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DA 83.4%up 4.7 pts from 78.7% in 2021

Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 4 voting districts in

Turnout66.5%

Voters on the roll11 186

South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)

checked 05:03Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Ernest Francois SwanepoelDemocratic Alliance

Ward ballot ? · 7 357 valid votes

DAErnest Francois Swanepoel6 13383.4%
VF PLUSRobert Ernest Griebenow7019.5%
ANCOlwethu Bulelani Mashicila2343.2%
EFFFundiswa Portia Nkothobe530.7%
ACDPAmanda Penelope Rathbone490.7%
SACPLindile Cakwebe460.6%
UDMMzukisi Gisnet Ncayo400.5%
ActionSASbahle Zenande Mtshizana330.4%
ATMLungisile Zondani140.2%
MAYIBUYEVuyisile Rulashe120.2%
PAMalissa-Lynn May90.1%
AZAPOSweatness Thandiswa Williams70.1%
PACGallad Siyabonga Ndaba60.1%
MKPMzwabantu Ngapi60.1%
AIMSandile Michael Sanda40.1%
COPEMpatheli Terrence Pikoli30.0%
NANational Alliance30.0%
E.T.MJulian Brain Jullies20.0%
SDPMelikaya Enoch Xotyeni10.0%
DMBevan Jermaine Brown10.0%
Also on the ballot: Zola Elvis Mpondo (African Independent Congress), Siposethu Ntsangani (African People's Convention), Reece Mornay Moses (Al Jama-ah), Sibulele Nontuthuzelo Qona (Economic Emancipation Forum), Lawrence Troon (GOOD), Phakamile Christopher Hani (Labour Party of South Africa), Thukela Zumani (Mayibuye Civic Movement), Gary Stanton van Niekerk (National Alliance), Janice Patricia de Klerk (Organic Humanity Movement), Siyanda Mayana (People's Power), Kenneth Knoetze (United Progressive People Alliance).

Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).

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Voting districts · 4 ?

Ernest Francois Swanepoel (DA) won Ward 52 with 6 133 votes, 54.8% of the ward's 11 186 registered voters. Turnout was 66.5%: 7 437 of 11 186 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 52, Nelson Mandela Bay (Gqeberha), voting district by voting district.

This ward in earlier elections ?

Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.

2021 Ward 52, Nelson Mandela BayAll of this ward · 2021: DA 78.7% · 2024 national: DA 74.7%

ESP areas in this ward · 10 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 7 378 · spoilt 21 · special votes 1 784 · All 4 voting districts in (the IEC's voting-district results so far, out of its list of voting districts for this election)

PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 4 voting districts; the IEC publishes the ward ballot per ward and the PR ballot per voting district.

Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 4 voting districts here (7 437 of 11 186). The IEC publishes 65.3%.

The winner's share of registered voters is calculated: the winner's votes on the IEC's ward ballot ÷ the registered voters of the ward's voting districts.

The change beside the headline is the difference between the leading party's share here and its share in the 2021 election for the same ward (the ward that covered the same area then), both from the IEC's counts, with no votes re-allocated between boundaries.

Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 25 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 6 133 vs 12 168; VF PLUS 701 vs 1 471; ANC 234 vs 464; EFF 53 vs 137; ACDP 49 vs 113; SACP 46 vs 87; UDM 40 vs 80; ActionSA 33 vs 86; ATM 14 vs 39; MAYIBUYE 12 vs 15; PA 9 vs 20; AZAPO 7 vs 13; MKP 6 vs 18; PAC 6 vs 13; AIM 4 vs 5; COPE 3 vs 6; NA 3 vs 5; E.T.M 2 vs 4; DM 1 vs 5; ACT 0 vs 1; AIC 0 vs 3; DOP 0 vs 3; FISA 0 vs 2; GOOD 0 vs 2; Mayibuye Civic Movement 0 vs 16. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 64 times in 4 voting districts. In local elections the IEC also publishes each party's total across the ward, PR and DC 40% ballots. For these parties (by IEC party number) that total differs from the party's votes on the ballots themselves. We show each ballot's own votes. Each voting district's own page lists the IEC's figures.

Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.

Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.

IEC data last fetched 11 Nov 2026, 04:58 SAST.

Ward 52 2026 election results