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EFF secures first seat in Nelson Mandela Bay

5 August 2016 By Alan Straton

EFF win Ward 43
The EFF won Ward 43 in the 2016 Municipal Elections – a historic win for the young party in their first contestation of a Municipal Election.

As at 11:00 am on 5 August 2016 with 98.82% of votes counted in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropole the ANC has 36 Seats, the DA has 22 and the EFF 1.

With 2 Wards left to be announced – Wards 37 and 59 – overall support for the DA slipped further to 46.46%, the ANC climbed to 41.09% and the EFF climbed to 5.14%.

The DA has seats in:

  1. Ward 1: Lakeside, Seaview, Theesecombe, Lovemore Heights, Sardinia Bay, Miramar, Providentia, Emerald Hill, Lovemore Park, Schoenmakerskop, Summerstrand
  2. Ward 2: Summerstrand, Humewood, South End, Forest Hill
  3. Ward 3: Walmer, Walmer Heights, Central, St Georges, Greenshields Park
  4. Ward 5: Millard Grange, Mount Croix, North End, Central, South End
  5. Ward 6: Broadwood, Charlo, Springfield, Overbaakens, Goldwater, Lorraine, Mangold Park, Walmer Park, Fairview, Fernglen
  6. Ward 7: Schauderville, Holland Park, Ferguson, Steytler, Adcockvale, Newton Park, Kensington, Perridgevale, Parsons Hill, Greenacres, Glenhurd, Mill Park
  7. Ward 8: Kabega Park, Willow Glen, Glenroy Park, Weybridge Park, Brymore, Ben Kamma, Lorraine, Kamma Park, Lorraine Manor
  8. Ward 9: Western Hills, Westering, Tulbach, Linton Grange, Taybank, Framesby, Framesby North, Framesby Extension, Sunridge Park
  9. Ward 10: Gelvandale, Gelvan Park, Springdale, Parkside
  10. Ward 11: Algoa Park, Cradock Place, Korsten, Sidwell
  11. Ward 12: Parsons Vlei, Malabar, Morningside, Cotswold Extension, Cotswold, Francis Evatt Park
  12. Ward 13: Helenvale
  13. Ward 32: West End, Salsoneville, Cleary Park, Hillside, Salt Lake, Bethelsdorp, Windvogel
  14. Ward 34: Bethelsdorp, West End
  15. Ward 35: Chatty, Heath Park, Bethelsdorp
  16. Ward 38: Jacksonville, Kleinskool
  17. Ward 39: Rowallan Park, Van der Stel, Kabega Park, Kunene Park, Hunter’s Retreat, Bertwood Park, Sherwood
  18. Ward 40: Van Stadena, Seaview, St Albans, Greenbushes, Colleen Glen, De Stades, Lakeside, Kuyga, Kragga Kamma, Blue Horizon Bay
  19. Ward 48: Allenridge West, Gerald Smith, Blikkiesdorp, College Hill, Cannon Hill
  20. Ward 49: Rosedale, Mountain View, Thomas Gamble
  21. Ward 51: Levydale, Vanes Estate, Uitenhage NU, Winterhoekpark, Fairbridge Heights, Moselville, Penford, Van Riebeeckhoogte, Scheepershoogte, Valleisig, Fairbridge Heights Extension, Jansenville
  22. Ward 52: Manor Heights, Campher Park, Bothasrus, Despatch Central, Retief, Windsor Park, Heuwelkruin, Asalia Park

The ANC has seats in:

  1. Ward 4: Gqebera Township (Walmer), Forest Hill
  2. Ward 14: New Brighton, Kwaford, Struandale
  3. Ward 15: Sydenham, New Brighton
  4. Ward 16: Swartkops, Amsterdamhoek, Kwazakhele
  5. Ward 17: Kwazakhele
  6. Ward 18: Kwazakhele, New Brighton, Struandale
  7. Ward 19: Kwazakhele
  8. Ward 20: Kwazakhele
  9. Ward 21: Kwazakhele
  10. Ward 22: Kwazakhele
  11. Ward 23: Motherwell, Markman Industrial
  12. Ward 24: Kwazakhele
  13. Ward 25: Zwide 2, Zwide 3, Algoa Park
  14. Ward 26: Zwide
  15. Ward 27: Zwide, Soweto on Sea
  16. Ward 28: Zwide 1, Zwide 4
  17. Ward 29: Booysen Park, Bloemendal
  18. Ward 30: Redhouse, Kwamagxaki, Soweto on Sea, Veeplaas, Deal Party
  19. Ward 31: Missionvale, Bethelsdorp
  20. Ward 33: Kleinskool, Govan Mbeki
  21. Ward 36: Kleinskool, Kwadesi
  22. Ward 41: Khayamnandi, Despatch, New Kwadesi
  23. Ward 42: Kwanobuhle 8
  24. Ward 44: Kwanobuhle 2, Kwanobuhle 4, Kwanobuhle 5, Kwanobuhle 9
  25. Ward 45: Tiryville, Kiulsrivier, Kwanobuhle 10, Kwanobuhle 11
  26. Ward 46: De Mist, Alexandria Park Industrial, Kwanobuhle 1
  27. Ward 47: Kwanobuhle
  28. Ward 50: Tambo, Kwalanga, Langa, Mandela Village, Mandelaville, Kabah
  29. Ward 53: Port Elizabeth NU, Colchester, Motherwell
  30. Ward 54: Tjoksville, Motherwell 10
  31. Ward 55: Motherwell, Motherwell 11
  32. Ward 56: Motherwell
  33. Ward 57: Motherwell 1, Motherwell 9
  34. Ward 58: Motherwell 4, Motherwell 8
  35. Ward 59: Mothwerwell 6, Motherwell 7
  36. Ward 60: Wells Estate, Coega, Bluewater Bay

The EFF has seats in:

  1. Ward 43: Kwanobuhle, Kwanobuhle 7

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