2026 local elections

ANC

African National Congress

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30.8%national vote

−14.8ppsince 2021

3 282council seats−1 266 since 2021

53majorities −68 since 2021

Ward + municipal PR voteIEC

What stands out

119 comparable councils

Biggest gain

Umsobomvu

Northern Cape

+12.8pp

202151.8%

202664.6%

Biggest fall

Richmond

KwaZulu-Natal

−39.6pp

202169.8%

202630.2%

Biggest seat gain

Umsobomvu

Northern Cape

+2seats

7202192026

Biggest seat loss

eThekwini

KwaZulu-Natal

−59seats

962021372026

Strongest support

Ntabankulu

Eastern Cape

73.2%Ward + municipal PR vote

Weakest support

Prince Albert

Western Cape

6.7%Where contested · Ward + PR

The long view

Local elections

Ward + municipal PR vote · Gaps mean unavailable data

Across the provinces

Limpopo54.4%Eastern Cape46.1%North West44.1%Mpumalanga43.6%Northern Cape41.5%Free State37.2%Gauteng21.6%KwaZulu-Natal20.3%Western Cape14.7%

Ward + municipal PR vote

The council picture

Explore majorities

211councils with seats

137hung councils with seats

+1majorities gained

−69majorities lost

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

Coalition possibilities

Coalition history

No overall majority

Johannesburg

63 / 27073 more for a majority

Pairs reaching a majority

DA154

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No overall majority

Ekurhuleni

59 / 22454 more for a majority

Pairs reaching a majority

DA125

Try a coalition

No overall majority

Tshwane

44 / 21464 more for a majority

Pairs reaching a majority

DA118

Try a coalition

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

Past partners

Shared governments · Nov 2021–Feb 2026

PA18 councils EFF17 councils AIC9 councils GOOD5 councils

MISTRA dataset

Local results

213 councils

NtabankuluEastern Cape−8.0 pp28 EmalahleniEastern Cape−10.2 pp24 NgqushwaEastern Cape−8.8 pp15 ThulamelaLimpopo—56 MakhadoLimpopo—53 MusinaLimpopo−5.5 pp16 Collins ChabaneLimpopo—47 AmahlathiEastern Cape−8.4 pp18 UmsobomvuNorthern Cape+12.8 pp9 Intsika YethuEastern Cape−14.1 pp26 Kagisano-MolopoNorth West−3.2 pp19 BushbuckridgeMpumalanga—50 SenquEastern Cape−10.0 pp21 Greater LetabaLimpopo—39 Port St JohnsEastern Cape−11.3 pp26 SakhisizweEastern Cape−7.7 pp11 Dr. A.B. XumaEastern Cape−19.6 pp24 Greater GiyaniLimpopo—39 BloubergLimpopo—27 LetsemengFree State−3.9 pp8 UmzimvubuEastern Cape−16.6 pp34 Greater TzaneenLimpopo—42 Raymond MhlabaEastern Cape−14.4 pp26 NyandeniEastern Cape−21.3 pp37 Ephraim MogaleLimpopo—19 MatatieleEastern Cape—30 Fetakgomo TubatseLimpopo—44 TswaingNorth West−8.4 pp16 MoreteleNorth West—29 KopanongFree State−10.1 pp10 RatlouNorth West−12.0 pp15 