Northern Cape · municipality · 2026
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IEC-reported council seats
Provisional8 seats needed for a majority in a 15-seat council · One dot = one seat
100.0% of districts reporting · 28 of 28
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 15 council seats. Results remain provisional; a seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.
IEC result time: 05 Nov 2026, 19:26 SAST · Source figures ↗
Municipal PR votes
100.0% of districts reporting · 28 of 28
LeadingANC
41.6%
Ahead by 2 381 votes of DA.
Party / candidateShare · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
41.6%5 671 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
24.1%3 290 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCEPA
21.8%2 976 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTYSACP
5.0%685 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
4.8%654 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUSFF+
2.1%280 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENTAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.6%76 votes
Show 3 more parties and candidates
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYMK
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENTSINDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
DBOKKEDBOKKE
0.0%0 votes
13 632 PR votes
Ward results
8 wards · Ward ballot
Ward 1 ↗Lead: 2 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗Lead: 342 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗Lead: 530 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗Lead: 425 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗Lead: 358 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗Lead: 489 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 7 ↗Lead: 247 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 8 ↗Lead: 284 votesReporting progress unavailable
DA32.7%
ROWEDA HILDEGARD ADAMS-BEUKESDA32.7%
PA32.6%
ANC44.5%
MAGDELENA IRENE ABSOLOMANC44.5%
DA25.3%
ANC57.0%
ALIZWA PHUKELAANC57.0%
SACP22.1%
ANC51.6%
THEO JACOBUS BRANDTANC51.6%
DA21.0%
DA47.9%
GERHARDUS KOEN ENGELBRECHTDA47.9%
PA26.6%
ANC49.6%
ASISIPHO JOKAANC49.6%
DA23.2%
ANC45.2%
MORNÉ GARTH THEOBOLD MAKAYAANC45.2%
PA33.5%
ANC43.0%
CORNELIUS BOOI NGUDLEANC43.0%
DA23.2%