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Election results: councils and wards

Local Government Election 2026

Councils and wards

200 of 257 councils with results · 2,246 of 4,485 wards

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 10:28

The metros

Buffalo City

ANC 39.5% +19.2 pts
All results in120 voting districts counted

Updated 10:11

Nelson Mandela Bay

DA 40.0% +12.6 pts
All results in80 voting districts counted

Updated 10:11

Mangaung

DA 37.6% +8.0 pts
All results in87 voting districts counted

Updated 10:11

City of Tshwane

ACTIONSA 28.5% +0.5 pts
All results in98 voting districts counted

Updated 10:11

Ekurhuleni

DA 39.4% +22.3 pts
All results in97 voting districts counted

Updated 10:11

eThekwini

Waiting for the first results

Counting not started

City of Cape Town

DA 60.1% +48.4 pts
All results in166 voting districts counted

Updated 10:11

Find your ward

Your location is used once to look up your ward with the IEC, and is not kept.

    Closest races

    Wards where the leader is furthest ahead by the fewest points (at least a fifth counted).

    WardLeadingLeadCounted
    Ward 32, City of TshwaneACTIONSA0.0 pts100%
    Ward 19, Intsika YethuAPF0.0 pts100%
    Ward 31, NyandeniANC0.0 pts100%
    Ward 29, Maluti a PhofungACM0.0 pts100%
    Ward 1, NketoanaANC0.0 pts100%
    Ward 3, OkhahlambaMKP0.0 pts100%
    Ward 9, Buffalo CityUDM0.1 pts100%
    Ward 5, RichmondMKP0.1 pts100%
    Ward 8, MarulengANC0.1 pts100%
    Ward 90, EkurhuleniANC0.2 pts100%
    Ward 6, eMadlangeniANC0.2 pts100%
    Ward 1, KAMIESBERGDA0.2 pts100%

    Independents leading wards

    WardCandidateShareCounted
    Ward 5, AmahlathiIndependent32.6%100%
    Ward 7, EmalahleniIndependent49.1%100%
    Ward 13, Enoch MgijimaThe Independents46.6%100%
    Ward 1, Inxuba YethembaIndependent56.1%100%
    Ward 1, Raymond MhlabaIndependent59.0%100%
    Ward 7, Raymond MhlabaIndependent38.7%100%
    Ward 11, Raymond MhlabaIndependent69.3%100%
    Ward 20, Raymond MhlabaIndependent66.2%100%
    Ward 2, KopanongIndependent48.7%100%
    Ward 3, MkhambathiniInd - Independent Councillors46.9%100%
    Ward 1, uMshwathiInd - Independent Councillors49.8%100%
    Ward 4, LekwaIlp - Independent Lekwa Party51.7%100%
    Ward 5, SIYANCUMASif - Siyancuma Independent Forum52.6%100%
    Ward 1, UBUNTUIndependent38.7%100%
    Ward 1, KannalandIcosa - Independent Civic Organisation Of South Africa33.2%100%
    Ward 2, KannalandIcosa - Independent Civic Organisation Of South Africa42.6%100%
    Ward 84, EkurhuleniIndependent36.7%100%
    Ward 9, Enoch MgijimaThe Independents38.6%100%
    Ward 28, MbhasheIndependent55.7%100%
    Ward 19, Raymond MhlabaIndependent45.3%100%