Winnie Madikizela-MandelaEastern Cape−18.6 pp36 MantsopaFree State−4.6 pp10 Maquassi HillsNorth West−6.5 pp12 MakhuduthamagaLimpopo—34 NkomaziMpumalanga—37 Ngquza HillEastern Cape−17.5 pp35 MolemoleLimpopo—17 Kumkani MhlontloEastern Cape−21.5 pp27 ElundiniEastern Cape−28.1 pp18 RenosterbergNorthern Cape−0.9 pp6 Chief Albert LuthuliMpumalanga−24.3 pp26 TswelopeleFree State−10.1 pp8 Sundays River ValleyEastern Cape−12.2 pp8 TokologoFree State−5.6 pp7 Joe MorolongNorthern Cape−9.2 pp15 Moses KotaneNorth West—35 MbhasheEastern Cape—32 MarulengLimpopo−4.2 pp13 !KheisNorthern Cape+3.6 pp6 uMzimkhuluKwaZulu-Natal−24.6 pp21 RichtersveldNorthern Cape+2.1 pp6 NketoanaFree State−2.9 pp9 Elias MotsoalediLimpopo—30 UbuntuNorthern Cape−12.8 pp5 Great KeiEastern Cape−17.3 pp7 City of MbombelaMpumalanga−17.3 pp43 EmakhazeniMpumalanga−16.2 pp7 Walter SisuluEastern Cape−8.0 pp11 MnqumaEastern Cape——Greater KokstadKwaZulu-Natal−12.0 pp11 NalediNorth West−6.8 pp9 MohokareFree State−13.5 pp6 Dr JS MorokaMpumalanga—29 ThembelihleNorthern Cape+6.5 pp5 KHâI-MANorthern Cape−4.4 pp5 LephalaleLimpopo−14.9 pp14 Greater TaungNorth West—24 Blue Crane RouteEastern Cape−11.1 pp5 KamiesbergNorthern Cape−7.4 pp5 DihlabengFree State—18 Lepele-NkumpiLimpopo—29 Thembisile HaniMpumalanga—33 MamusaNorth West−10.8 pp7 PhumelelaFree State−19.5 pp8 PhokwaneNorthern Cape−2.6 pp10 SetsotoFree State−6.4 pp13 MafikengNorth West—34 Enoch MgijimaEastern Cape—31 KareebergNorthern Cape−0.6 pp5 Ramotshere MoiloaNorth West—18 KgetlengrivierNorth West−12.8 pp6 Ga-SegonyanaNorthern Cape−12.2 pp13 NdlambeEastern Cape−9.5 pp9 Ba-PhalaborwaLimpopo—17 MogalakwenaLimpopo—29 King Sabata DalindyeboEastern Cape−21.5 pp—Inxuba YethembaEastern Cape−10.3 pp8 HantamNorthern Cape−2.1 pp5 DikgatlongNorthern Cape−9.0 pp8 DipalesengMpumalanga−15.7 pp6 Buffalo CityEastern Cape—42 EmthanjeniNorthern Cape−18.6 pp6 MadibengNorth West—34 PolokwaneLimpopo—37 MatlosanaNorth West—32 Thaba ChweuMpumalanga−17.3 pp12 Dawid KruiperNorthern Cape−14.1 pp14 Bela-BelaLimpopo−15.4 pp7 Dr Pixley Ka Isaka SemeMpumalanga−20.4 pp9 MkhambathiniKwaZulu-Natal−23.9 pp8 MagarengNorthern Cape−10.7 pp4 SiyathembaNorthern Cape−4.8 pp5 Kai !GaribNorthern Cape−4.8 pp8 MafubeFree State−17.4 pp7 DitsobotlaNorth West—18 Kou-KammaEastern Cape−8.0 pp5 NalaFree State−10.5 pp9 RustenburgNorth West—35 Sol PlaatjeNorthern Cape—25 Karoo HooglandNorthern Cape−3.0 pp4 Modimolle-MookgophongLimpopo−12.1 pp11 MasilonyanaFree State−17.4 pp7 MsukaligwaMpumalanga−24.4 pp14 Dr. Beyers NaudeEastern Cape−10.4 pp9 Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini ZumaKwaZulu-Natal−17.6 pp11 NgwatheFree State−19.6 pp10 MatjhabengFree State—26 MoqhakaFree State—15 