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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

Intsika Yethu

All results in106 voting districts counted

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

Registered voters
40,203
Votes cast
54,667
Turnout
45.5%
Spoilt votes
1,170
Wards
18

Wards won so far

  • ANC 16 wards (16 final)
  • APF 1 ward (1 final)
  • SACP 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22,725
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY5,286
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2,719
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1,416
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1,340
PACPAC - PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA740
ACTACT - AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION660
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT486
ILISOILISO - ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE180
APFAPF - AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST64
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT56
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE48

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.