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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

Stellenbosch

All results in37 voting districts counted

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

Registered voters
74,285
Votes cast
107,957
Turnout
45.5%
Spoilt votes
991
Wards
17

Wards won so far

  • DA 13 wards (13 final)
  • ANC 3 wards (3 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE41,042
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7,007
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE6,570
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2,764
GOODGOOD - GOOD2,528
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1,920
ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY915
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY683
PMCPMC - PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE467
CCCCCC - NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS424
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY413
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT368

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.