Embalwini, Eastern Cape

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ANC has an outright majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

51 seats26 for a majority

ANC27 seats

UDM8 seats

ATM7 seats

SACP4 seats

EFF2 seats

Other3 seats

AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS1 seat

DA1 seat

INDEPENDENTS1 seat

Kumkani Mhlontlo · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	27	52,9412
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	8	15,6863
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	7	13,7255
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	4	7,8431
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	3,9216
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	1	1,9608
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	1,9608
INDEPENDENTS	1	1,9608
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0

51 seats; 26 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

54.6%23 904 votes

16.0%6 989 votes

13.8%6 036 votes

7.0%3 074 votes

3.2%1 419 votes

Other5.3%2 334 votes

2.4%1 034 votes

1.5%669 votes

0.9%409 votes

0.4%170 votes

0.1%52 votes

0.0%0 votes

Kumkani Mhlontlo · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	23 904	54,6302
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	6 989	15,9727
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	6 036	13,7947
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	3 074	7,0253
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	1 419	3,243
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 034	2,3631
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	—	669	1,5289
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	409	0,9347
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	170	0,3885
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	52	0,1188
INDEPENDENTS	—	0	0

43756 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

51.9%22 818 votes

16.2%7 110 votes

13.7%6 007 votes

7.4%3 252 votes

3.1%1 353 votes

Other7.9%3 462 votes

2.5%1 116 votes

2.2%986 votes

1.5%656 votes

1.1%501 votes

0.4%158 votes

0.1%45 votes

Kumkani Mhlontlo · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	22 818	51,8567
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	7 110	16,1584
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	6 007	13,6517
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	3 252	7,3906
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	1 353	3,0749
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 116	2,5362
INDEPENDENTS	—	986	2,2408
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	—	656	1,4908
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	501	1,1386
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	158	0,3591
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	45	0,1023

44002 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

1seats

ANC27

27 of 51 council seats

ANC falls

−21.5pp

202174.7%

202653.2%

Closest covering ward

1 063votes apart

ANC72.7%

AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT13.1%

Ward 12 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC37—

UDM4—

22 for a majority · 42 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC48

UDM3

27 for a majority · 52 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC40

UDM3

EFF2—

26 for a majority · 51 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC40

UDM3

ATM2—

EFF3

26 for a majority · 51 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

ANC27

UDM8

ATM7

SACP4—

EFF2

26 for a majority · 51 seats

EC156 - Kumkani Mhlontlo · 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	37	42	22
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	4	42	22
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	1	42	22
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	42	22
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	42	22
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	48	52	27
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3	52	27
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	52	27
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	52	27
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	52	27
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	40	51	26
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3	51	26
2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	2	51	26
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	51	26
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	51	26
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	2	51	26
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	51	26
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	40	51	26
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	51	26
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3	51	26
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	2	51	26
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	51	26
2 021	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	1	51	26
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1	51	26
2 021	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	51	26
2 021	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	51	26
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	27	51	26
2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	8	51	26
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	7	51	26
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	4	51	26
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	51	26
2 026	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	1	51	26
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	51	26
2 026	INDEPENDENTS	1	51	26
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	51	26
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	51	26
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	51	26

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 %

ANC64.5%—

UDM34.9%—

ATM0.0%—

SACP0.0%—

EFF0.0%—

Other0.6%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC86.1%

UDM9.5%

ATM0.0%

SACP0.0%

EFF0.0%

UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT2.3%

Other2.2%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC90.8%

UDM5.9%

ATM0.0%

SACP0.0%

EFF0.0%

COPE2.5%

Other0.8%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC78.1%

UDM6.0%

ATM0.0%

SACP0.0%

EFF3.2%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT5.1%

DA3.3%

Other4.4%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC74.7%

UDM6.0%

ATM4.3%

SACP0.0%

EFF5.8%

Other9.2%

2026Vote %vs 2021

ANC53.2%

UDM16.1%

ATM13.7%

SACP7.2%

EFF3.2%

Other6.6%

EC156 - Kumkani Mhlontlo · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	43 603	64,5015	67 600	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	23 621	34,9423	67 600	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	67 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	83 395	86,0532	96 911	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	9 179	9,4716	96 911	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	96 911	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	96 911	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	96 911	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	96 911	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	96 911	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	96 911	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	2 238	2,3093	96 911	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	96 911	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	96 911	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	96 911	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	633	0,6532	96 911	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	96 911	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	96 911	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	96 911	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	96 911	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	89 918	90,7997	99 029	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	5 835	5,8922	99 029	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	99 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	99 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	99 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	99 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	99 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	2 474	2,4983	99 029	Reported
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	99 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	99 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	99 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	99 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	99 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	394	0,3979	99 029	Reported
2 011	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	99 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	99 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	99 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	78 041	78,0925	99 934	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	5 976	5,9799	99 934	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	99 934	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	99 934	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 196	3,1981	99 934	Reported
2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	5 064	5,0673	99 934	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 266	3,2682	99 934	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	568	0,5684	99 934	Reported
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	99 934	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	99 934	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	99 934	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	99 934	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	99 934	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	99 934	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	99 934	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	99 934	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	99 934	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	61 817	74,7015	82 752	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	4 967	6,0023	82 752	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	3 567	4,3105	82 752	Reported
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	82 752	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4 785	5,7823	82 752	Reported
2 021	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	155	0,1873	82 752	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 221	1,4755	82 752	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	82 752	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	82 752	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	1 586	1,9166	82 752	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	82 752	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	82 752	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	82 752	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	82 752	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	82 752	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	218	0,2634	82 752	Reported
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	82 752	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	46 722	53,2396	87 758	Reported
2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	14 099	16,0658	87 758	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	12 043	13,723	87 758	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	6 326	7,2085	87 758	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 772	3,1587	87 758	Reported
2 026	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	87 758	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 150	2,4499	87 758	Reported
2 026	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	87 758	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	87 758	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	87 758	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	1 325	1,5098	87 758	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	910	1,0369	87 758	Reported
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	87 758	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	87 758	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	328	0,3738	87 758	Reported
2 026	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	87 758	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	97	0,1105	87 758	Reported

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.
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 12

ANC72.7%Simfumene Ntukuntezi

AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT13.1%

Lead: 1 063 votes

Wards covering Embalwini ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 12	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 297	72,7426
Ward 12	2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	234	13,1239

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Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 07 Nov 2026, 17:52 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 19:48 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 51 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: 07 Nov 2026, 17:52 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 Kumkani Mhlontlo. Ward results include areas outside Embalwini.

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.

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