2021 · Makana council results

Riebeeck East, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

27 seats14 for a majority

ANC14 seats

DA5 seats

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT5 seats

EFF2 seats

INDEPENDENTS1 seat

Makana · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	14	51,8519
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	18,5185
MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	5	18,5185
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	7,4074
INDEPENDENTS	1	3,7037
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0
MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	0	0
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0

27 seats; 14 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

50.6%18 674 votes

18.1%6 673 votes

17.1%6 309 votes

5.9%2 180 votes

Other8.2%3 035 votes

3.0%1 099 votes

1.9%701 votes

1.1%406 votes

0.9%314 votes

0.7%271 votes

0.7%244 votes

Makana · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	18 674	50,6468
MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	—	6 673	18,0982
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	6 309	17,111
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	2 180	5,9125
INDEPENDENTS	—	1 099	2,9807
MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	—	701	1,9012
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	406	1,1011
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	—	314	0,8516
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	271	0,735
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	244	0,6618

36871 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

0seats

ANC14

14 of 27 council seats

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT gains

+18.1pp

20160.0%

202118.1%

Closest covering ward

11votes apart

ANC22.8%

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT21.6%

Ward 12 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC20—

DA4—

13 for a majority · 24 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC20

DA6

COPE1—

15 for a majority · 28 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC17

DA8

EFF2—

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC14

DA5

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT5—

EFF2

14 for a majority · 27 seats

EC104 - Makana · 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	20	24	13
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	24	13
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	24	13
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	24	13
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	24	13
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	24	13
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	24	13
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	24	13
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	20	28	15
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	28	15
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	28	15
2 011	MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	1	28	15
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	28	15
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	28	15
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	17	27	14
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8	27	14
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	27	14
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	27	14
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	14	27	14
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	27	14
2 021	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	5	27	14
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	27	14
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 021	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	27	14
2 021	MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	0	27	14
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	27	14
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	27	14

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 %

ANC82.0%—

DA14.0%—

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT0.0%—

EFF0.0%—

COPE0.0%—

Other4.0%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC80.9%

DA14.1%

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT0.0%

EFF0.0%

COPE0.0%

Other5.0%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC72.6%

DA20.6%

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT0.0%

EFF0.0%

COPE3.0%

MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL2.2%

Other1.6%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC61.8%

DA29.8%

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT0.0%

EFF5.3%

COPE0.0%

Other3.1%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC50.6%

DA17.1%

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT18.1%

EFF5.9%

COPE0.0%

Other8.2%

EC104 - Makana · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	36 291	82,008	44 253	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6 181	13,9674	44 253	Reported
2 000	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	0	0	44 253	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	44 253	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	44 253	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	0	0	44 253	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	892	2,0157	44 253	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	889	2,0089	44 253	Reported
2 000	MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	0	0	44 253	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	44 253	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	44 253	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	44 253	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	44 253	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	44 253	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	44 253	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	35 958	80,899	44 448	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6 272	14,1109	44 448	Reported
2 006	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	0	0	44 448	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	44 448	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	44 448	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	0	0	44 448	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	622	1,3994	44 448	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	442	0,9944	44 448	Reported
2 006	MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	0	0	44 448	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	487	1,0957	44 448	Reported
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	44 448	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	442	0,9944	44 448	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	44 448	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	44 448	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	166	0,3735	44 448	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	35 557	72,5535	49 008	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10 109	20,6272	49 008	Reported
2 011	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	0	0	49 008	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	49 008	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1 488	3,0362	49 008	Reported
2 011	MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	1 076	2,1956	49 008	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	49 008	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	49 008	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	0	0	49 008	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	648	1,3222	49 008	Reported
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	49 008	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	49 008	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	49 008	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	49 008	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	49 008	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	29 165	61,84	47 162	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	14 045	29,7803	47 162	Reported
2 016	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	0	0	47 162	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 509	5,32	47 162	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	47 162	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	0	0	47 162	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	47 162	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	195	0,4135	47 162	Reported
2 016	MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	0	0	47 162	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	350	0,7421	47 162	Reported
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	47 162	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	47 162	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	47 162	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	47 162	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	47 162	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	18 674	50,6468	36 871	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6 309	17,111	36 871	Reported
2 021	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	6 673	18,0982	36 871	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 180	5,9125	36 871	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	36 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	0	0	36 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	36 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	36 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	701	1,9012	36 871	Reported
2 021	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	314	0,8516	36 871	Reported
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	406	1,1011	36 871	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	36 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	271	0,735	36 871	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	244	0,6618	36 871	Reported
2 021	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	36 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.

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 Makana

14 wards

Ward 1

ANC55.5%Phumelele Peter

DA24.4%

Lead: 657 votes Ward 2

ANC68.9%Mphumzi Rumsell Xonxa

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT15.4%

Lead: 1 266 votes Ward 3

ANC52.5%Zanekhaya Hoyi

DA25.3%

Lead: 839 votes Ward 4

DA52.1%Geoffrey Keith Wystan Embling

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT31.6%

Lead: 964 votes Ward 5

ANC70.9%Gcobisa Brenda Mene

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT9.9%

Lead: 1 916 votes Ward 6

ANC69.1%Vuyani Nelson Jezi

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT18.8%

Lead: 1 305 votes Ward 7

ANC66.9%Lunga Masinda

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT17.4%

Lead: 1 180 votes Ward 8

DA46.0%Carolynn Clark

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT28.2%

Lead: 419 votes Ward 9

ANC67.1%Thozamile Sylvester Yaka

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT18.4%

Lead: 1 013 votes Ward 10

ANC66.8%Zodwa Alfreda Cetu

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT24.3%

Lead: 1 092 votes Ward 11

ANC68.9%Sakhiwo Zono

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT20.0%

Lead: 1 335 votes Ward 12

ANC22.8%Mzobanzi Nkwentsha

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT21.6%

Lead: 11 votes Ward 13

ANC58.0%Wandisile Eric Matina

MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT21.6%

Lead: 982 votes Ward 14

ANC38.1%

INDEPENDENTS23.3%

Lead: 458 votes

Wards in Makana ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 174	55,4558
Ward 1	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	517	24,4214
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 632	68,8608
Ward 2	2 021	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	366	15,443
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 620	52,5292
Ward 3	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	781	25,3243
Ward 4	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 456	52,056
Ward 4	2 021	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	1 492	31,6236
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 227	70,9236
Ward 5	2 021	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	311	9,9045
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 794	69,1329
Ward 6	2 021	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	489	18,8439
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 596	66,8902
Ward 7	2 021	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	416	17,435
Ward 8	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 083	46,0263
Ward 8	2 021	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	664	28,2193
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 397	67,0989
Ward 9	2 021	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	384	18,4438
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 717	66,7834
Ward 10	2 021	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	625	24,3096
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 880	68,8645
Ward 11	2 021	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	545	19,9634
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	211	22,8355
Ward 12	2 021	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	200	21,645
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 565	57,9844
Ward 13	2 021	MAKANA CITIZENS FRONT	583	21,6006
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 182	38,1044
Ward 14	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	724	23,3398

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 27 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 Makana. Ward results include areas outside Riebeeck East.

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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ANC retains its majority

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Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

ANC above the majority

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How the vote changed

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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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