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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

Dawid Kruiper

All results in52 voting districts counted

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

Registered voters
51,627
Votes cast
95,119
Turnout
62.0%
Spoilt votes
1,125
Wards
16

Wards won so far

  • DA 8 wards (8 final)
  • ANC 7 wards (7 final)
  • PA 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE27,196
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS25,987
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE5,385
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1,810
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS884
PMCPMC - PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE451
RESTORSARESTORSA - RESTORATION SA367
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY244
KSRKSR - KHOISAN REVOLUTION155
COPECOPE - CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE76
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT75
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY71

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.