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Yellowsands, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

2021

Council seats

ANC9 seats
DA3 seats
EFF1 seat
Great Kei · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS969,2308
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE323,0769
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS17,6923
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00
GOOD00
INDEPENDENTS00
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00

13 seats; 7 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
65.6%12 745 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
16.7%3 241 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties17.7%3 437 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
9.3%1 813 votes
INDEPENDENTS
5.3%1 038 votes
GOOD
1.7%335 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.8%151 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.5%100 votes
Great Kei · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—12 74565,6181
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—3 24116,6864
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—1 8139,3343
INDEPENDENTS—1 0385,3442
GOOD—3351,7248
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—1510,7774
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—1000,5149

19423 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC10—
DA1—
ID1—

7 for a majority · 12 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC11
DA2
EFF0—
ID0
ACDP0—

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
ANC9
DA2
EFF1

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
ANC9
DA3
EFF1

7 for a majority · 13 seats

EC123 - Great Kei · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10127
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1127
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1127
2 006INDEPENDENTS0127
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0127
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0127
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11137
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2137
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9137
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2137
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1137
2 016INDEPENDENTS1137
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0137
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9137
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3137
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1137
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0137
2 021GOOD0137
2 021INDEPENDENTS0137
2 021UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0137

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 %
ANC89.5%—
DA5.4%—
EFF0.0%—
ID0.0%—
ACDP2.7%—
Other2.4%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC85.6%
DA5.4%
EFF0.0%
ID4.4%
ACDP0.0%
UDM2.7%
Other2.0%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC84.0%
DA16.0%
EFF0.0%
ID0.0%
ACDP0.0%
Other0.0%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC70.8%
DA19.1%
EFF4.8%
ID0.0%
ACDP0.0%
Other5.3%
2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC65.6%
DA16.7%
EFF9.3%
ID0.0%
ACDP0.0%
Other8.4%
EC123 - Great Kei · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS20 90489,478623 362Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 2525,359123 362Reported
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0023 362No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0023 362No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY6352,718123 362Reported
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0023 362No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000GOOD0023 362No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0023 362No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0023 362No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22 49285,595826 277Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 4145,381126 277Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0026 277No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 1554,395526 277Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0026 277No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT6982,656326 277Reported
2 006GOOD0026 277No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2330,886726 277Reported
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0026 277No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS21 36984,017525 434Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 06515,982525 434Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0025 434No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0025 434No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0025 434No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0025 434No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011GOOD0025 434No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0025 434No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0025 434No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14 84170,775920 969Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 01219,13320 969Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1 0124,826220 969Reported
2 016INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0020 969No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0020 969No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0020 969No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016GOOD0020 969No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA700,333820 969Reported
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0020 969No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12 74565,618119 423Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 24116,686419 423Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1 8139,334319 423Reported
2 021INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0019 423No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0019 423No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1510,777419 423Reported
2 021GOOD3351,724819 423Reported
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0019 423No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1000,514919 423Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

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.
All parties & exact values

Ward results

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Wards in Great Kei

7 wards

Wards in Great Kei ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 11351,4989
Ward 12 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 87045,5764
Ward 22 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 47579,9892
Ward 22 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1729,3275
Ward 32 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 11289,3401
Ward 32 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2149,0525
Ward 42 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 17292,8602
Ward 42 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1044,4463
Ward 52 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 80158,0968
Ward 52 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE74724,0968
Ward 62 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 43951,8372
Ward 62 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS47817,219
Ward 72 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 63356,3687
Ward 72 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS66022,7822

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 13 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 Great Kei. Ward results include areas outside Yellowsands.

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. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

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