Party in council
Democratic Alliance in Nelson Mandela Bay
48 of 120 seats now (23 ward, 25 PR). From 2026: 53 of 120 seats (28 ward, 25 PR), as declared by the IEC.
DA
Ward councillors now
- Ward 1 · André van der Westhuizen
- Ward 2 · Sean Bertram Tappan
- Ward 3 · David Alan Hayselden
- Ward 5 · Terri Stander
- Ward 6 · Gerhardus Johannes Scheepers Engelbrecht
- Ward 7 · Brendon Stephen Pegram
- Ward 8 · Gustav Rautenbach
- Ward 9 · Bernhard Friedrich Wolf
- Ward 10 · Gnanasagaran Moodley
- Ward 11 · Graham Hilton Gelderbloem
- Ward 12 · Verwon Nolan Boggenpoel
- Ward 13 · Ingrid Leslie van Wyk
- Ward 31 · Leetesline Alphonso Booysen
- Ward 32 · Pieter Hermaans
- Ward 34 · Annelize Melony Stanley
- Ward 35 · Noline Rose Moodley
- Ward 37 · Tyrone Peter Adams
- Ward 39 · Magrieta Johanna du Toit
- Ward 40 · Jason Grobbelaar
- Ward 48 · Franay Anne van de Linde
- Ward 49 · Georgen Gastuv Miggels
- Ward 51 · Roelof David Basson
- Ward 52 · Ernest Francois Swanepoel
PR councillors now
- Annette Theresa Lovemore
- Bennet Mzwenqaba Bhanga
- Buyelwa Jacobs
- Duncan Julius Standish Monks
- Georgina Faldtman
- Jacobus Petrus Johannes Botha
- John Sturrock Best
- Leander Kruger
- Malcolm John Figg
- Mokgethi Kabelo Mogatosi
- Morné Gerhard Steyn
- Mthokozisi Magnus Nkosi
- Nobesuthu Aurelia Dlova-Nampuluma
- Noxolo Alicia Mafumana
- Ondela Hlangoluhle Kepe
- Petrus Wentzel Terblanche
- Rano Conrad Kayser
- Rene Meyer
- Retief Odendaal
- Sandra Fillis
- Sebenzile Rafani
- Siyasanga Sijadu
- Tsepo Eric Ndwalaza
- Xabiso Nicholas Nyati
- Ziyanda Kalani
Wards won on 4 November 2026
- Ward 1 · Roelof David Basson · 88.2%
- Ward 2 · Sean Bertram Tappan · 56.7%
- Ward 3 · Eric Douglas Dyer · 85.4%
- Ward 5 · Daron Momberg · 56.3%
- Ward 6 · Gerhardus Johannes Scheepers Engelbrecht · 82.6%
- Ward 7 · Brendon Stephen Pegram · 83.0%
- Ward 8 · Gustav Rautenbach · 88.8%
- Ward 9 · Bernhard Friedrich Wolf · 76.9%
- Ward 10 · Gnanasagaran Moodley · 75.3%
- Ward 11 · Alain Walljee · 72.8%
- Ward 12 · Verwon Nolan Boggenpoel · 76.8%
- Ward 13 · Justin Athol Oliphant · 75.1%
- Ward 15 · Annette Theresa Lovemore · 64.3%
- Ward 16 · Werner Senekal · 37.0%
- Ward 25 · Rozario Christy Frolick · 51.8%
- Ward 31 · Leetesline Alphonso Booysen · 51.8%
- Ward 32 · Gordon Andrew Sampson · 66.0%
- Ward 33 · Cerano Andrew Leander · 35.9%
- Ward 34 · Christopher Daniels · 65.8%
- Ward 35 · Francois David Titus · 74.7%
- Ward 37 · Georgina Faldtman · 46.7%
- Ward 38 · Roseline Brigette Doris Felkers · 40.5%
- Ward 39 · Magrieta Johanna de Andrade · 86.9%
- Ward 40 · Jason Grobbelaar · 62.0%
- Ward 48 · Susan Ruiters · 64.0%
- Ward 49 · Georgen Gastuv Miggels · 71.8%
- Ward 51 · Rynhardt Egmond Fourie · 78.9%
- Ward 52 · Ernest Francois Swanepoel · 82.3%
PR seats from 2026 · expected
- Retief Odendaal · list 1
- Rano Conrad Kayser · list 5
- Duncan Julius Standish Monks · list 7
- Ingrid Leslie van Wyk · list 12
- Tyrone Peter Adams · list 13
- Graham Hilton Gelderbloem · list 15
- André van der Westhuizen · list 16
- Ondela Hlangoluhle Kepe · list 17
- Marco Blaauw · list 19
- Marshall Roberto Von Buchenroder · list 20
- Sandra Fillis · list 22
- Dawid Benjamin Van der Ventel · list 26
- Noline Rose Moodley · list 28
- Noxolo Alicia Mafumana · list 29
- Masixole Mac-Athur Zinto · list 33
- Luzuko Elias Gedze · list 35
- Sizwe Beyi · list 36
- Roslyn Theresa Ross · list 38
- Arnold Arends · list 39
- Annelize Melony Stanley · list 40
- Elroy Ward · list 42
- Siviwe Blauw · list 43
- Hayley Alice Carol Gee · list 44
- Ntombebhongo Sylvia Steto · list 45
- Sebenzile Rafani · list 46
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. New councillors take office at the council's first sitting.