2026 · Port St Johns council results

Mbenengeni, Eastern Cape

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ANC has an outright majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

42 seats22 for a majority

ANC26 seats

SACP4 seats

ATM3 seats

DA2 seats

EFF2 seats

Other5 seats

MK2 seats

UDM2 seats

Labour1 seat

Port St Johns · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	26	61,9048
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	4	9,5238
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	3	7,1429
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	4,7619
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	4,7619
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	2	4,7619
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	4,7619
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	2,381
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0

42 seats; 22 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

62.7%27 309 votes

8.5%3 694 votes

6.2%2 700 votes

5.8%2 507 votes

5.5%2 393 votes

Other11.4%4 945 votes

4.2%1 819 votes

3.7%1 617 votes

2.6%1 111 votes

0.3%129 votes

0.2%102 votes

0.2%84 votes

0.2%83 votes

0.0%0 votes

Port St Johns · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	27 309	62,7101
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	3 694	8,4826
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	2 700	6,2001
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	2 507	5,7569
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	2 393	5,4951
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	1 819	4,177
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	1 617	3,7131
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	1 111	2,5512
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	129	0,2962
CIVIC INDEPENDENT	—	102	0,2342
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	84	0,1929
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	83	0,1906
INDEPENDENTS	—	0	0
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	—	0	0

43548 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

62.3%27 219 votes

8.8%3 828 votes

6.0%2 610 votes

5.9%2 556 votes

5.6%2 436 votes

Other11.5%5 035 votes

4.0%1 761 votes

3.6%1 577 votes

2.5%1 107 votes

0.5%204 votes

0.3%112 votes

0.2%106 votes

0.2%96 votes

0.2%71 votes

0.0%1 votes

Port St Johns · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	27 219	62,3089
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	3 828	8,7629
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	2 610	5,9747
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	2 556	5,8511
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	2 436	5,5764
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	1 761	4,0312
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	1 577	3,61
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	1 107	2,5341
INDEPENDENTS	—	204	0,467
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	112	0,2564
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	106	0,2427
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	96	0,2198
CIVIC INDEPENDENT	—	71	0,1625
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	—	1	0,0023

43684 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

4seats

ANC26

26 of 42 council seats

ANC falls

−11.3pp

202173.8%

202662.5%

Closest covering ward

1 121votes apart

ANC65.2%

MK6.9%

Ward 3 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC28—

UDM2—

16 for a majority · 31 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC32

UDM1

20 for a majority · 39 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC31

UDM2

EFF1—

CIVIC INDEPENDENT3—

20 for a majority · 39 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC31

UDM1

EFF3

CIVIC INDEPENDENT1

20 for a majority · 39 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

ANC26

UDM2

SACP4—

EFF2

CIVIC INDEPENDENT0

22 for a majority · 42 seats

EC154 - Port St Johns · 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	28	31	16
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	31	16
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	1	31	16
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	31	16
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	31	16
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	32	39	20
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	3	39	20
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	39	20
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	39	20
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	39	20
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	31	39	20
2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	3	39	20
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	39	20
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	39	20
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	39	20
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	39	20
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	39	20
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	31	39	20
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	2	39	20
2 021	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	1	39	20
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	39	20
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	39	20
2 021	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	39	20
2 021	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	39	20
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	39	20
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	26	42	22
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	4	42	22
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	3	42	22
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	42	22
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	42	22
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	2	42	22
2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	42	22
2 026	LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	42	22
2 026	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	42	22
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	42	22
2 026	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	42	22
2 026	INDEPENDENTS	0	42	22
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	42	22
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	42	22

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 %

ANC72.2%—

UDM26.1%—

SACP0.0%—

EFF0.0%—

CIVIC INDEPENDENT0.0%—

Other1.7%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC84.9%

UDM6.2%

SACP0.0%

EFF0.0%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT0.0%

Other8.9%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC82.2%

UDM3.3%

SACP0.0%

EFF0.0%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT0.0%

DA4.3%

COPE2.7%

Other7.6%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC79.5%

UDM4.3%

SACP0.0%

EFF2.9%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT6.4%

Other6.9%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC73.8%

UDM2.1%

SACP0.0%

EFF6.9%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT3.1%

ATM4.1%

Other10.0%

2026Vote %vs 2021

ANC62.5%

UDM4.1%

SACP8.6%

EFF5.5%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT0.2%

MKP3.7%

DA5.8%

Labour2.5%

Other7.0%

EC154 - Port St Johns · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	36 736	72,2495	50 846	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	13 252	26,063	50 846	Reported
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	50 846	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	61 856	84,9425	72 821	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	4 491	6,1672	72 821	Reported
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	766	1,0519	72 821	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	393	0,5397	72 821	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	72 821	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	60 524	82,1901	73 639	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 401	3,2605	73 639	Reported
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 147	4,2736	73 639	Reported
2 011	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	2 003	2,72	73 639	Reported
2 011	LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	279	0,3789	73 639	Reported
2 011	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	73 639	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	66 114	79,463	83 201	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 569	4,2896	83 201	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 427	2,917	83 201	Reported
2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	5 350	6,4302	83 201	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 746	5,7043	83 201	Reported
2 016	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	375	0,4507	83 201	Reported
2 016	LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	130	0,1562	83 201	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	97	0,1166	83 201	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	83 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	55 762	73,77	75 589	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 608	2,1273	75 589	Reported
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5 195	6,8727	75 589	Reported
2 021	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	2 364	3,1274	75 589	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	3 122	4,1302	75 589	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 309	3,0547	75 589	Reported
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	736	0,9737	75 589	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	205	0,2712	75 589	Reported
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	157	0,2077	75 589	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	75 589	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	54 528	62,5092	87 232	Reported
2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 580	4,104	87 232	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	7 522	8,623	87 232	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4 829	5,5358	87 232	Reported
2 026	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	173	0,1983	87 232	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	5 310	6,0872	87 232	Reported
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 063	5,8041	87 232	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	3 194	3,6615	87 232	Reported
2 026	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	87 232	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	2 218	2,5426	87 232	Reported
2 026	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	87 232	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	87 232	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	180	0,2063	87 232	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	87 232	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	241	0,2763	87 232	Reported
2 026	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	87 232	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	189	0,2167	87 232	Reported
2 026	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0	87 232	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	87 232	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	1	0,0011	87 232	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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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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Wards covering Mbenengeni

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Ward 3

ANC65.2%Makhosandile Benni Madotyeni

MK6.9%

Lead: 1 121 votes

Wards covering Mbenengeni ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 3	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 253	65,1586
Ward 3	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	132	6,8643

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Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Nov 2026, 17:37 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 22:53 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 42 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, 17:37 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.

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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.

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