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

Election results: councils and wards

Local municipality · Western Cape

Witzenberg

All results in41 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 12:05

Registered voters
53,234
Votes cast
75,839
Turnout
47.6%
Spoilt votes
1,070
Wards
12

Seats on the council

No party has a majority yet: DA has 10 of 23 seats, and 12 are needed.

Party Ward seats PR seats Seats
DA 8 2 10
ANC 4 2 6
PA 0 3 3
DAWI 0 1 1
EFF 0 1 1
VF PLUS 0 1 1
WP 0 1 1

Wards won so far

  • DA 7 wards (7 final)
  • ANC 4 wards (4 final)
  • PA 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE20,334
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11,696
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE5,722
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2,544
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1,440
DAWIDAWI - DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF WITZENBERG INDEPENDENCE1,321
WPWP - WITZENBERG PARTY1,239
ICOSAICOSA - INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA684
GOODGOOD - GOOD679
WAWA - WITZENBERG AKSIE669
CCCCCC - NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS605
AWEH!AWEH! - ABORIGINAL WARRIORS 4 ECONOMIC HOPE!588

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.