    Every council

    Council Leading Share Seats Counted
    AmahlathiEastern Cape ANC 62.3% – 100.0%
    Blue Crane RouteEastern Cape ANC 45.3% ANC 5/11 100.0%
    Dr. A.B. XumaEastern Cape ANC 63.7% – 100.0%
    Dr. Beyers NaudeEastern Cape DA 40.0% DA 10/24 100.0%
    ElundiniEastern Cape ANC 53.9% – 100.0%
    EmalahleniEastern Cape ANC 70.0% – 100.0%
    Enoch MgijimaEastern Cape ANC 54.6% – 100.0%
    Great KeiEastern Cape ANC 48.3% ANC 7/13 100.0%
    Intsika YethuEastern Cape ANC 62.1% – 100.0%
    Inxuba YethembaEastern Cape DA 45.7% – 100.0%
    King Sabata DalindyeboEastern Cape ANC 51.0% – 100.0%
    Kou-KammaEastern Cape ANC 37.3% – 100.0%
    KougaEastern Cape DA 70.4% – 100.0%
    Kumkani MhlontloEastern Cape ANC 47.8% – 100.0%
    MakanaEastern Cape ANC 31.1% ANC 10/25 100.0%
    MatatieleEastern Cape ANC 57.5% – 100.0%
    MbhasheEastern Cape ANC 51.4% – 100.0%
    MnqumaEastern Cape ANC 50.8% – 100.0%
    NdlambeEastern Cape ANC 48.7% – 100.0%
    NgqushwaEastern Cape ANC 69.5% – 100.0%
    Ngquza HillEastern Cape ANC 66.5% – 100.0%
    NtabankuluEastern Cape ANC 72.7% – 100.0%
    NyandeniEastern Cape ANC 55.0% – 100.0%
    Port St JohnsEastern Cape ANC 58.0% – 100.0%
    Raymond MhlabaEastern Cape ANC 57.8% – 100.0%
    SakhisizweEastern Cape ANC 61.9% – 100.0%
    SenquEastern Cape ANC 64.8% – 100.0%
    Sundays River ValleyEastern Cape ANC 51.3% ANC 8/16 100.0%
    UmzimvubuEastern Cape ANC 59.8% – 100.0%
    Walter SisuluEastern Cape ANC 44.1% – 100.0%
    Winnie Madikizela-MandelaEastern Cape ANC 61.6% – 100.0%
    DihlabengFree State ANC 49.0% – 100.0%
    KopanongFree State ANC 55.3% – 100.0%
    LetsemengFree State ANC 60.7% ANC 8/13 100.0%
    MafubeFree State ANC 38.9% – 100.0%
    Maluti a PhofungFree State ANC 28.9% – 100.0%
    MantsopaFree State – – – 0.0%
    MasilonyanaFree State DA 36.1% – 100.0%
    MatjhabengFree State – – – 0.0%
    MetsimaholoFree State DA 27.2% – 100.0%
    MohokareFree State DA 45.7% – 100.0%
    MoqhakaFree State DA 45.8% – 100.0%
    NalaFree State ANC 26.1% – 100.0%
    NgwatheFree State ANC 33.6% – 100.0%
    NketoanaFree State ANC 44.7% – 100.0%
    PhumelelaFree State ANC 43.2% – 100.0%
    SetsotoFree State ANC 40.1% – 100.0%
    TokologoFree State ANC 53.2% – 100.0%
    TswelopeleFree State ANC 58.0% – 100.0%
    EmfuleniGauteng DA 55.4% – 100.0%
    LesediGauteng DA 35.6% – 100.0%
    Merafong CityGauteng DA 35.9% – 100.0%
    MidvaalGauteng DA 59.4% – 100.0%
    Mogale CityGauteng DA 48.4% – 100.0%
    Rand West CityGauteng DA 36.0% – 100.0%
    AbaQulusiKwaZulu-Natal IFP 44.8% – 100.0%
    Alfred DumaKwaZulu-Natal IFP 38.5% – 100.0%
    Big Five HlabisaKwaZulu-Natal IFP 38.6% – 100.0%
    DannhauserKwaZulu-Natal IFP 25.9% – 100.0%
    Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini ZumaKwaZulu-Natal MKP 44.2% – 100.0%
    Greater KokstadKwaZulu-Natal ANC 45.8% – 100.0%
    Inkosi uMtubatubaKwaZulu-Natal – – – 0.0%
    Johannes Phumani PungulaKwaZulu-Natal MKP 47.9% – 100.0%
    JoziniKwaZulu-Natal ANC 57.0% – 100.0%
    KwaDukuzaKwaZulu-Natal MKP 40.6% – 100.0%
    MandeniKwaZulu-Natal MKP 45.2% – 100.0%
    MaphumuloKwaZulu-Natal MKP 39.2% – 100.0%
    MkhambathiniKwaZulu-Natal ANC 45.9% – 100.0%
