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Eastern Cape · Raymond Mhlaba · 2026

Ward 17

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain

What is a ward?

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats

Ward ballot votes

A vote for a person. Most votes across the whole ward wins one seat.Explain

Ward vs PR ballots

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.

IEC guide to council seats

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Leading in votesLIZIWE FAITH MATYOLOANC
50.3%

Ahead by 228 votes of INDEPENDENTS.

Change since 2021 (percentage points). Compared with combined ballots. Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSLIZIWE FAITH MATYOLO
50.3%948 votes
INDEPENDENTS
38.2%720 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
5.6%105 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
2.1%40 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
1.5%29 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
0.8%15 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
0.7%13 votes
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AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.3%6 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.2%3 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.2%3 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.1%2 votes
AL JAMA-AH
0.1%1 votes
PHAKAMA ADELAIDE MOVEMENT
0.1%1 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.0%0 votes

1 886 ward votes

Voting districts in this ward

A voting district is a small voting area inside a ward.Explain

What is a voting district?

A voting district

Voters are assigned to a voting station in this area. These results show only that part of the ward.

Votes added together

Results from all the ward’s voting districts decide its councillor.

A lead here is not a ward win. A voting district has no council and is different from a district municipality.

IEC guide to voting districts

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