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Local Government Election 2026ANC leads nationally 33.3%Final resultsView overall results →

Election results: councils and wards

Local municipality · Eastern Cape

Walter Sisulu

All results in36 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 12:03

Registered voters
34,295
Votes cast
54,055
Turnout
52.6%
Spoilt votes
915
Wards
11

Wards won so far

  • ANC 8 wards (8 final)
  • DA 2 wards (2 final)
  • EFF 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS16,325
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE9,486
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4,991
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1,111
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS890
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE872
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT856
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY432
PACPAC - PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA257
INDINDEPENDENT120
URFURF - UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT51
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40

Who leads in each ward

Each ward in the colour of the party ahead on its ward ballot; “from …” marks a ward that has changed hands since last time. Open a ward for its results and candidates.