    MpofanaKwaZulu-Natal DA 38.7% – 100.0%
    MsunduziKwaZulu-Natal DA 44.7% – 100.0%
    MthonjaneniKwaZulu-Natal IFP 53.8% – 100.0%
    NdwedweKwaZulu-Natal ANC 41.0% – 100.0%
    NewcastleKwaZulu-Natal DA 34.0% – 100.0%
    NkandlaKwaZulu-Natal MKP 43.8% – 100.0%
    NongomaKwaZulu-Natal IFP 59.4% – 100.0%
    NqutuKwaZulu-Natal IFP 36.7% – 100.0%
    OkhahlambaKwaZulu-Natal MKP 24.4% – 100.0%
    Ray NkonyeniKwaZulu-Natal – – – 0.0%
    RichmondKwaZulu-Natal MKP 53.1% – 100.0%
    UlundiKwaZulu-Natal IFP 74.9% – 100.0%
    eDumbeKwaZulu-Natal IFP 30.2% – 100.0%
    eMadlangeniKwaZulu-Natal IFP 29.8% – 100.0%
    eNdumeniKwaZulu-Natal MKP 32.6% MKP 5/15 100.0%
    iMpendleKwaZulu-Natal MKP 41.2% – 100.0%
    iNkosi LangalibaleleKwaZulu-Natal IFP 36.8% – 100.0%
    uMdoniKwaZulu-Natal MKP 35.9% – 100.0%
    uMfoloziKwaZulu-Natal IFP 39.1% – 100.0%
    uMhlabuyalinganaKwaZulu-Natal – – – 0.0%
    uMhlathuzeKwaZulu-Natal MKP 45.1% – 100.0%
    uMlalaziKwaZulu-Natal MKP 46.4% – 100.0%
    uMngeniKwaZulu-Natal DA 64.8% – 100.0%
    uMshwathiKwaZulu-Natal MKP 48.0% – 100.0%
    uMsingaKwaZulu-Natal IFP 62.1% – 100.0%
    uMuziwabantuKwaZulu-Natal MKP 38.8% – 100.0%
    uMvotiKwaZulu-Natal – – – 0.0%
    uMzimkhuluKwaZulu-Natal ANC 48.1% – 100.0%
    uMzumbeKwaZulu-Natal IFP 53.6% – 100.0%
    uPhongoloKwaZulu-Natal IFP 37.1% – 100.0%
    BushbuckridgeMpumalanga ANC 69.1% – 100.0%
    Chief Albert LuthuliMpumalanga ANC 49.4% – 100.0%
    City of MbombelaMpumalanga ANC 48.6% – 100.0%
    DipalesengMpumalanga ANC 40.4% ANC 6/12 100.0%
    Dr JS MorokaMpumalanga ANC 46.7% – 100.0%
    Dr Pixley Ka Isaka SemeMpumalanga ANC 39.3% – 100.0%
    EmakhazeniMpumalanga ANC 45.6% – 100.0%
    EmalahleniMpumalanga DA 34.0% – 100.0%
    Govan MbekiMpumalanga DA 37.9% – 100.0%
    LekwaMpumalanga ANC 28.9% – 100.0%
    MkhondoMpumalanga MKP 40.7% – 100.0%
    MsukaligwaMpumalanga ANC 35.2% – 100.0%
    NkomaziMpumalanga ANC 48.3% – 100.0%
    Steve TshweteMpumalanga ANC 26.4% – 100.0%
    Thaba ChweuMpumalanga ANC 41.5% – 100.0%
    Thembisile HaniMpumalanga ANC 48.6% – 100.0%
    Victor KhanyeMpumalanga SDP 39.5% SDP 7/17 100.0%
    !KHEISNorthern Cape ANC 50.1% ANC 6/11 100.0%
    Dawid KruiperNorthern Cape DA 44.4% – 100.0%
    DikgatlongNorthern Cape ANC 42.1% ANC 8/15 100.0%
    EMTHANJENINorthern Cape ANC 44.1% – 100.0%
    GA-SEGONYANANorthern Cape ANC 36.9% – 100.0%
    GAMAGARANorthern Cape DA 69.0% – 100.0%
    HANTAMNorthern Cape ANC 42.4% ANC 5/13 100.0%
    Joe MorolongNorthern Cape – – – 0.0%
    KAI !GARIBNorthern Cape ANC 37.5% – 100.0%
    KAMIESBERGNorthern Cape ANC 45.1% ANC 5/11 100.0%
    KAREEBERGNorthern Cape ANC 43.6% ANC 5/11 100.0%
    KAROO HOOGLANDNorthern Cape ANC 37.8% ANC 4/11 100.0%
    KGATELOPELENorthern Cape ANC 35.4% ANC 4/11 100.0%
    KHâI-MANorthern Cape ANC 46.2% ANC 5/11 100.0%
    MagarengNorthern Cape ANC 38.7% ANC 4/11 100.0%
    NAMA KHOINorthern Cape DA 34.5% ANC 6/17 100.0%
    PhokwaneNorthern Cape ANC 42.1% – 100.0%
    RENOSTERBERGNorthern Cape ANC 52.1% ANC 6/11 100.0%
    RICHTERSVELDNorthern Cape ANC 49.4% ANC 6/11 100.0%
    SIYANCUMANorthern Cape ANC 30.4% – 100.0%
    SIYATHEMBANorthern Cape ANC 39.6% ANC 5/11 100.0%
