2016 Local Government Elections

The 2016 South African municipal elections were held on 3 August 2016, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the nine provinces. It was the fifth municipal election held in South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994; municipal elections are held every five years.

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) was the largest party overall, earning 53.9% of the total vote.

As at 15h23, the results summary for the Eastern Cape Province on 11 August 2016 were as follows:

Municipality	ANC Seats	Total Seats	Control
Metropolitan Municipalities
Buffalo City	60	100	ANC majority
Nelson Mandela Bay	50	120	DA-UDM-COPE-ACDP coalition
District Municipalities
Sarah Baartman		ANC majority
Amothole		ANC majority
Chris Hani		ANC majority
Joe Gqabi		ANC majority
OR Tambo		ANC majority
Alfred Nzo		ANC majority
Local Municipalities
Dr Beyers Naudé	14	27	ANC majority
Blue Crane Route	7	11	ANC majority
Makana	17	27	ANC majority
Ndlambe	13	20	ANC majority
Sundays River Valley	11	16	ANC majority
Kouga	12	29	DA majority
Kou-Kamma	6	11	ANC majority
Mbhashe	47	63	ANC majority
Mnquma	48	62	ANC majority
Great Kei	9	13	ANC majority
Amahlathi	24	30	ANC majority
Ngqushwa	20	23	ANC majority
Raymond Mhlaba	38	46	ANC majority
Inxuba Yethemba	11	18	ANC majority
Intsika Yethu	35	42	ANC majority
Emalahleni	28	34	ANC majority
Engcobo	33	39	ANC majority
Sakhisizwe	14	17	ANC majority
Enoch Mgijima	50	68	ANC majority
Elundini	28	34	ANC majority
Senqu	23	34	ANC majority
Walter Sisulu	15	22	ANC majority
Ngquza Hill	53	63	ANC majority
Port St Johns	31	39	ANC majority
Nyandeni	54	63	ANC majority
Mhlontlo	40	51	ANC majority
King Sabata Dalindyebo	46	72	ANC majority
Matatiele	38	51	ANC majority
Umzimvubu	41	53	ANC majority
Mbizana	50	62	ANC majority
Ntabankulu	29	34	ANC majority