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ANC retains 11 wards but dips to historic lows at the polls

Rod AmnerBy Rod AmnerNovember 3, 2021Updated:November 3, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
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By ROD AMNER

The African National Congress (ANC) has won 11 of the 14 ward seats in the local municipal elections, with votes still being counted in a close contest in Ward 14.

But the ANC’s overall support has dropped from 61.84% in 2016 to 50.65%, an 18.1% reduction in voting support.

The big winner in the election is the Makana Citizens Front (MCF), which captured 18.1% of the total vote on its first outing at the polls.

The Democratic Alliance retained its seats in Ward 4 and Ward 8, but saw its overall support drop from just under 30% in 2016 to 17.1% this year.

Voter turnout was a disappointing 44.18% for Makana, with just 19 317 of the 43 664 eligible voters casting their vote on Monday.

Detailed breakdowns of the ward voting patterns will follow.

Makana overall results
Party 2016 % support % Change 2021 % support
ANC 61.84 -18.1 50.65
MCF Did not stand 18.1
DA 29.78 -42.55 17.11
EFF 5.32 9.98 5.91
Independent 1.9 36.24 2.98
MIND Did not stand 1.9
PA Did not stand 1.1
AZAPO 0.74 12.9 0.85
VF PLUS Did not stand 0.73
ATM Did not stand 0.66
UDM 0.41 Did not stand

 

 

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