Eastern Cape · municipality · 2026
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IEC-reported council seats
Provisional18 seats needed for a majority in a 34-seat council · One dot = one seat
100.0% of districts reporting · 101 of 101
PartySeats
ANC21
EFF4
DA3
SACP2
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1
INDEPENDENTS1
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1
STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION1
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 34 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, 21:07 SAST · Source figures ↗
Municipal PR votes
100.0% of districts reporting · 101 of 101
LeadingANC
64.4%
Ahead by 17 265 votes of EFF.
Party / candidateShare · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
64.4%20 901 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
11.2%3 636 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
7.5%2 447 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTYSACP
4.6%1 488 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENTAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
4.4%1 416 votes
STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATIONSTERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION
1.6%515 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
1.4%452 votes
Show 9 more parties and candidates
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYIFP
1.1%355 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUSFF+
1.0%328 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCEPA
0.9%285 votes
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESSAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
0.9%281 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYMK
0.6%204 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENTAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.2%79 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATIONAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.2%59 votes
INDEPENDENTSINDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
DEFEND SA MOVEMENTDEFEND SA MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
32 446 PR votes
Ward results
17 wards · Ward ballot
Ward 1 ↗Lead: 1 280 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗Lead: 1 278 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗Lead: 1 134 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗Lead: 809 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗Lead: 1 010 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗Lead: 601 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 7 ↗Lead: 666 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 8 ↗Lead: 1 030 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 9 ↗Lead: 1 490 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 10 ↗Lead: 517 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 11 ↗Lead: 777 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 12 ↗Lead: 447 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 13 ↗Lead: 304 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 14 ↗Lead: 1 386 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 15 ↗Lead: 824 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 16 ↗Lead: 1 071 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 17 ↗Lead: 749 votesReporting progress unavailable
ANC66.0%
DALUXOLO MARVELLOUS HOMOIANC66.0%
IFP6.1%
ANC74.3%
CECILIA PULANE MMELEANC74.3%
EFF10.3%
ANC71.6%
BABINI PRECIOUS LIBAZIANC71.6%
EFF12.9%
ANC70.9%
THEKANTI LAMANIANC70.9%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT12.7%
ANC71.2%
NOMAXABISO BIANCA MQHAMKANAANC71.2%
DA10.3%
ANC54.2%
MALAZIWE TABANAANC54.2%
EFF22.6%
ANC59.8%
NANDIPHA MAGENGENENEANC59.8%
EFF24.0%
ANC56.1%
THEMBINKOSI SYDNEY MBAKAZAANC56.1%
EFF12.1%
ANC81.8%
MCEBISI QHOKOLEANC81.8%
EFF4.9%
ANC46.5%
LINDEKA MHLOMIANC46.5%
EFF14.4%
ANC52.7%
SIMELELA SKISAZANAANC52.7%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT16.8%
ANC50.2%
SOLOMZI HLATSHANENIANC50.2%
EFF30.5%
INDEPENDENTS45.5%
ELLIOT SKHUMBUZO DUMAINDEPENDENTS45.5%
ANC32.2%
ANC73.1%
NONCEDO YVONNE WILLIAMSANC73.1%
DA12.3%
ANC69.9%
THEMBINKOSI LUKA KHAYINGANAANC69.9%
DA16.1%
ANC78.6%
NKOSIKHO SKOTIANC78.6%
DA9.9%
ANC56.6%
ANDILE FLATELAANC56.6%
SACP15.5%