DA 63.9%up 19.3 pts from 44.6% in 2021
Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Susan RuitersDemocratic AllianceWard ballot ? · 4 061 valid votes
- DASusan Ruiters2 59763.9%
PASunay Ruweida Dennis41310.2%
ANCRandall Rinaldo Roman3518.6%
VF PLUSJulia Stride2065.1%
EFFMaria Speelman1062.6%
MKPMgcini Prince Mejane581.4%
ATMSiena Williams461.1%- E.T.MMorné Alberto Buis421.0%
ACDPAmanda Penelope Rathbone411.0%
ALJAMAAjub Ravat401.0%- SACPAbel Vinqi360.9%
ActionSAZukisani Advocate Mkunqwana330.8%
UDMAphelele Mbolekwa250.6%- Mayibuye Civic MovementDouglas Sinovuyo Bobani160.4%
APCSiposethu Ntsangani110.3%- MAYIBUYELulama Gillian Jama70.2%
PACMcebisi Michael Zinto60.1%
GOODLawrence Troon50.1%- DMBevan Jermaine Brown50.1%
AZAPOSinenjongo Gqamane30.1%
COPEMpatheli Terrence Pikoli30.1%- AIMSandile Michael Sanda30.1%
- UPPADaniel Karel Booysen30.1%
- LABOURPhakamile Christopher Hani20.0%
- P.PSiyanda Mayana20.0%
- SDPNomatemba Alla10.0%
Also on the ballot: Sakhumzi Dukwe (Christ Kingdom Party), Sinethemba Innoscent Ncapayi (Defenders of the People), Sibulele Nontuthuzelo Qona (Economic Emancipation Forum), Gary Stanton van Niekerk (National Alliance), Janice Patricia de Klerk (Organic Humanity Movement).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
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Voting districts · 3 ?
Susan Ruiters (DA) won Ward 48 with 2 597 votes, 30.3% of the ward's 8 558 registered voters. Turnout was 48.2%: 4 122 of 8 558 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 48, 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.
ESP areas in this ward · 12 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 4 129 · spoilt 68 · special votes 500 · All 3 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 3 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 3 voting districts here (4 122 of 8 558). The IEC publishes 48.4%.
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.
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 31 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 2 597 vs 5 208; PA 413 vs 808; ANC 351 vs 690; VF PLUS 206 vs 414; EFF 106 vs 221; MKP 58 vs 114; ATM 46 vs 90; E.T.M 42 vs 86; ACDP 41 vs 89; ALJAMA 40 vs 71; SACP 36 vs 76; ActionSA 33 vs 61; UDM 25 vs 53; Mayibuye Civic Movement 16 vs 22; APC 11 vs 12; MAYIBUYE 7 vs 25; PAC 6 vs 9; DM 5 vs 9; GOOD 5 vs 10; AIM 3 vs 6; AZAPO 3 vs 5; COPE 3 vs 4; UPPA 3 vs 4; P.P 2 vs 3; ACP 0 vs 1; ACT 0 vs 2; AIC 0 vs 5; APPEIR 0 vs 4; CKP 0 vs 1; DOP 0 vs 4; FISA 0 vs 26. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 64 times in 3 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, 02:15 SAST.