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2026 · Kou-Kamma council results

Kareedouw, Eastern Cape

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2026

Council seats

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ANC5 seats
PA4 seats
DA3 seats
Kou-Kamma · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS541,6667
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE433,3333
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE325
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS00
INDEPENDENTS00
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE00
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00

12 seats; 7 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

Municipal PR votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
38.9%5 324 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
30.5%4 175 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties30.7%4 201 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
23.0%3 154 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
3.3%451 votes
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
1.7%229 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
1.0%138 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.8%109 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
0.7%93 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.2%27 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
Kou-Kamma · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—5 32438,8613
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE—4 17530,4745
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—3 15423,0219
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—4513,292
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE—2291,6715
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—1381,0073
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—1090,7956
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY—930,6788
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—270,1971
INDEPENDENTS—00

13700 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Past coalition partners

7 for a majority
ANCPA9Majority
Sources

These parties have governed together before. Local precedents come first, then combinations recorded most often in Eastern Cape, then elsewhere. MISTRA covers November 2021 to February 2026; membership is recorded at formation. These are starting points, not likelihood estimates.

Totals use the current reported seats for Kou-Kamma. The line marks 7 of 12 seats.

ANC + PA

Recorded together in Karoo Hoogland from 2023-07-01. This membership was recorded in 5 councils. Current seats are used above; this is a historical precedent, not a prediction.

MISTRA dataset and methodology

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ANC needs

2seats
ANC5

for an outright majority

PA gains

+19.2pp
202110.9%
202630.1%

Closest covering ward

171votes apart
DA37.2%
PA29.0%

Ward 4 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC7—
DA2—
ID1—

6 for a majority · 10 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC6
DA5
PA0—
ID0
FF+0—

6 for a majority · 11 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
ANC6
DA5

6 for a majority · 11 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
ANC6
DA3
PA1—
FF+1—

7 for a majority · 12 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021
ANC5
DA3
PA4
FF+0

7 for a majority · 12 seats

EC109 - Kou-Kamma · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7106
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2106
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1106
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0106
2 006INDEPENDENTS0106
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6116
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5116
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6116
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5116
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0116
2 016INDEPENDENTS0116
2 016KOUKAMMA INDEPENDENT PARTY0116
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6127
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3127
2 021INDEPENDENTS1127
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1127
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1127
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0127
2 021COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA0127
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0127
2 021GOOD0127
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5127
2 026PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE4127
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3127
2 026AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0127
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0127
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0127
2 026INDEPENDENTS0127
2 026PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE0127
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0127
2 026VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0127

