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Eastern Cape · municipality · 2026

Amahlathi

IEC-reported council seats

Provisional

14 seats needed for a majority in a 27-seat council · One dot = one seat

100.0% of districts reporting · 92 of 92

100.0%
PartySeats
ANC18
DA3
EFF2
SACP2
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1
MK1
How these seats are worked out

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 27 council seats. Results remain provisional; a seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.

IEC result time: 05 Nov 2026, 19:31 SAST · Source figures ↗

Municipal PR votes

100.0% of districts reporting · 92 of 92

100.0%
LeadingANC
64.8%

Ahead by 13 598 votes of DA.

Party / candidateShare · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
64.8%15 903 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
9.4%2 305 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
9.0%2 210 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
6.9%1 693 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
3.8%944 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
2.9%716 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.8%208 votes
Show 7 more parties and candidates
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.8%193 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.7%168 votes
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
0.3%81 votes
AL JAMA-AH
0.2%53 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.2%45 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.1%23 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes

24 542 PR votes

Ward results

14 wards · Ward ballot

Ward 1 ↗
ANC64.9%
PHAKAMA BUDAZA
ANC64.9%
SACP21.1%
Lead: 618 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗
ANC66.4%
ZUKISA ANDA QONTO
ANC66.4%
SACP17.2%
Lead: 688 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗
ANC70.6%
THOZAMA SWEETNESS MHLUZI-MBETE
ANC70.6%
SACP7.5%
Lead: 834 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗
ANC55.1%
SIMPHIWE WELLINGTON MAKAYI
ANC55.1%
DA21.8%
Lead: 623 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗
ANC52.3%
MZIWEBONGO ELVIS BURWANA
ANC52.3%
INDEPENDENTS12.2%
Lead: 821 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗
ANC70.4%
LUYANDA BENNEDICT SINDI
ANC70.4%
DA11.2%
Lead: 1 206 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 7 ↗
ANC76.1%
PHILISA KOMNA
ANC76.1%
EFF13.4%
Lead: 1 011 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 8 ↗
ANC59.4%
PHILA LIWANI
ANC59.4%
SACP28.8%
Lead: 632 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 9 ↗
ANC81.2%
MOSLINA NQINI
ANC81.2%
DA8.5%
Lead: 1 511 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 10 ↗
ANC57.6%
NOKULUNGA NONTLAHLA PRECIOUS QUMA
ANC57.6%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT18.5%
Lead: 595 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 11 ↗
ANC60.4%
ZUKISANI TSHOTO
ANC60.4%
SACP19.0%
Lead: 632 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 12 ↗
ANC75.0%
ZAMXOLO BRUCE SKITI
ANC75.0%
SACP12.7%
Lead: 1 270 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 13 ↗
ANC50.4%
SIYABULELA MALAWU
ANC50.4%
DA35.0%
Lead: 295 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 14 ↗
ANC64.3%
XOLILE WITNESS MSONGELO
ANC64.3%
EFF18.7%
Lead: 793 votesReporting progress unavailable