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Local Government Election 2026ANC leads nationally 33.3%Final resultsView overall results →

Election results: councils and wards

Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Inxuba Yethemba

All results in33 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 12:03

Registered voters
32,414
Votes cast
50,428
Turnout
51.3%
Spoilt votes
1,077
Wards
9

Wards won so far

  • ANC 5 wards (5 final)
  • DA 3 wards (3 final)
  • Independents 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE13,679
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS13,399
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1,589
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1,510
INDINDEPENDENT1,193
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS804
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT105
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY86
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY79

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.