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%—
DA33.1%—
PA0.0%—
ID0.0%—
FF+0.0%—
Other2.4%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC66.8%
DA19.7%
PA0.0%
ID10.1%
FF+0.0%
Other3.4%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC57.7%
DA42.3%
PA0.0%
ID0.0%
FF+0.0%
Other0.0%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC50.9%
DA43.7%
PA0.0%
ID0.0%
FF+0.0%
EFF2.3%
Other3.2%
2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC46.3%
DA27.5%
PA10.9%
ID0.0%
FF+2.8%
GOOD2.3%
Other10.1%
2026Vote %vs 2021
ANC38.3%
DA22.6%
PA30.1%
ID0.0%
FF+3.3%
Other5.8%
EC109 - Kou-Kamma · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 27764,535714 375Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 75333,064314 375Reported
2 000PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0014 375No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0014 375No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0014 375No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0014 375No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3452,414 375Reported
2 000GOOD0014 375No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE0014 375No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000KOUKAMMA INDEPENDENT PARTY0014 375No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA0014 375No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0014 375No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0014 375No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11 19366,811916 753Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 29419,662216 753Reported
2 006PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0016 753No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 69810,135516 753Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0016 753No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0016 753No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3211,916116 753Reported
2 006GOOD0016 753No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE0016 753No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006KOUKAMMA INDEPENDENT PARTY0016 753No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA0016 753No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0016 753No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0016 753No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS13 08557,673722 688Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE9 60342,326322 688Reported
2 011PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0022 688No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0022 688No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0022 688No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0022 688No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0022 688No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011GOOD0022 688No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE0022 688No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011KOUKAMMA INDEPENDENT PARTY0022 688No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA0022 688No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0022 688No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0022 688No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12 10650,865523 800Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE10 39043,655523 800Reported
2 016PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0023 800No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0023 800No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0023 800No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS5452,289923 800Reported
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0023 800No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016GOOD0023 800No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE0023 800No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016KOUKAMMA INDEPENDENT PARTY3381,420223 800Reported
2 016COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA0023 800No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0023 800No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0023 800No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 55246,346420 610Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 66127,467220 610Reported
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE2 24410,887920 610Reported
2 021INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0020 610No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS5832,828720 610Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS5502,668620 610Reported
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0020 610No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021GOOD4842,348420 610Reported
2 021PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE0020 610No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021KOUKAMMA INDEPENDENT PARTY0020 610No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA1580,766620 610Reported
2 021SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0020 610No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT980,475520 610Reported
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10 54938,339127 515Reported
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 21022,569527 515Reported
2 026PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE8 27030,056327 515Reported
2 026INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0027 515No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS8953,252827 515Reported
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2220,806827 515Reported
2 026AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2440,886827 515Reported
2 026GOOD0027 515No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE4631,682727 515Reported
2 026KOUKAMMA INDEPENDENT PARTY0027 515No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA0027 515No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1720,625127 515Reported
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT400,145427 515Reported

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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Council government

Who has governed here

ANC + Independents (grouped)Feb 2026
Administrations & sources

MISTRA records the administrations that governed after the 2021 election, through 28 February 2026. The latest recorded administration is shown below, followed by its predecessors. Party roles and officeholders are recorded at formation; later changes may appear in the notes.

ANCIndependents (grouped)

Members at formation · majority coalition · Around 22 Nov 2021 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: F. J. Yake (ANC)

Source notes: Mayor F. J. Yake's surname is spelled Yakhe in the ANC's own announcement of his candidacy. By-elections in September and November 2025 moved two ANC seats to the PA. This took this coalition from the seven seats recorded here to five out of twelve, below a majority. Speaker D. Maasdorp was removed by a council vote in December 2025, and S. Ferguson of the FF Plus became acting speaker.

1 recorded administration · 2021–February 2026
  1. ANC + Independents (grouped)

    Around 22 Nov 2021 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: F. J. Yake.

    Mayor F. J. Yake's surname is spelled Yakhe in the ANC's own announcement of his candidacy. By-elections in September and November 2025 moved two ANC seats to the PA. This took this coalition from the seven seats recorded here to five out of twelve, below a majority. Speaker D. Maasdorp was removed by a council vote in December 2025, and S. Ferguson of the FF Plus became acting speaker.

MISTRA, 2026 edition v1.0

Original coalition coding: CC BY 4.0. IEC seat figures and municipal identifiers retain their original terms. Dates and party labels have been normalised. Counted clarifications are labelled and sourced; original wording and source issues are retained in the data.

Ward results

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Wards covering Kareedouw

2 wards

Ward 4
DA37.2%Leading candidate: Thembalethu Ray Williams
PA29.0%
Lead: 171 votesWard 5
ANC42.7%Leading candidate: Ruben Zibangele Ncanywa
PA34.0%
Lead: 215 votes
Wards covering Kareedouw ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 42 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE77537,1524
Ward 42 026PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE60428,9549
Ward 52 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 05342,7354
Ward 52 026PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE83834,0097

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:26 SAST · checked 10 Nov 2026, 09:12 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 12 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: 08 Nov 2026, 21:26 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 Kou-Kamma. Ward results include areas outside Kareedouw.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 2 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.

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