
Ward 22	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 864	83,0626
Ward 22	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	263	7,6276
Ward 23	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 561	91,1674
Ward 23	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	154	3,9427
Ward 24	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 572	78,0103
Ward 24	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	267	8,0983
Ward 25	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 710	55,2861
Ward 25	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 059	34,2386
Ward 26	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 623	74,7081
Ward 26	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	419	11,9339
Ward 27	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 412	75,5166
Ward 27	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	554	17,345
Ward 28	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1 118	34,5488
Ward 28	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	794	24,5365
Ward 29	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 597	66,0646
Ward 29	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	873	22,2081
Ward 30	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 955	64,5002
Ward 30	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	642	21,1811
Ward 31	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 782	72,8654
Ward 31	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	531	13,9078
Ward 32	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 967	78,8257
Ward 32	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	329	8,7407

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 63 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 Mbhashe. Ward results include areas outside Qholiwe.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 3 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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