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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

Ngquza Hill

All results in36 voting districts counted

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

Registered voters
15,941
Votes cast
19,938
Turnout
41.5%
Spoilt votes
878
Wards
14

Wards won so far

  • ANC 13 wards (13 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8,005
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY765
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS716
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT696
INDINDEPENDENT627
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE552
UDMUDM - UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT421
MPSMPS - MASIGODUKE PEOPLES SOCIETY227
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT115
PFPPFP - PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY65
AHCAHC - AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS52
QINAQINA - QINA MHLALI QINA49

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.