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District council

Vhembe District

2026 results

2026

District votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
68.7%227 970 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
5.8%19 307 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
5.5%18 177 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties20.1%66 585 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
4.9%16 108 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
2.5%8 253 votes
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
2.3%7 720 votes
ACTIONSA
1.8%5 966 votes
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
1.5%4 880 votes
ABLE LEADERSHIP
1.0%3 166 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.8%2 778 votes
VHEMBE INDEPENDENT PARTY (MUSIKITEDZI)
0.7%2 387 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.7%2 272 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.6%2 020 votes
ETHICAL LEADERS MOVEMENT
0.6%1 860 votes
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION
0.5%1 803 votes
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT
0.3%1 160 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.3%1 118 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
0.3%964 votes
AFRICAN FORWARD CONGRESS
0.2%760 votes
ORDINARY PEOPLE CAMPAIGN
0.2%504 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.1%403 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.1%387 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.1%385 votes
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY
0.1%288 votes
XIMOKO PARTY
0.1%269 votes
GAZANKULU LIBERATION CONGRESS
0.1%244 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.1%242 votes
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR
0.1%190 votes
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE
0.1%177 votes
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
0.1%170 votes
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA
0.0%111 votes
How a district council works

A district council serves several local municipalities together.

Elected on the district ballot

Voters choose a party on a separate district PR ballot.

From local councils

Local councils elect representatives from their own councillors to serve on the district council.

Its work includes district-wide planning and shared services. Adding local council results together does not give the district council’s result.

IEC guide to council seats
Sources & district ballots

This ballot elects 40% of district councillors. It does not describe full council control.

332 039 valid votes · 5 837 spoilt

IEC report ↗ ·

Local, district or metro?

Local services, shared district services: who does what?

Your town and nearby areas

Handles local services such as refuse collection and local roads, with responsibilities shared with the district.

Several local municipalities

Coordinates planning and shared services across its area, such as bulk water infrastructure. Functions vary by area.

One council for a large city

Combines local and district responsibilities. There is no separate district council above it.

A district municipality is a level of local government. A voting district is a small voting area; it has no council of its own.

CoGTA guide to local government

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Go closer · Local councils 4

ANC47AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10ActionSA3+6 more

71 seats · 36 for a majority

ANC outright majority
Provisional — awaiting IEC declaration
2021 seats: ANC majority · 55/71

Makhado

Limpopo

ANC53DA6EFF5+7 more

75 seats · 38 for a majority

ANC outright majority
Provisional — awaiting IEC declaration
2021 seats: ANC majority · 62/75

Musina

Limpopo

ANC16DA2EFF2+3 more

24 seats · 13 for a majority

ANC outright majority
Provisional — awaiting IEC declaration
2021 seats: ANC majority · 19/24

Thulamela

Limpopo

ANC56EFF5INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS4+7 more

81 seats · 41 for a majority

ANC outright majority
Provisional — awaiting IEC declaration
2021 seats: ANC majority · 71/81
Boundaries

Membership: Municipal Demarcation Board, 2026. The outline follows member municipalities’ reconciled ward boundaries.

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