2026 · Mbhashe council results

Mhuku, Eastern Cape

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ANC has an outright majority

Year

Council seats

63 seats32 for a majority

ANC32 seats

UDM14 seats

SACP7 seats

ATM3 seats

DA2 seats

Other5 seats

EFF2 seats

AFRICAN DEMOCRATS1 seat

INDEPENDENTS1 seat

PAC1 seat

Mbhashe · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	32	50,7937
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	14	22,2222
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	7	11,1111
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	3	4,7619
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	3,1746
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	3,1746
AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	1	1,5873
INDEPENDENTS	1	1,5873
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	1,5873
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
AMABOMVANE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0
BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	0
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0

63 seats; 32 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

51.1%31 072 votes

22.5%13 668 votes

10.9%6 656 votes

5.5%3 331 votes

3.6%2 208 votes

Other6.4%3 895 votes

2.3%1 420 votes

1.4%847 votes

0.7%423 votes

0.5%318 votes

0.4%221 votes

0.3%207 votes

0.2%152 votes

0.2%148 votes

0.2%113 votes

0.1%46 votes

0.0%0 votes

Mbhashe · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	31 072	51,0801
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	13 668	22,4692
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	6 656	10,942
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	3 331	5,4759
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	2 208	3,6298
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 420	2,3344
AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	—	847	1,3924
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	423	0,6954
BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	—	318	0,5228
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	221	0,3633
AMABOMVANE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	—	207	0,3403
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	152	0,2499
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	148	0,2433
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	113	0,1858
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	46	0,0756
INDEPENDENTS	—	0	0

60830 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

50.0%30 520 votes

21.3%13 034 votes

10.1%6 187 votes

5.3%3 257 votes

3.5%2 146 votes

Other9.7%5 934 votes

3.4%2 064 votes

2.3%1 421 votes

1.3%796 votes

0.7%441 votes

0.6%341 votes

0.4%236 votes

0.3%204 votes

0.2%131 votes

0.2%111 votes

0.2%95 votes

0.2%94 votes

Mbhashe · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	30 520	49,9689
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	13 034	21,3399
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	6 187	10,1297
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	3 257	5,3325
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	2 146	3,5135
INDEPENDENTS	—	2 064	3,3793
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 421	2,3265
AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	—	796	1,3033
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	441	0,722
BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	—	341	0,5583
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	236	0,3864
AMABOMVANE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	—	204	0,334
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	131	0,2145
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	111	0,1817
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	95	0,1555
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	94	0,1539

61078 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

0seats

ANC32

32 of 63 council seats

ANC falls

−18.5pp

202169.0%

202650.5%

Closest covering ward

578votes apart

ANC57.4%

UDM22.4%

Ward 6 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2021Seats

ANC45—

UDM8—

EFF4—

ATM1—

32 for a majority · 63 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

ANC32

UDM14

SACP7—

EFF2

ATM3

32 for a majority · 63 seats

EC121 - Mbhashe · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	45	63	32
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	8	63	32
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	63	32
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	63	32
2 021	ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL	1	63	32
2 021	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	1	63	32
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	63	32
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1	63	32
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	63	32
2 021	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	0	63	32
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	63	32
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	0	63	32
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	63	32
2 021	OTHER	0	63	32
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	32	63	32
2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	14	63	32
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	7	63	32
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	3	63	32
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	63	32
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	63	32
2 026	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	1	63	32
2 026	INDEPENDENTS	1	63	32
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	63	32
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	63	32
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	63	32
2 026	AMABOMVANE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	63	32
2 026	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	0	63	32
2 026	LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	63	32
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	63	32
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	63	32

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 %

ANC69.0%—

UDM12.5%—

EFF5.9%—

ATM2.1%—

Other10.5%—

2026Vote %vs 2021

ANC50.5%

UDM21.9%

SACP10.5%—

EFF3.6%

ATM5.4%

Other8.1%—

EC121 - Mbhashe · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	75 762	69,0245	109 761	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	13 729	12,5081	109 761	Reported
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	109 761	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	6 427	5,8554	109 761	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	2 308	2,1028	109 761	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 580	1,4395	109 761	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	602	0,5485	109 761	Reported
2 021	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	1 150	1,0477	109 761	Reported
2 021	ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL	901	0,8209	109 761	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	707	0,6441	109 761	Reported
2 021	LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	Unavailable	Unavailable	109 761	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	386	0,3517	109 761	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	385	0,3508	109 761	Reported
2 021	AMABOMVANE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	109 761	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	243	0,2214	109 761	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	109 761	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	109 761	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	109 761	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	Unavailable	Unavailable	109 761	Not separately listed in this source.
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	61 592	50,5233	121 908	Reported
2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	26 702	21,9034	121 908	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	12 843	10,535	121 908	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4 354	3,5715	121 908	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	6 588	5,4041	121 908	Reported
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 841	2,3304	121 908	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN DEMOCRATS	1 643	1,3477	121 908	Reported
2 026	BATHO PELE MOVEMENT	659	0,5406	121 908	Reported
2 026	ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL	0	0	121 908	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	864	0,7087	121 908	Reported
2 026	LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	457	0,3749	121 908	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	121 908	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	121 908	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AMABOMVANE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	411	0,3371	121 908	Reported
2 026	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	121 908	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	263	0,2157	121 908	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	243	0,1993	121 908	Reported
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	207	0,1698	121 908	Reported
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	177	0,1452	121 908	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.

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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 6

ANC57.4%Zolani Siyo

UDM22.4%

Lead: 578 votes

Wards covering Mhuku ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 6	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	949	57,3761
Ward 6	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	371	22,4305

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Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Nov 2026, 18:51 SAST · checked 10 Nov 2026, 16:01 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 63 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, 18:51 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 Mbhashe. Ward results include areas outside Mhuku.

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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ANC has an outright majority