KgatelopeleNorthern Cape−8.3 pp4 Lekwa-TeemaneNorth West−13.2 pp5 SiyancumaNorthern Cape−17.9 pp4 uMuziwabantuKwaZulu-Natal−13.3 pp7 Merafong CityGauteng—17 MangaungFree State—35 MkhondoMpumalanga−20.4 pp13 Nama KhoiNorthern Cape−8.3 pp6 SwellendamWestern Cape−5.3 pp4 JB MarksNorth West−14.9 pp22 Rand West CityGauteng—24 uMshwathiKwaZulu-Natal−26.3 pp9 GamagaraNorthern Cape−11.4 pp5 EmalahleniMpumalanga—23 MakanaEastern Cape−19.4 pp10 LekwaMpumalanga−11.7 pp10 RichmondKwaZulu-Natal−39.6 pp5 uMvotiKwaZulu-Natal−6.0 pp8 Ray NkonyeniKwaZulu-Natal—21 MpofanaKwaZulu-Natal−36.0 pp3 Maluti a PhofungFree State—21 Johannes Phumani PungulaKwaZulu-Natal−33.5 pp8 NdwedweKwaZulu-Natal—11 LesediGauteng—9 ThabazimbiLimpopo−18.3 pp8 TsantsabaneNorthern Cape−21.4 pp3 uMhlabuyalinganaKwaZulu-Natal—11 Victor KhanyeMpumalanga−23.9 pp5 MetsimaholoFree State—17 Big Five HlabisaKwaZulu-Natal−6.1 pp8 uMzumbeKwaZulu-Natal—11 iMpendleKwaZulu-Natal−31.9 pp2 Govan MbekiMpumalanga—23 JoziniKwaZulu-Natal—13 uPhongoloKwaZulu-Natal—8 Steve TshweteMpumalanga−10.8 pp19 Mogale CityGauteng—23 Nelson Mandela BayEastern Cape—32 Beaufort WestWestern Cape−3.3 pp3 KougaEastern Cape−12.4 pp8 LaingsburgWestern Cape−1.8 pp2 uMdoniKwaZulu-Natal—9 TheewaterskloofWestern Cape—7 eMadlangeniKwaZulu-Natal—3 EmfuleniGauteng—22 KwaDukuzaKwaZulu-Natal—14 WitzenbergWestern Cape—6 MaphumuloKwaZulu-Natal—6 CederbergWestern Cape−13.1 pp3 EkurhuleniGauteng—59 Alfred DumaKwaZulu-Natal—16 MandeniKwaZulu-Natal—8 HessequaWestern Cape−13.5 pp4 NqutuKwaZulu-Natal—8 MsunduziKwaZulu-Natal—17 Inkosi uMtubatubaKwaZulu-Natal—9 JohannesburgGauteng—63 TshwaneGauteng—44 BitouWestern Cape—3 OudtshoornWestern Cape—5 KnysnaWestern Cape—4 DannhauserKwaZulu-Natal—5 Breede ValleyWestern Cape—7 MatzikamaWestern Cape−11.4 pp3 OkhahlambaKwaZulu-Natal—5 eDumbeKwaZulu-Natal—3 uMhlathuzeKwaZulu-Natal—12 uMfoloziKwaZulu-Natal—6 eThekwiniKwaZulu-Natal—37 MidvaalGauteng—5 uMngeniKwaZulu-Natal−23.4 pp4 LangebergWestern Cape—4 iNkosi LangalibaleleKwaZulu-Natal—7 AbaQulusiKwaZulu-Natal—8 GeorgeWestern Cape—8 NewcastleKwaZulu-Natal—10 Cape TownWestern Cape—33 Cape AgulhasWestern Cape—2 OverstrandWestern Cape—4 DrakensteinWestern Cape—9 eNdumeniKwaZulu-Natal−23.1 pp2 Saldanha BayWestern Cape—4 StellenboschWestern Cape—5 SwartlandWestern Cape—3 MthonjaneniKwaZulu-Natal−26.5 pp3 NkandlaKwaZulu-Natal−23.1 pp3 NongomaKwaZulu-Natal−5.8 pp5 uMlalaziKwaZulu-Natal—6 Mossel BayWestern Cape—4 BergrivierWestern Cape−11.0 pp1 KannalandWestern Cape−12.9 pp1 uMsingaKwaZulu-Natal−18.4 pp3 UlundiKwaZulu-Natal−4.3 pp3 Prince AlbertWestern Cape−4.2 pp1

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Richmond

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