The full relevant results of the eNCA MarkData 2026 election poll for Nelson Mandela Bay is as follows:
Who are you planning to vote for in the coming local elections?
- ANC 37.4%
- DA 37.7%
- MKP 3.2%
- EFF 8.0%
- IFP 0.7%
- FF+ 2.3%
- Action SA 3.4%
- Patriotic Alliance 4.0%
- ACDP 0.4%
- Al Jama-ah 0.5%
- Unite for Change (Good+ Rise Mzansi+ BOSA) 1.4%
- National Coloured Congress 0.2%
- Other 0.7%
Who is the ideal mayoral candidate to lead your metro after the elections:
Babalwa Lobishe 28,2%
Retief Odendaal 27,6%
Khanya Nqisha 14,3%
Bradley Murray 11,3%
None of the above 2,4%
Don’t Know 15,3%
Many of South Africa’s big cities have been badly run. There are problems over water, electricity, sewage, potholes and poor services. Who do you think is mainly to blame for this situation?
- The DA 9,6%
- The ANC 51,1%
- The EFF 4,3%
- The MKP 3,6%
- Smaller parties 3,3%
- Don’t Know 28,1%
If you think of Nelson Mandela Bay, how well or badly do you think it has been run in the last five years?
- It has been very well run 8,8%
- It has been only averagely well run 15,0%
- It has not been well run 20,4%
- It has been extremely badly run 45,0%
- Don’t Know 10,8%
The mayor and the municipality are trying to keep companies and jobs from leaving the city. Do you think:
(a) They are doing the best they can and I support them. 19,7%
or
(b) They need to make a far greater effort. What they’re doing is not enough. 69,6%
Or
(c) Don't Know/Won’t say/No opinion 10,8%
Do you believe the mayor and the municipality can sort out the water challenges in Nelson Mandela Bay?
(a) Yes, I’m sure they can. 26,2%
Or
(b) I have no confidence in them to manage this. 58,8%
Or
(c) Don't Know/Won’t say/No opinion 14,3%
Recently there has been agitation against foreign workers here in Nelson Mandela Bay and there have also been some violent attacks on foreigners in other parts of the country. Why do you think there is a hostile feeling on this issue here in Nelson Mandela Bay? Choose ONE reason.
1. Xhosa people are particularly angry about this issue. 14,8%
2. People in Jo'burg are used to having lots of foreign workers there. The influx of foreigners to Nelson Mandela Bay is a more recent phenomenon and people here don't like it. 27,2%
3. Xhosa people are losing faith in the government and believe they must take action on their own. 30,2%
4. This question is wrong. There is not much hostile feeling towards foreigners in Nelson Mandela Bay. 26,2%