    Sol PlaatjeNorthern Cape ANC 34.2% – 100.0%
    THEMBELIHLENorthern Cape ANC 46.4% ANC 5/11 100.0%
    TSANTSABANENorthern Cape RTC 45.5% – 100.0%
    UBUNTUNorthern Cape ANC 48.7% ANC 5/11 100.0%
    UMSOBOMVUNorthern Cape ANC 64.6% ANC 9/13 100.0%
    Ba-PhalaborwaLimpopo ANC 53.6% – 100.0%
    Bela-BelaLimpopo ANC 31.4% – 100.0%
    BloubergLimpopo ANC 69.8% – 100.0%
    Collins ChabaneLimpopo ANC 62.7% – 100.0%
    Elias MotsoalediLimpopo ANC 50.7% – 100.0%
    Ephraim MogaleLimpopo ANC 49.3% – 100.0%
    Fetakgomo TubatseLimpopo ANC 63.3% – 100.0%
    Greater GiyaniLimpopo ANC 59.1% – 100.0%
    Greater LetabaLimpopo – – – 0.0%
    Greater TzaneenLimpopo ANC 63.4% – 100.0%
    Lepele-NkumpiLimpopo ANC 42.2% – 100.0%
    LephalaleLimpopo ANC 41.6% – 100.0%
    MakhadoLimpopo – – – 0.0%
    MakhuduthamagaLimpopo ANC 64.5% – 100.0%
    MarulengLimpopo ANC 54.2% – 100.0%
    Modimolle-MookgophongLimpopo – – – 0.0%
    MogalakwenaLimpopo ANC 48.9% – 100.0%
    MolemoleLimpopo ANC 54.1% – 100.0%
    MusinaLimpopo ANC 67.1% – 100.0%
    PolokwaneLimpopo ANC 53.7% – 100.0%
    ThabazimbiLimpopo DA 32.2% – 100.0%
    ThulamelaLimpopo ANC 72.3% – 100.0%
    DitsobotlaNorth West DA 55.3% – 100.0%
    Greater TaungNorth West ANC 49.5% – 100.0%
    JB MarksNorth West DA 45.4% – 100.0%
    Kagisano-MolopoNorth West ANC 63.4% – 100.0%
    KgetlengrivierNorth West ANC 40.6% – 100.0%
    Lekwa-TeemaneNorth West ANC 31.8% – 100.0%
    MadibengNorth West ANC 39.6% – 100.0%
    MafikengNorth West ANC 54.1% – 100.0%
    MamusaNorth West ANC 46.0% – 100.0%
    Maquassi HillsNorth West DA 44.1% – 100.0%
    MatlosanaNorth West ANC 33.5% – 100.0%
    MoreteleNorth West ANC 53.1% – 100.0%
    Moses KotaneNorth West ANC 52.0% – 100.0%
    NalediNorth West DA 35.0% – 100.0%
    Ramotshere MoiloaNorth West – – – 0.0%
    RatlouNorth West ANC 62.1% – 100.0%
    RustenburgNorth West DA 49.0% – 100.0%
    TswaingNorth West ANC 55.3% – 100.0%
    Beaufort WestWestern Cape DA 29.2% – 100.0%
    BergrivierWestern Cape DA 60.2% – 100.0%
    BitouWestern Cape DA 46.2% – 100.0%
    Breede ValleyWestern Cape DA 47.2% – 100.0%
    Cape AgulhasWestern Cape DA 51.2% – 100.0%
    CederbergWestern Cape DA 36.1% – 100.0%
    DrakensteinWestern Cape DA 60.6% – 100.0%
    GeorgeWestern Cape DA 65.9% – 100.0%
    HessequaWestern Cape DA 58.3% – 100.0%
    KannalandWestern Cape ICOSA 27.1% DA 3/10 100.0%
    KnysnaWestern Cape DA 42.4% – 100.0%
    LaingsburgWestern Cape ACTIONSA 26.6% ACTIONSA 3/10 100.0%
    LangebergWestern Cape DA 38.4% – 100.0%
    MatzikamaWestern Cape DA 42.0% DA 6/15 100.0%
    Mossel BayWestern Cape DA 64.4% – 100.0%
    OudtshoornWestern Cape DA 39.1% – 100.0%
    OverstrandWestern Cape – – – 0.0%
    Prince AlbertWestern Cape PA 49.0% PA 5/10 100.0%
    Saldanha BayWestern Cape DA 51.4% – 100.0%
    StellenboschWestern Cape DA 63.7% – 100.0%
    SwartlandWestern Cape DA 60.7% DA 14/23 100.0%
    SwellendamWestern Cape DA 39.8% ANC 4/11 100.0%
    TheewaterskloofWestern Cape DA 36.3% – 100.0%
    WitzenbergWestern Cape DA 40.3% – 100.0%
