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

Election results: councils and wards

Local municipality · Mpumalanga

Dipaleseng

All results in33 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 12:04

Registered voters
22,896
Votes cast
37,966
Turnout
55.5%
Spoilt votes
603
Wards
6

Seats on the council

No party has a majority yet: ANC has 6 of 12 seats, and 7 are needed.

Party Ward seats PR seats Seats
ANC 6 0 6
ACTIONSA 0 1 1
DA 0 1 1
EFF 0 1 1
SDP 0 1 1
MKP 0 1 1
VF PLUS 0 1 1

Wards won so far

  • ANC 6 wards (6 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10,472
SDPSDP - SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY3,108
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY2,726
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2,439
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1,701
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1,552
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA1,322
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY558
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT343
SCMSCM - SOCIALIST CIVIC MOVEMENT318
IFPIFP - INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY115
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE114

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.