Eastern Cape · municipality · 2026
Kouga
IEC-reported council seats
Provisional16 seats needed for a majority in a 30-seat council · One dot = one seat
100.0% of districts reporting · 50 of 50
PartySeats
DA18
ANC8
PA2
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE1
FF+1
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 30 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 · 50 of 50
LeadingDA
58.6%
Ahead by 13 813 votes of ANC.
Party / candidateShare · votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
58.6%23 908 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
24.7%10 095 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCEPA
7.2%2 937 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUSFF+
4.4%1 779 votes
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGEPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
1.5%630 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTYSACP
1.3%533 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
1.2%470 votes
Show 7 more parties and candidates
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.4%158 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYMK
0.3%130 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENTAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.2%75 votes
KHOISAN REVOLUTIONKHOISAN REVOLUTION
0.1%46 votes
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENTORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
0.1%35 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENTAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.1%22 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATIONAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.0%0 votes
40 818 PR votes
Ward results
15 wards · Ward ballot
Ward 1 ↗Lead: 156 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗Lead: 1 017 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗Lead: 3 249 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗Lead: 629 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗Lead: 953 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗Lead: 979 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 7 ↗Lead: 63 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 8 ↗Lead: 2 441 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 9 ↗Lead: 354 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 10 ↗Lead: 80 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 11 ↗Lead: 1 927 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 12 ↗Lead: 2 910 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 13 ↗Lead: 874 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 14 ↗Lead: 671 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 15 ↗Lead: 1 563 votesReporting progress unavailable
DA47.7%
SISANDA TOMBE-KLAASDA47.7%
ANC41.1%
DA53.9%
BONITA MOOSDA53.9%
ANC23.1%
DA89.3%
JOHANNES CHRISTOFFEL MYBURGHDA89.3%
FF+9.2%
DA50.6%
ROBIN ENZO SOLOMONSDA50.6%
ANC22.1%
DA64.1%
MELANIE FREDERIKA NICHOLLSDA64.1%
ANC20.2%
ANC56.9%
MFUNDISO OLIPHANTANC56.9%
DA19.3%
DA41.5%
GREGORY STUURMANDA41.5%
ANC39.4%
DA87.3%
ANDRIES STEPHANUS HEYSTEKDA87.3%
FF+10.8%
DA46.9%
MAGARETH PETERSDA46.9%
PA29.0%
ANC44.0%
MSINGATHI GERALD MBANDANAANC44.0%
DA40.7%
DA74.7%
REINHARDT FOLEYDA74.7%
PA8.8%
DA90.9%
LORRAINE LAETITIA MAREEDA90.9%
FF+6.5%
ANC64.3%
VUYANI CORNELIUS ZANAANC64.3%
DA24.7%
ANC54.5%
DALIHONGA PRECIOUS MARWANAANC54.5%
DA30.3%
DA78.4%
AMORE BESTINAY HENDRICKSDA78.4%
ANC6.6%