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

Election results: councils and wards

Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Amahlathi

All results in42 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 11:10

Registered voters
23,184
Votes cast
32,510
Turnout
48.7%
Spoilt votes
575
Wards
14

Wards won so far

  • ANC 9 wards (9 final)
  • DA 3 wards (3 final)
  • Independents 1 ward (1 final)
  • SACP 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14,016
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2,642
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1,881
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1,783
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT676
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY457
PACPAC - PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA173
INDINDEPENDENT141
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT131
APCAPC - AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION108
ALJAMAALJAMA - AL JAMA-AH78
AMC.ROY.AMC.ROY. - AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS39

Who leads in each ward

Each ward in the colour of the party ahead on its ward ballot; “from …” marks a ward that has changed hands since last time. Open a ward for its results and candidates.