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Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Port St Johns

39councillors in office
20wards · 21 from 2026
ANClargest party, 2026 · 26 of 42 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

39 seats now · 42 in the incoming council. Majority is 22. ANC reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
31 → 26 (-5)
SACP
0 → 4 (+4)
ATM
2 → 3 (+1)
EFF
3 → 2 (-1)
DA
1 → 2 (+1)
UDM
1 → 2 (+1)
MK
0 → 2 (+2)
LABOUR
0 → 1 (+1)
CI
1 → 0 (-1)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

20 wards

PR councillors now

19 seats

Proportional seats as elected in 2021. Parties replace PR councillors mid-term without the IEC publishing it; replacements are recorded as events where a source exists.

PR councillors from 2026 · expected

9 of 21 named

21 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 9 named so far; the rest follow when the IEC publishes its councillor list. Expected from the IEC certified party lists and the declared seat allocation (list order, skipping ward winners). Confirmed when the IEC publishes its councillor list.

How Port St Johns measures up

How we judge

Port St Johns meets 1 of 6 yardsticks

Judged against National Treasury's and the Auditor-General's own norms, latest figures, 2023/24. Not a rating: 6 separate answers. How we judge.

Clean books?
Well short
Qualified
An unqualified audit with no findings
The Auditor-General could not vouch for parts of Port St Johns's books.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
18.4 months
norm 3.0 months
Port St Johns could keep running for 18.4 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in Eastern Cape3 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 11.0 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Well short
11%
norm 95%
For every R100 Port St Johns bills, it collects R11. Treasury expects R95.
best in Eastern Cape23 of 33worst
2024/25 · was 25%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
2.3%
norm 8.0%
Port St Johns spends 2.3% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Eastern Cape13 of 32worst
2024/25 · was 1.6%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Well short
-42%
norm 0%
Port St Johns left 42% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Eastern Cape21 of 33worst
2023/24 · was -64%↗ improving
Wastes money?
Well short
14.5%
norm 0.0%
14.5% of Port St Johns's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Eastern Cape19 of 33worst
2023/24 · was 11.2%↘ slipping

Treasury and Auditor-General detail

by financial year

For the whole 2021 to 2026 term, including every seat that changed hands, see the end-of-term report.

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year
2021/22Qualified2022/23Qualified2023/24Qualified
Cash coverage
18.4 mo2024/25
province median 4.3 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
10.6%2024/25
province median 21.2% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
2.3%2024/25
province median 1.9% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-41.7%2023/24
province median -35.2% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
14.5%2023/24
province median 5.7% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
1.242024/25
province median 1.86 · Treasury: average

The council's record, not any councillor's. Source: National Treasury Municipal Money and Auditor-General reports, fetched 11 Nov 2026. Financial years end in June.

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