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2026 local elections

Abantu Bezwelethu Congress Democracy

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4reported local + metro seats
National share not separately reportedIEC

What stands out

1 comparable councils

Across the provinces

Eastern Cape—Free State—Gauteng—KwaZulu-Natal—Limpopo—Mpumalanga—North West—Northern Cape—Western Cape—
Abantu Bezwelethu Congress Democracy · 2026 provincial ward + municipal PR vote
ProvinceVote share (%)Basis / status
Eastern CapeUnavailableUnavailable
Free StateUnavailableUnavailable
GautengUnavailableUnavailable
KwaZulu-NatalUnavailableUnavailable
LimpopoUnavailableUnavailable
MpumalangaUnavailableUnavailable
North WestUnavailableUnavailable
Northern CapeUnavailableUnavailable
Western CapeUnavailableUnavailable

Province vote totals (JSON)

Ward + municipal PR vote

The council picture

2councils with seats
2hung councils with seats

211 of 213 local + metro allocations reported · Majority changes across 212 comparable councils, 2021–2026

Coalition possibilities

No overall majority

Nqutu

1 / 3919 more for a majority
No two-party majority with Abantu Bezwelethu Congress Democracy
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Seat arithmetic, not confirmed agreements. The marker shows the majority needed.

Local results

10 councils
Abantu Bezwelethu Congress Democracy · Local election results
CouncilProvince2026 vote share (%)2021 vote share (%)Change (pp)2026 seats2021 seats
Alfred DumaKwaZulu-Natal4,2346UnavailableUnavailable3Unavailable
NqutuKwaZulu-Natal2,7926UnavailableUnavailable1Unavailable
uMvotiKwaZulu-Natal0,328500,328500
uMdoniKwaZulu-Natal0,2812UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
iNkosi LangalibaleleKwaZulu-Natal0,2699UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
MsunduziKwaZulu-Natal0,2522UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
NewcastleKwaZulu-Natal0,2306UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
OkhahlambaKwaZulu-Natal0,1516UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
eDumbeKwaZulu-Natal0,1319UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
eThekwiniKwaZulu-Natal0,0401UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable

Ward + municipal PR ballots. Missing comparisons remain unavailable; changes use comparable completed counts.

Source data

Ward + municipal PR vote · Change in percentage points since 2021 · Missing comparisons shown as —

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