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Local Government Election 2026ANC leads nationally 33.1%Final resultsView overall results →

Election results: councils and wards

Nelson Mandela Bay · Eastern Cape

Ward 49

All results in2 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 08:52 · Results are provisional until the IEC declares them.

Won the ward DA 72.1%
Registered voters
4,008
Votes cast
1,490
Turnout
37.2%
Spoilt votes
4
Voting districts
2

The ward ballot

PartyVotes
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1,072
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE223
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS95
NANA - NATIONAL ALLIANCE19
E.T.ME.T.M - EIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT18
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT12
ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS6
ALJAMAALJAMA - AL JAMA-AH5
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT4
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS4
INDAic - African Independent Congress3