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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

KHâI-MA

All results in13 voting districts counted

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

Registered voters
9,169
Votes cast
16,953
Turnout
61.4%
Spoilt votes
277
Wards
6

Seats on the council

No party has a majority yet: ANC has 5 of 11 seats, and 6 are needed.

Party Ward seats PR seats Seats
ANC 4 1 5
PA 2 2 4
DA 0 1 1
SACP 0 1 1

Wards won so far

  • ANC 4 wards (4 final)
  • PA 2 wards (2 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5,100
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE3,903
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE739
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY392
NCMNCM - NAMAKWA CIVIC MOVEMENT375
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS234
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT122
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS92
COPECOPE - CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE86

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.