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2026 · Ngquza Hill council results

Baleni, Eastern Cape

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ANC has an outright majority

2026

Council seats

ANC35 seats
SACP8 seats
EFF6 seats
INDEPENDENTS4 seats
ATM3 seats
Other8 seats
UDM3 seats
DA2 seats
APC1 seat
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1 seat
MASIGODUKE PEOPLES SOCIETY1 seat
Ngquza Hill · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3554,6875
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY812,5
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS69,375
INDEPENDENTS46,25
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT34,6875
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT34,6875
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE23,125
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION11,5625
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT11,5625
MASIGODUKE PEOPLES SOCIETY11,5625
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS00
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00
AL JAMA-AH00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00
QINA MHLALI QINA00
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00

64 seats; 33 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

Ward ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
50.7%34 912 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
11.1%7 627 votes
INDEPENDENTS
10.6%7 319 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
8.8%6 031 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
4.2%2 893 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties14.7%10 143 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
4.1%2 811 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
3.5%2 411 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
3.3%2 253 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.9%604 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.6%387 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.6%382 votes
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
0.4%250 votes
MASIGODUKE PEOPLES SOCIETY
0.3%237 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.3%233 votes
QINA MHLALI QINA
0.2%156 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.2%155 votes
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
0.2%118 votes
AL JAMA-AH
0.1%89 votes
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
0.1%57 votes
Ngquza Hill · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—34 91250,6522
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY—7 62711,0657
INDEPENDENTS—7 31910,6188
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—6 0318,7501
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—2 8934,1973
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—2 8114,0783
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY—2 4113,498
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—2 2533,2688
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT—6040,8763
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION—3870,5615
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE—3820,5542
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS—2500,3627
MASIGODUKE PEOPLES SOCIETY—2370,3439
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—2330,338
QINA MHLALI QINA—1560,2263
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—1550,2249
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY—1180,1712
AL JAMA-AH—890,1291
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS—570,0827

68925 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

2seats
ANC35

35 of 64 council seats

ANC falls

−17.5pp
202171.4%
202654.0%

Closest covering ward

640votes apart
SACP47.8%
EFF10.4%

Ward 7 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2021Seats
ANC46—
EFF6—
UDM1—
ATM1—

33 for a majority · 64 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021
ANC35
SACP8—
EFF6
UDM3
ATM3

33 for a majority · 64 seats

EC153 - Ngquza Hill · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS466433
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS66433
2 021INDEPENDENTS46433
2 021CIVIC INDEPENDENT26433
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE26433
2 021AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS16433
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION16433
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT16433
2 021UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT16433
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY06433
2 021CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE06433
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY06433
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA06433
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS356433
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY86433
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS66433
2 026INDEPENDENTS46433
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT36433
2 026UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT36433
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE26433
2 026AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION16433
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT16433
2 026MASIGODUKE PEOPLES SOCIETY16433
2 026AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY06433
2 026AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS06433
2 026AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS06433
2 026AL JAMA-AH06433
2 026PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA06433
2 026PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE06433
2 026PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY06433
2 026QINA MHLALI QINA06433
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY06433

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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2021Vote %
ANC71.4%—
SACP0.0%—
EFF8.9%—
UDM1.9%—
ATM2.1%—
Other15.7%—
2026Vote %vs 2021
ANC54.0%
SACP11.7%
EFF9.3%
UDM4.7%
ATM4.5%
Other15.7%
EC153 - Ngquza Hill · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS86 00771,4279120 411Reported
2 021SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00120 411No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS10 6868,8746120 411Reported
2 021UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 2461,8653120 411Reported
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2 5802,1427120 411Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 3272,763120 411Reported
2 021CIVIC INDEPENDENT3 8393,1882120 411Reported
2 021UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00120 411No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1 3541,1245120 411Reported
2 021AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00120 411No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021MASIGODUKE PEOPLES SOCIETY00120 411No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION8970,7449120 411Reported
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00120 411No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE6840,5681120 411Reported
2 021AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS00120 411No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA4280,3554120 411Reported
2 021QINA MHLALI QINA00120 411No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3780,3139120 411Reported
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3270,2716120 411Reported
2 021AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00120 411No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00120 411No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AL JAMA-AH00120 411No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS72 99053,9639135 257Reported
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY15 88711,7458135 257Reported
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS12 5379,269135 257Reported
2 026UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT6 4154,7428135 257Reported
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT6 1524,5484135 257Reported
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 7943,5444135 257Reported
2 026CIVIC INDEPENDENT00135 257No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY2 4111,7825135 257Reported
2 026AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS00135 257No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1 3901,0277135 257Reported
2 026MASIGODUKE PEOPLES SOCIETY1 0930,8081135 257Reported
2 026AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION8390,6203135 257Reported
2 026PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE8140,6018135 257Reported
2 026CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00135 257No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS5280,3904135 257Reported
2 026PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA4540,3357135 257Reported
2 026QINA MHLALI QINA4410,326135 257Reported
2 026AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3540,2617135 257Reported
2 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00135 257No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS3170,2344135 257Reported
2 026PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY2770,2048135 257Reported
2 026AL JAMA-AH2450,1811135 257Reported

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.

Election history is temporarily unavailable; showing the snapshots already loaded.

  • All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
  • Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow.
  • 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 7
SACP47.8%Leading candidate: Liso Nakasa
EFF10.4%
Lead: 640 votes
Wards covering Baleni ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 72 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY81947,783
Ward 72 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS17910,4434

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Nov 2026, 22:11 SAST · checked 11 Nov 2026, 07:01 SAST

Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. Reporting progress measures voting districts, not turnout.

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.

Government comparisons use the confirmed pre-election administration when available, otherwise the latest dated record. The new government appears when its membership is confirmed. A retained or changed government requires confirmed records on both sides; seats alone cannot establish it.

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 64 council seats. Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. A seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.

IEC result time: 06 Nov 2026, 22:11 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 Ngquza Hill. Ward results include areas outside Baleni.

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.

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.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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