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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

Prince Albert

All results in9 voting districts counted

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

Registered voters
8,734
Votes cast
18,515
Turnout
70.7%
Spoilt votes
148
Wards
5

Seats on the council

No party has a majority yet: PA has 5 of 10 seats, and 6 are needed.

Party Ward seats PR seats Seats
PA 4 1 5
DA 1 3 4
ANC 0 1 1

Wards won so far

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

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE5,991
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4,516
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS816
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA304
KDFKDF - KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE265
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS222
PMCPMC - PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE57
PIKGRAAFPIKGRAAF - COMMUNITY FIRST PARTY26
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS23
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT12

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.