Ward 1 2026 election results

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Voting district 10250064: DA 86.9%Voting district 10251920: DA 89.2%Voting district 10251931: DA 88.4%Voting district 10460090: DA 86.1%Mount Pleasant Primary School (VD 10250064)Heatherbank Primary School (VD 10251920)St Dominics Priory School (VD 10251931)Elukholweni Farm School (VD 10460090)
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DA 87.5%

Most party (PR) votes

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

This wardAll 4 voting districts in
Turnout76.1%
Voters on the roll8 813
South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)
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Elected ward councillor ?

Roelof David BassonDemocratic Alliance

PR ballot ? · 6 677 valid votes

Hours off in Ward 1 ?

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Power626hours off81 outages
Water356hours off33 outages
Internet10hours off1 outage
May · Power: 22 hours offMay · Water: 37 hours offMay · Internet: 10 hours offMay: 69 hours off69MayJun · Power: 162 hours offJun · Water: 33 hours offJun: 195 hours off195JunJul · Power: 134 hours offJul · Water: 230 hours offJul: 364 hours off364JulAug · Power: 89 hours offAug · Water: 56 hours offAug: 145 hours off145AugSep · Power: 81 hours offSep: 81 hours off81SepOct · Power: 138 hours offOct: 138 hours off138Oct

Voting districts · 4 ?

Roelof David Basson (DA) won Ward 1 with 5 957 votes, 67.6% of the ward's 8 813 registered voters. Turnout was 76.1%: 6 707 of 8 813 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, Nelson Mandela Bay (Gqeberha), voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 33

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

This ward in earlier elections ?

ESP areas in this ward · 13 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 6 729 · spoilt 20 · special votes 2 268 · 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 (6 707 of 8 813). The IEC publishes 76.4%.

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.

Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 26 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 5 957 vs 11 801; VF PLUS 271 vs 556; ANC 139 vs 297; ACDP 111 vs 235; EFF 70 vs 153; ActionSA 55 vs 123; UDM 29 vs 45; ATM 15 vs 32; GOOD 11 vs 26; MKP 8 vs 18; AIM 7 vs 13; MAYIBUYE 6 vs 23; OHM 6 vs 8; PA 5 vs 7; SACP 5 vs 10; ALJAMA 3 vs 6; AZAPO 3 vs 7; Mayibuye Civic Movement 2 vs 8; PAC 2 vs 4; AIC 1 vs 3; ACP 0 vs 1; ACT 0 vs 1; COPE 0 vs 1; DOP 0 vs 2; NA 0 vs 2; UPPA 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 60 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 09 Nov 2026, 21:50 SAST.

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