IEC-reported council seats
ANC has a majority
ANC has 8 seats. 7 seats needed in a 13-seat council.
7 seats for a majority 13-seat council
PartySeats
ANC8
DA3
EFF1
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 13 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, 19:31 SAST · Source figures ↗
Municipal PR votes
100.0% of districts reporting · 22 of 22
LeadingANC
60.8%
Ahead by 4 479 votes of DA.
Change since 2021 (percentage points). Compared with combined ballots. Not adjusted for boundary changes.
Party / candidateShare · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
60.8%6 950 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
21.6%2 471 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUSFF+
7.7%882 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
7.3%830 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTYSACP
1.5%173 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.6%70 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENTAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.4%41 votes
Show 3 more parties and candidates
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENTAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.2%20 votes
INDEPENDENTSINDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYMK
0.0%0 votes
11 437 PR votes
Ward results
7 wards · Ward ballot
Change since 2021 (percentage points). Compared with combined ballots. Not adjusted for boundary changes.
Ward 1 ↗Lead: 534 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗Lead: 793 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗Lead: 793 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗Lead: 824 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗Lead: 516 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗Lead: 538 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 7 ↗Lead: 396 votesReporting progress unavailable
ANC64.4%
VUYISILE DONALD MPHALEANC64.4%
DA30.0%
ANC62.3%
SIMON CINGANE BINGWAANC62.3%
DA17.3%
ANC63.5%
MOLAHLEHI ABRAM LEBAKAANC63.5%
DA13.9%
ANC67.1%
BRENDON KOMBE SEBOLAIANC67.1%
DA20.4%
ANC52.4%
NESTHOR JESSY THATO KUMALOANC52.4%
DA22.1%
ANC57.1%
BONOLO GODFREY MODUTWANEANC57.1%
FF+22.2%
ANC56.4%
GARETH ROY RAADANC56.4%
DA30.1%