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Local Government Election 2026ANC leads nationally 33.1%Final resultsView overall results →

Election results: councils and wards

Local municipality · Mpumalanga

Victor Khanye

All results in30 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 11:11

Registered voters
41,002
Votes cast
75,063
Turnout
61.7%
Spoilt votes
1,322
Wards
9

Seats on the council

No party has a majority yet: SDP has 7 of 17 seats, and 9 are needed.

Party Ward seats PR seats Seats
SDP 5 2 7
ANC 3 2 5
DA 1 1 2
OLH 0 2 2
VF PLUS 0 1 1

Wards won so far

  • SDP 5 wards (5 final)
  • ANC 3 wards (3 final)
  • DA 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
SDPSDP - SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY19,492
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14,012
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4,839
OLHOLH - OUR LAST HOPE4,653
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2,281
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1,256
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY769
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA545
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY498
AICAIC - AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS427
UATUAT - UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION197
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT92

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.