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2026 local elections

Al Jama-ah

Al Jama-Ah

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13reported local + metro seats
National share not separately reportedIEC

What stands out

10 comparable councils
Biggest gain

Bela-Bela

Limpopo

+1.0pp
20210.0%
20261.0%
Biggest fall

uMuziwabantu

KwaZulu-Natal

−5.7pp
20216.8%
20261.1%
Biggest seat gain

Cape Town

Western Cape

+3seats
3202162026
Biggest seat loss

uMuziwabantu

KwaZulu-Natal

−2seats
2202102026
Strongest support

Cape Town

Western Cape

2.4%Ward + municipal PR vote
Weakest support

Greater Letaba

Limpopo

0.03%Where contested · Ward + PR

Across the provinces

Eastern Cape—Free State—Gauteng—KwaZulu-Natal—Limpopo—Mpumalanga—North West—Northern Cape—Western Cape—
Al Jama-Ah · 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

6councils with seats
4hung councils with seats

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

Coalition possibilities

Seat arithmetic, not confirmed agreements. The marker shows the majority needed.

Past partners

Shared governments · Nov 2021–Feb 2026

ANC3 councilsEFF2 councilsActionSA1 councilsAIC1 councils
MISTRA dataset

Local results

36 councils
Cape TownWestern Cape2.4%—6uMuziwabantuKwaZulu-Natal1.1%−5.7 pp0uMdoniKwaZulu-Natal1.0%—1JohannesburgGauteng1.0%—3Bela-BelaLimpopo1.0%+1.0 pp0MadibengNorth West0.8%—1DrakensteinWestern Cape0.6%—1EmalahleniEastern Cape0.5%+0.5 pp0Mogale CityGauteng0.4%—0eThekwiniKwaZulu-Natal0.4%—1Intsika YethuEastern Cape0.3%+0.3 pp0AmahlathiEastern Cape0.3%+0.3 pp0Nelson Mandela BayEastern Cape0.2%—0Raymond MhlabaEastern Cape0.2%+0.2 pp0MsunduziKwaZulu-Natal0.2%—0DannhauserKwaZulu-Natal0.2%—0NgqushwaEastern Cape0.2%+0.2 pp0Ngquza HillEastern Cape0.2%+0.2 pp0PolokwaneLimpopo0.2%—0Buffalo CityEastern Cape0.2%—0Maluti a PhofungFree State0.1%—0TshwaneGauteng0.1%—0Enoch MgijimaEastern Cape0.1%—0EkurhuleniGauteng0.1%—0NewcastleKwaZulu-Natal0.1%—0KwaDukuzaKwaZulu-Natal0.09%—0RustenburgNorth West0.08%—0uMngeniKwaZulu-Natal0.08%+0.1 pp0EmfuleniGauteng0.07%—0MusinaLimpopo0.06%+0.1 pp0MogalakwenaLimpopo0.06%—0Rand West CityGauteng0.05%—0Greater TzaneenLimpopo0.05%—0ThulamelaLimpopo0.04%—0Inkosi uMtubatubaKwaZulu-Natal0.04%—0Greater LetabaLimpopo0.03%—0
Al Jama-Ah · Local election results
CouncilProvince2026 vote share (%)2021 vote share (%)Change (pp)2026 seats2021 seats
Cape TownWestern Cape2,376UnavailableUnavailable63
uMuziwabantuKwaZulu-Natal1,1076,8361-5,729102
uMdoniKwaZulu-Natal1,0236UnavailableUnavailable11
JohannesburgGauteng0,9661UnavailableUnavailable33
Bela-BelaLimpopo0,952300,952300
MadibengNorth West0,8152UnavailableUnavailable11
DrakensteinWestern Cape0,5525UnavailableUnavailable11
EmalahleniEastern Cape0,542700,542700
Mogale CityGauteng0,434UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
eThekwiniKwaZulu-Natal0,3712UnavailableUnavailable1Unavailable
Intsika YethuEastern Cape0,312500,312500
AmahlathiEastern Cape0,254500,254500
Nelson Mandela BayEastern Cape0,2461UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Raymond MhlabaEastern Cape0,235700,235700
MsunduziKwaZulu-Natal0,2052UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
DannhauserKwaZulu-Natal0,1904UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
NgqushwaEastern Cape0,189700,189700
Ngquza HillEastern Cape0,181100,181100
PolokwaneLimpopo0,1765UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Buffalo CityEastern Cape0,1697UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Maluti a PhofungFree State0,1172UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
TshwaneGauteng0,1103UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Enoch MgijimaEastern Cape0,1062UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
EkurhuleniGauteng0,1053UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
NewcastleKwaZulu-Natal0,1045UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
KwaDukuzaKwaZulu-Natal0,0878UnavailableUnavailable00
RustenburgNorth West0,0778UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
uMngeniKwaZulu-Natal0,07700,07700
EmfuleniGauteng0,0694UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
MusinaLimpopo0,061700,061700
MogalakwenaLimpopo0,0607UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Rand West CityGauteng0,0499UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Greater TzaneenLimpopo0,0463UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
ThulamelaLimpopo0,0418UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Inkosi uMtubatubaKwaZulu-Natal0,0386UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Greater LetabaLimpopo0,0349UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable

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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