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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
Party2016 % support% Change2021 % support
ANC61.84-18.150.65
MCFDid not stand18.1
DA29.78-42.5517.11
EFF5.329.985.91
Independent1.936.242.98
MINDDid not stand1.9
PADid not stand1.1
AZAPO0.7412.90.85
VF PLUSDid not stand0.73
ATMDid not stand0.66
UDM0.41Did not stand

 

 

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