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Eastern Cape · Nelson Mandela Bay · 2021

Ward 16

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain

What is a ward?

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats

Combined ballot votes

Separate PR and ward figures are unavailable for this area.

Combined ballots show votes, not council seats.Explain

Vote share vs seats

Vote share

40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.

One councillor

A representative who votes on council decisions.

Seats decide a majority

Use the council seat total, not the percentage on a single ballot.

Ward wins and the proportional allocation determine the final seats. A party’s PR vote percentage alone is not its share of council seats.

IEC guide to council seats
Leading in votesRUTH KUSELWA NGXENGEANC
67.6%

Ahead by 3 538 votes of DA.

Change since 2016 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSRUTH KUSELWA NGXENGE
67.6%4 372 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
12.9%834 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
10.6%683 votes
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT
3.3%213 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
1.7%110 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.7%46 votes
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE
0.7%45 votes
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UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.5%30 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.4%26 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.4%23 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.3%19 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.2%16 votes
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
0.2%11 votes
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
0.1%8 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.1%7 votes
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
0.1%5 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.1%4 votes
AL JAMA-AH
0.1%4 votes
GOD SAVE AFRICA
0.1%4 votes
GOOD
0.1%4 votes
MANDELA BAY COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
0.0%3 votes
NATIONAL ALLIANCE
0.0%2 votes
UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE
0.0%2 votes
COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.0%1 votes
SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY
0.0%0 votes
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS
0.0%0 votes
ACTION INDEPENDENT CIVIC MOVEMENT - SOUTH AFRICA
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes

6 472 combined ballot votes

Voting districts in this ward

A voting district is a small voting area inside a ward.Explain

What is a voting district?

A voting district

Voters are assigned to a voting station in this area. These results show only that part of the ward.

Votes added together

Results from all the ward’s voting districts decide its councillor.

A lead here is not a ward win. A voting district has no council and is different from a district municipality.

IEC guide to voting districts
Voting district 10251267 ↗Voting district 10251324 ↗Voting district 10251346 ↗Voting district 10251492 ↗Voting district 10251605 ↗Voting district 10251852 ↗

Historical boundaries are unavailable for this election.

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