2021 · Port St Johns council results

Sihlanjeni, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

39 seats20 for a majority

ANC31 seats

EFF3 seats

ATM2 seats

CIVIC INDEPENDENT1 seat

DA1 seat

UDM1 seat

Port St Johns · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	31	79,4872
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	7,6923
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	2	5,1282
CIVIC INDEPENDENT	1	2,5641
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	2,5641
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	2,5641
AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0
BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0
INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0

39 seats; 20 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

73.8%55 762 votes

6.9%5 195 votes

5.5%4 131 votes

4.1%3 122 votes

3.1%2 364 votes

Other6.6%5 015 votes

3.1%2 309 votes

2.1%1 608 votes

1.0%736 votes

0.3%205 votes

0.2%157 votes

Port St Johns · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	55 762	73,77
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	5 195	6,8727
INDEPENDENTS	—	4 131	5,4651
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	3 122	4,1302
CIVIC INDEPENDENT	—	2 364	3,1274
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	2 309	3,0547
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	1 608	2,1273
AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	—	736	0,9737
INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	—	205	0,2712
BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	—	157	0,2077

75589 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

11seats

ANC31

31 of 39 council seats

ANC falls

−5.7pp

201679.5%

202173.8%

Closest covering ward

1 490votes apart

ANC61.1%

DA14.7%

Ward 6 · 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

ANC28—

UDM2—

16 for a majority · 31 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC32

UDM1

DA2—

20 for a majority · 39 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC31

UDM2

EFF1—

CIVIC INDEPENDENT3—

DA2

20 for a majority · 39 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC31

UDM1

EFF3

CIVIC INDEPENDENT1

DA1

20 for a majority · 39 seats

EC154 - Port St Johns · 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	28	31	16
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	31	16
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	1	31	16
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	31	16
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	31	16
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	32	39	20
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	3	39	20
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	39	20
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	39	20
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	39	20
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	31	39	20
2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	3	39	20
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	39	20
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	39	20
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	39	20
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	39	20
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	39	20
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	31	39	20
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	2	39	20
2 021	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	1	39	20
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	39	20
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	39	20
2 021	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	39	20
2 021	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	39	20
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	39	20

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 %

ANC72.2%—

UDM26.1%—

EFF0.0%—

CIVIC INDEPENDENT0.0%—

DA0.0%—

Other1.7%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC84.9%

UDM6.2%

EFF0.0%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT0.0%

DA0.0%

Other8.9%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC82.2%

UDM3.3%

EFF0.0%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT0.0%

DA4.3%

COPE2.7%

Other7.6%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC79.5%

UDM4.3%

EFF2.9%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT6.4%

DA5.7%

Other1.2%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC73.8%

UDM2.1%

EFF6.9%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT3.1%

DA3.1%

ATM4.1%

Other6.9%

EC154 - Port St Johns · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	36 736	72,2495	50 846	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	13 252	26,063	50 846	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	61 856	84,9425	72 821	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	4 491	6,1672	72 821	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	766	1,0519	72 821	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	393	0,5397	72 821	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	60 524	82,1901	73 639	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 401	3,2605	73 639	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 147	4,2736	73 639	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	2 003	2,72	73 639	Reported
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	279	0,3789	73 639	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	66 114	79,463	83 201	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 569	4,2896	83 201	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 427	2,917	83 201	Reported
2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	5 350	6,4302	83 201	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 746	5,7043	83 201	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	375	0,4507	83 201	Reported
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	130	0,1562	83 201	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	97	0,1166	83 201	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	55 762	73,77	75 589	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 608	2,1273	75 589	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5 195	6,8727	75 589	Reported
2 021	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	2 364	3,1274	75 589	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 309	3,0547	75 589	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	3 122	4,1302	75 589	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	736	0,9737	75 589	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	205	0,2712	75 589	Reported
2 021	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	157	0,2077	75 589	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	75 589	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 Port St Johns

20 wards

Ward 1

ANC55.9%Nomsa Vava

CIVIC INDEPENDENT16.2%

Lead: 1 935 votes Ward 2

ANC58.6%Lubabalo Ndamase

INDEPENDENTS22.1%

Lead: 1 543 votes Ward 3

ANC83.8%Makhosandile Benni Madotyeni

EFF8.6%

Lead: 2 708 votes Ward 4

ANC82.1%Ndumiso Kawu

EFF9.0%

Lead: 2 760 votes Ward 5

ANC71.1%Mziwabantu Maninjwa

INDEPENDENTS13.3%

Lead: 1 862 votes Ward 6

ANC61.1%Zwelivumile Mhlabeni

DA14.7%

Lead: 1 490 votes Ward 7

ANC85.3%Ike Peterson Bongile Ndudu

EFF4.2%

Lead: 3 298 votes Ward 8

ANC61.3%Bulelwa Mjakuja

AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.6%

Lead: 1 838 votes Ward 9

ANC81.3%Siphiwo Ndabeni

EFF12.6%

Lead: 2 266 votes Ward 10

ANC65.4%Nomthandazo Javu

INDEPENDENTS18.2%

Lead: 1 651 votes Ward 11

ANC65.2%Boniswa Ncomfu

EFF23.5%

Lead: 1 872 votes Ward 12

ANC93.7%Phiwaba Ngozi

EFF2.1%

Lead: 3 121 votes Ward 13

ANC77.8%Nokwanda Puzi

INDEPENDENTS11.7%

Lead: 2 832 votes Ward 14

ANC76.5%Simthembile Eric Sicoto

DA6.9%

Lead: 2 513 votes Ward 15

ANC88.6%Nomakhosi Dobe

UDM4.1%

Lead: 2 337 votes Ward 16

ANC75.3%Sivuyile Vincent Mavimbela

AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10.5%

Lead: 2 618 votes Ward 17

ANC93.9%Fezeka Mafaka

EFF4.8%

Lead: 3 298 votes Ward 18

ANC85.2%Simnikiwe Iven Ncolosi

EFF14.1%

Lead: 2 358 votes Ward 19

ANC61.5%Nontlahla Florence Dobe

CIVIC INDEPENDENT25.5%

Lead: 1 580 votes Ward 20

ANC69.1%Mongezi Makaula

INDEPENDENTS19.3%

Lead: 1 646 votes

Wards in Port St Johns ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 723	55,8908
Ward 1	2 021	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	788	16,1741
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 474	58,6256
Ward 2	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	931	22,0616
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 017	83,8288
Ward 3	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	309	8,5857
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 100	82,0975
Ward 4	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	340	9,0042
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 289	71,087
Ward 5	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	427	13,2609
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 963	61,1336
Ward 6	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	473	14,7306
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 470	85,2789
Ward 7	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	172	4,2271
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 768	61,2525
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	930	20,5798
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 683	81,2784
Ward 9	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	417	12,6325
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 287	65,3615
Ward 10	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	636	18,1766
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 926	65,2106
Ward 11	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 054	23,4901
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 192	93,662
Ward 12	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	71	2,0833
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 333	77,7648
Ward 13	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	501	11,6892
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 761	76,4608
Ward 14	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	248	6,8679
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 450	88,6397
Ward 15	2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	113	4,0883
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 043	75,3404
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	425	10,5224
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 477	93,8715
Ward 17	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	179	4,8326
Ward 18	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 825	85,2187
Ward 18	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	467	14,0875
Ward 19	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 696	61,5104
Ward 19	2 021	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	1 116	25,462
Ward 20	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 285	69,1168
Ward 20	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	639	19,3285

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, 15:38 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

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

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.

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