Nqencu, Eastern Cape
ANC leads the vote
Council seats
EstimateHung council. IEC reports no party majority; the detailed seat allocation is incomplete.
From votes counted so far. Final seats may change.
Other10 seats
| Party / entry | Seats | Share of seats (%) |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 31 | 42,4658 |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 13 | 17,8082 |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 7 | 9,589 |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 7 | 9,589 |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 5 | 6,8493 |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 3 | 4,1096 |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 3 | 4,1096 |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 1 | 1,3699 |
| PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 1 | 1,3699 |
| PHAKAMA EASTERN CAPE | 1 | 1,3699 |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 1 | 1,3699 |
| AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | 0 | 0 |
| AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS | 0 | 0 |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 |
| INDEPENDENT RURAL PARTY | 0 | 0 |
| INDEPENDENTS | 0 | 0 |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 0 | 0 |
| LAND PARTY | 0 | 0 |
| MTHATHA RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION | 0 | 0 |
| ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 0 | 0 |
| UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT | 0 | 0 |
| VOICE OF THE VOICELESS CIVIC ORGANIZATION | 0 | 0 |
73 seats; 37 needed for a majority. Estimated from votes counted; final seats may change.
Municipal PR votes
Municipal PR votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties15.4%14 012 votes
| Party / entry | Candidate | Votes | Vote share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | — | 43 383 | 47,724 |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | — | 10 270 | 11,2976 |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | — | 8 731 | 9,6046 |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | — | 7 609 | 8,3704 |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | — | 6 899 | 7,5893 |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | — | 5 181 | 5,6994 |
| PHAKAMA EASTERN CAPE | — | 1 513 | 1,6644 |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | — | 1 435 | 1,5786 |
| PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | — | 1 085 | 1,1936 |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | — | 849 | 0,934 |
| AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS | — | 635 | 0,6985 |
| VOICE OF THE VOICELESS CIVIC ORGANIZATION | — | 559 | 0,6149 |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | — | 478 | 0,5258 |
| MTHATHA RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION | — | 464 | 0,5104 |
| AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | — | 333 | 0,3663 |
| INDEPENDENT RURAL PARTY | — | 316 | 0,3476 |
| UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT | — | 306 | 0,3366 |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | — | 254 | 0,2794 |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | — | 246 | 0,2706 |
| LAND PARTY | — | 190 | 0,209 |
| ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT | — | 168 | 0,1848 |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | — | 0 | 0 |
| INDEPENDENTS | — | 0 | 0 |
90904 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.
Ward ballot votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties10.3%9 656 votes
| Party / entry | Candidate | Votes | Vote share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | — | 35 676 | 37,9977 |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | — | 27 752 | 29,558 |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | — | 8 045 | 8,5685 |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | — | 7 526 | 8,0158 |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | — | 5 235 | 5,5757 |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | — | 2 920 | 3,11 |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | — | 1 497 | 1,5944 |
| INDEPENDENTS | — | 1 139 | 1,2131 |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | — | 898 | 0,9564 |
| PHAKAMA EASTERN CAPE | — | 641 | 0,6827 |
| PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | — | 637 | 0,6785 |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | — | 358 | 0,3813 |
| AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS | — | 353 | 0,376 |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | — | 245 | 0,2609 |
| INDEPENDENT RURAL PARTY | — | 215 | 0,229 |
| VOICE OF THE VOICELESS CIVIC ORGANIZATION | — | 185 | 0,197 |
| UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT | — | 171 | 0,1821 |
| LAND PARTY | — | 122 | 0,1299 |
| MTHATHA RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION | — | 78 | 0,0831 |
| ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT | — | 73 | 0,0778 |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | — | 57 | 0,0607 |
| AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | — | 50 | 0,0533 |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | — | 17 | 0,0181 |
93890 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.
How the vote changed
Ward + municipal PR votes by election
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| Election | Party | Votes | Vote share (%) | Valid ballot total | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 026 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 79 059 | 42,7822 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 27 752 | 15,0178 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 17 796 | 9,6302 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 16 776 | 9,0782 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 12 844 | 6,9504 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 8 101 | 4,3838 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 7 257 | 3,9271 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 2 346 | 1,2695 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 2 333 | 1,2625 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | PHAKAMA EASTERN CAPE | 2 154 | 1,1656 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 1 722 | 0,9318 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS | 988 | 0,5346 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | VOICE OF THE VOICELESS CIVIC ORGANIZATION | 744 | 0,4026 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 723 | 0,3912 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | MTHATHA RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION | 542 | 0,2933 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | INDEPENDENT RURAL PARTY | 531 | 0,2873 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT | 477 | 0,2581 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | 383 | 0,2073 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | LAND PARTY | 312 | 0,1688 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 303 | 0,164 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 271 | 0,1466 | 184 794 | Reported |
| 2 026 | ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT | 241 | 0,1304 | 184 794 | Reported |
Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.
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.
Ward results
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Wards covering Nqencu
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| Ward | Election | Party / entry | Votes | Vote share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 18 | 2 026 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 1 689 | 59,284 |
| Ward 18 | 2 026 | AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 689 | 24,1839 |
The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.
Sources & result details
IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 10 Nov 2026, 13:47 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
Based on combined ward and PR votes counted so far. Only reported ward wins and independent seats are fixed. Unfinished wards and candidate-list limits can change the allocation. This is a calculation using the current count, not a forecast of the final result.
We reserve the IEC’s reported independent ward seats, then divide the combined party votes by the remaining council seats, discard the fraction and add one. Whole quotas receive seats first, followed by the largest remainders. A tied remainder favours the party with more votes; an unresolved tie leaves the estimate unavailable.
A party keeps its reported ward seats. Where those exceed its proportional allocation, we recalculate the remaining seats for the other parties. We assume parties can fill their estimated seats. We do not predict unfinished ward contests, additional independent wins, unopposed-ward adjustments or candidate-list shortages. The remaining districts may vote differently.
Ward seats reported: 37 of 37. The IEC’s complete allocation replaces this estimate when its totals reconcile.
Method: Municipal Structures Act, Schedule 1, items 12, 13 and 16 ↗.
IEC result time: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · Source figures ↗
Ward vs PR ballots
Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.
The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.
PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.
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.
IEC guide to council seatsThe council results cover all of King Sabata Dalindyebo. Ward results include areas outside Nqencu.
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.