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

Election results: councils and wards

Local municipality · Northern Cape

Phokwane

All results in28 voting districts counted

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

Registered voters
28,179
Votes cast
47,497
Turnout
56.3%
Spoilt votes
1,070
Wards
10

Wards won so far

  • ANC 6 wards (6 final)
  • VF PLUS 3 wards (3 final)
  • DA 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS13,303
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS5,615
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3,369
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2,856
YBFYBF - YA BAAGI FORUM1,626
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1,162
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA1,144
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE705
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY237
ACTACT - AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION214
UATUAT - UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION166
AZAPOAZAPO - AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION150

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.