There is a long way to go, and the final picture of the big winners and losers will only be known down the line - but early results have started to come in.
In a worrying state of affairs for the ANC, the DA has significantly closed the gap at the top of the standings in the Eastern Cape’s biggest metro.
There is still a fair way to go in the metro, so expect this situation to change fairly rapidly throughout the day as more results come in.The ANC continued to hold its lead in Nelson Mandela Bay, with 44.38% of the vote , followed by the DA on 36.99% and the EFF on 7.3% . One might suggest the Friendly City nickname might not apply if the race continues to tighten and chop and change over the next few hours.The DA leads in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro. The DA had obtained 9,351 of the votes counted by 8am, translating to 44.83%. The ANC was next, with 7,340 votes and the EFF third with 1,289 votes .At 8am on Wednesday:
The party had secured 60.65% of the vote, meaning an ANC majority was likely in the traditional stronghold. The big overnight winner in Buffalo City was the DA, which shot up to 18.43% of the vote, with the EFF dropping slightly to 11.82%.In Buffalo City it appears the council will remain an ANC stronghold. At 8pm, the party had 69.37% of the counted vote, roughly in line with its 2016 performance. The EFF lags well behind with 12.33% of the vote, and the DA is further back on 11.4%.
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