    Alfred NzoEastern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    AmatholeEastern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Chris HaniEastern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Joe GqabiEastern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    O R TamboEastern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Sarah BaartmanEastern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Fezile DabiFree State · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    LejweleputswaFree State · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Thabo MofutsanyaneFree State · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    XhariepFree State · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    SedibengGauteng · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    West RandGauteng · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    AmajubaKwaZulu-Natal · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Harry GwalaKwaZulu-Natal · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    King CetshwayoKwaZulu-Natal · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    UguKwaZulu-Natal · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    ZululandKwaZulu-Natal · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    iLembeKwaZulu-Natal · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    uMgungundlovuKwaZulu-Natal · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    uMkhanyakudeKwaZulu-Natal · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    uMzinyathiKwaZulu-Natal · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    uThukelaKwaZulu-Natal · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    EhlanzeniMpumalanga · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Gert SibandeMpumalanga · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    NkangalaMpumalanga · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    FRANCES BAARDNorthern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    John Taolo GaetseweNorthern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    NAMAKWANorthern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Pixley Ka SemeNorthern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Z.F. MgcawuNorthern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    CapricornLimpopo · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    MopaniLimpopo · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    SekhukhuneLimpopo · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    VhembeLimpopo · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    WaterbergLimpopo · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    BojanalaNorth West · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Dr Kenneth KaundaNorth West · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Dr Ruth Segomotsi MompatiNorth West · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Ngaka Modiri MolemaNorth West · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Cape WinelandsWestern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Central KarooWestern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    Garden RouteWestern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    OverbergWestern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%
    West CoastWestern Cape · District municipality – – – 0.0%