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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

Enoch Mgijima

All results in91 voting districts counted

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

Registered voters
52,870
Votes cast
79,273
Turnout
49.8%
Spoilt votes
1,739
Wards
26

Wards won so far

  • ANC 18 wards (18 final)
  • DA 4 wards (4 final)
  • Independents 3 wards (3 final)
  • SACP 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS25,514
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE9,573
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY4,794
NO_ABBRTHE INDEPENDENTS3,364
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2,355
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA1,555
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT983
AICAIC - AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS854
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY652
INDINDEPENDENT419
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE251
PACPAC - PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA229

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.