Results of the May 18 local government elections in Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth):
The most closely contested of all the metros was that of Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth.) In the 2009 national elections the African National Congress had won 227,861 votes (50,14%), COPE 77,363 (17,02%) and the Democratic Alliance 128,042 (28,17%) within the municipality's boundaries. 460,123 out of 566,668 registered voters cast their ballots, a turnout of 81,2%.
In the event the ANC secured a narrow majority in PE in the May 18 local government elections. It secured 189,867 PR votes (52.13 %) and 187,271 (51,69%) ward votes - for a total of 377,138 votes (51,91%). It won 34 out of 60 ward seats and 63 out of 120, in total. This gives the party a majority of three on the council.
The DA won 146,559 PR votes (40,24%) and 145,012 ward votes (40,02%). They also secured 26 ward seats (48 in total). COPE however only managed to secure 4,95% of the vote (35,928 ward + PR votes) and 6 seats.
369,366 of 569,470 of registered voters in the metro cast their ballots, a turnout of 64,65%.
Compared to the previous local government elections the ANC won 3,177 more votes in 2011 than they did in 2006. The party's majority was cut from 66,53% to 51,91% due to a surge in support for the DA. The DA managed to win 154,472 more votes in 2011 than in 2006 - an increase of 112,67%. This lifted their share of the vote from 24,39% to 40,13%.
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2011 local government elections |
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Party Name |
Valid Votes (Ward + PR) |
% Votes |
Ward Seats |
PR List Seats |
Total Seats |
% Seats Won |
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ANC |
377,138 |
51.91% |
34 |
29 |
63 |
52.50% |
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DA |
291,571 |
40.13% |
26 |
22 |
48 |
40.00% |
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COPE |
35,928 |
4.95% |
0 |
6 |
6 |
5.00% |
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INDEPENDENT |
2,789 |
0.38% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
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FF+ |
1,656 |
0.23% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
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UDM |
3,963 |
0.55% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.83% |
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ACDP |
2,761 |
0.38% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.83% |
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PAC |
3,959 |
0.54% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.83% |
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AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION |
1625 |
0.22% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
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AFRICAN COMMUNITY MOVEMENT |
1,155 |
0.16% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
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UIF |
536 |
0.07% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
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AZAPO |
1,837 |
0.25% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
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CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY |
1,262 |
0.17% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
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SA PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION |
349 |
0.05% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
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Total |
726,529 |
100.00% |
60 |
60 |
120 |
100.00% |
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2006 local government elections |
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Party Name |
Valid Votes (Ward + PR) |
% Votes |
Ward Seats |
PR List Seats |
Total Seats |
% Seats Won |
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ANC |
373,961 |
66.53% |
43 |
38 |
81 |
67.50% |
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DA |
137,099 |
24.39% |
17 |
13 |
30 |
25.00% |
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ID |
14,085 |
2.51% |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2.50% |
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INDEPENDENT |
6,583 |
1.17% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
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FF+ |
6,328 |
1.13% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.83% |
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UDM |
4,970 |
0.88% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.83% |
|
ACDP |
4,262 |
0.76% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.83% |
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PAC |
4,098 |
0.73% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.83% |
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CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA |
3,785 |
0.67% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.83% |
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UIF |
2,600 |
0.46% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.83% |
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AZAPO |
1,980 |
0.35% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
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ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION |
1,169 |
0.21% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
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LIBERAL PARTY |
744 |
0.13% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
|
IFP |
465 |
0.08% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
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Total |
562,129 |
100.00% |
60 |
60 |
120 |
100.00% |
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2000 local government elections |
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Party Name |
Valid Votes (Ward + PR) |
% Votes |
Ward Seats |
PR List Seats |
Total Seats |
% Seats Won |
|
ANC |
375,702 |
66.16% |
34 |
38 |
72 |
66.67% |
|
DA |
162,910 |
28.69% |
20 |
11 |
31 |
28.70% |
|
UDM |
12,371 |
2.18% |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1.85% |
|
ACDP |
6,338 |
1.12% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.93% |
|
PAC |
6,268 |
1.10% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.93% |
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AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION EFFICIENCY AND AFFIRMATIVE MOVEMENT |
2,663 |
0.47% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.93% |
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IFP |
1,590 |
0.28% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
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Total |
567,842 |
100.00% |
54 |
54 |
108 |
100.00% |
Data source: www.elections.org.za. Note: Because the number of "valid votes" is made up of both PR and Ward votes, the actual number of voters is half the number of votes.
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