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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

Mossel Bay

All results in35 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 13:26

Registered voters
78,717
Votes cast
132,297
Turnout
58.4%
Spoilt votes
897
Wards
17

Wards won so far

  • DA 11 wards (11 final)
  • ANC 4 wards (4 final)
  • PA 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE60,927
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS9,149
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8,647
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE7,701
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1,332
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1,080
ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1,017
PMCPMC - PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE277
ICOSAICOSA - INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA148
CAPEXITCAPEXIT - CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY127
IRASAIRASA - INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA118
IPMIPM - IKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT111

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.