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Port St Johns

EC154 · Local council · 42 seats

Majority
Voting districts in
100%
151 of 151
Wards declared
21
of 21
Majority line
22
of 42 seats
Registered voters
96,909

IEC report

Seats (declared)

As of
The IEC has declared this council. These are the final seat numbers.
ANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsANC: 26 seatsSACP: 4 seatsSACP: 4 seatsSACP: 4 seatsSACP: 4 seatsATM: 3 seatsATM: 3 seatsATM: 3 seatsDA: 2 seatsDA: 2 seatsEFF: 2 seatsEFF: 2 seatsUDM: 2 seatsUDM: 2 seatsMKP: 2 seatsMKP: 2 seatsLABOUR: 1 seats4222 for majority
Seats by party
PartyVotesWardsSeats
ANC62.5%2126
SACP8.6%04
ATM6.1%03
DA5.8%02
EFF5.5%02
UDM4.1%02
MKP3.7%02
LABOUR2.5%01

Coalition calculator

As of

Tap parties to add their seats together. This is seat arithmetic only: it shows which combinations hold enough seats between them, not whether those parties would agree to govern together.

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Minimal winning combinations

Every set of up to four of the ten largest parties that reaches the majority line, where dropping any one member would fall short. Independents are left out because each votes individually. Seats are final.

Ward map

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Change since 2021

As of
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so we compare the same voting districts in both years: the 119 districts counted so far that also existed in 2021 (85% of the votes counted). Shares are of all valid votes, ward and PR ballots together.
Party shares on matched voting districts, 2021 and 2026
Party20212026Change
ANC73.8%62.2%−11.6
SACP–9.4%new
ATM4.1%6.2%+2.0
DA3.1%5.3%+2.2
EFF6.9%5.1%−1.8
UDM2.1%4.3%+2.1
MKP–3.7%new
LABOUR–2.8%new
Independents5.5%0.2%−5.2
CI3.1%0.2%−2.9

Biggest ward swings

  1. Ward 20SACP0.0% → 39.0%+39.0
  2. Ward 4ANC81.9% → 51.1%−30.8
  3. Ward 9ANC81.3% → 54.0%−27.3
  4. Ward 6ANC62.3% → 36.5%−25.8
  5. Ward 21SACP0.0% → 25.2%+25.2
  6. Ward 21ANC86.7% → 61.6%−25.2
  7. Ward 7ANC86.0% → 61.2%−24.9
  8. Ward 9SACP0.0% → 21.3%+21.3

2021 council result: ANC 31, EFF 3, ATM 2, CI 1, DA 1 of 39 seats.

Wards (21)

As of
Ward-ballot results. Margin is the gap between the first two candidates as a share of valid ward votes.
Wards declared
100%
Ward ballot results by ward
WardWinner or leaderMarginVotesVDs in
1ANCZola Jekewon14.3%2,60610/10
2ANCYanga Ndumelawon28.7%2,33411/11
3ANCMakhosandile Benni Madotyeniwon58.3%1,9239/9
4ANCPelokazi Ngangezwewon32.4%2,4148/8
5ANCNosibusiso Bhenenewon60.4%2,0897/7
6ANCErasmus Kingwon10.1%2,1627/7
7ANCVuyokazi Monica Mahlaleniwon42.8%2,1437/7
8ANCZandile Zozi-Tshinganiwon23.8%2,0448/8
9ANCSiphiwo Ndabeniwon38.9%1,8937/7
10ANCMzwekhaya Zinyosiniwon48.2%2,3067/7
11ANCNalo Lindokuhle Mpoqowon56.2%2,8239/9
12ANCAvela Mabhuti Mathimbawon85.2%1,7243/3
13ANCMziwenkosi Gilbert Fikeniwon77.6%2,0708/8
14ANCNompumelelo Njongowon53.1%1,9476/6
15ANCNomfuneko Khohlisowon84.5%1,9587/7
16ANCSivuyile Vincent Mavimbelawon36.8%2,0549/9
17ANCNtokozo Nyikinyawon63.4%1,8266/6
18ANCSimnikiwe Iven Ncolosiwon38.5%1,7056/6
19ANCMsa Khotsowon49.0%2,0836/6
20ANCLufefe Wiseman Ndlamlawon15.2%2,0715/5
21ANCThando Ncoko Gwegwewon35.9%1,5095/5