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 | |
