No overall majority
Johannesburg
91 / 27045 more for a majority
Pairs reaching a majority
Try a coalition All partiesExplore local results +19.9pp−13.0pp+20seats−3seats66.1%Ward + municipal PR vote0.4%Where contested · Ward + PR
2026 local elections
DA
Democratic Alliance
24.6%national vote
Ward + municipal PR voteIEC
What stands out
119 comparable councilsBiggest gain
Mohokare
Free State
Biggest fall
Karoo Hoogland
Northern Cape
Biggest seat gain
Johannesburg
Gauteng
712021912026
Biggest seat loss
Buffalo City
Eastern Cape
202021172026
Strongest support
Mossel Bay
Western Cape
Weakest support
Jozini
KwaZulu-Natal
The long view
Local electionsWard + municipal PR vote · Gaps mean unavailable data
Across the provinces
Western Cape54.0%Gauteng33.9%Free State27.5%Northern Cape21.7%Eastern Cape18.1%North West14.3%Limpopo8.2%KwaZulu-Natal—Mpumalanga—
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The council picture
Explore majorities205councils with seats
133hung councils with seats
+1majorities gained
−1majorities lost
211 of 213 local + metro allocations reported · Majority changes across 212 comparable councils, 2021–2026
Coalition possibilities
Coalition historyNo overall majority
Tshwane
74 / 21434 more for a majority
Pairs reaching a majority
Try a coalition No overall majority
Ekurhuleni
66 / 22447 more for a majority
Pairs reaching a majority
Try a coalition Seat arithmetic, not confirmed agreements. The marker shows the majority needed.
Past partners
Shared governments · Nov 2021–Feb 2026
Local results
213 councilsMossel BayWestern Cape66.1%—21BergrivierWestern Cape64.2%+2.1 pp9MidvaalGauteng61.9%—19StellenboschWestern Cape61.8%—28uMngeniKwaZulu-Natal61.1%+13.7 pp15OverstrandWestern Cape61.0%—18SwartlandWestern Cape60.7%—14KougaEastern Cape58.6%+5.1 pp18Cape TownWestern Cape56.4%—133DrakensteinWestern Cape56.1%—36HessequaWestern Cape51.5%+1.3 pp9GeorgeWestern Cape50.3%—28Saldanha BayWestern Cape49.1%—15Breede ValleyWestern Cape47.6%—20Cape AgulhasWestern Cape45.6%—5KnysnaWestern Cape44.4%—9Nelson Mandela BayEastern Cape44.2%—53MatzikamaWestern Cape42.0%+4.7 pp6Dawid KruiperNorthern Cape41.9%+6.7 pp14GamagaraNorthern Cape41.0%+6.6 pp6EmfuleniGauteng40.9%—37WitzenbergWestern Cape40.8%—10Inxuba YethembaEastern Cape40.6%+1.0 pp7Dr. Beyers NaudeEastern Cape40.1%+0.6 pp10SwellendamWestern Cape39.8%−12.4 pp4TheewaterskloofWestern Cape39.6%—11LangebergWestern Cape39.3%—9OudtshoornWestern Cape37.8%—10Blue Crane RouteEastern Cape37.5%+0.4 pp4HantamNorthern Cape36.9%+8.4 pp5Prince AlbertWestern Cape36.9%−0.5 pp4BitouWestern Cape36.8%—5Mogale CityGauteng36.7%—27NdlambeEastern Cape35.1%+4.8 pp7JohannesburgGauteng34.8%—91TshwaneGauteng34.4%—74MangaungFree State33.5%—34MatjhabengFree State33.0%—24MoqhakaFree State32.7%—13Nama KhoiNorthern Cape32.5%+2.5 pp6KamiesbergNorthern Cape32.5%+8.8 pp4JB MarksNorth West31.8%+6.4 pp21CederbergWestern Cape31.0%+10.3 pp4Govan MbekiMpumalanga30.8%—18Steve TshweteMpumalanga30.7%+2.3 pp16EkurhuleniGauteng30.7%—66Beaufort WestWestern Cape30.2%+3.1 pp4MasilonyanaFree State30.2%+9.7 pp6LesediGauteng29.6%—7DihlabengFree State29.2%—12MohokareFree State29.2%+19.9 pp4NgwatheFree State28.3%+9.1 pp8MetsimaholoFree State27.4%—11MakanaEastern Cape27.2%+10.1 pp6MantsopaFree State26.8%+2.9 pp5!KheisNorthern Cape26.6%+5.5 pp3UbuntuNorthern Cape26.6%−2.5 pp3RenosterbergNorthern Cape26.6%−2.2 pp3Kai !GaribNorthern Cape26.5%+8.5 pp5MatlosanaNorth West26.1%—20eThekwiniKwaZulu-Natal25.5%—57LaingsburgWestern Cape25.3%+1.6 pp3KareebergNorthern Cape25.2%+8.8 pp3KannalandWestern Cape24.8%+4.2 pp3EmthanjeniNorthern Cape24.1%−2.5 pp4Rand West CityGauteng23.9%—16Walter SisuluEastern Cape23.7%+0.8 pp5EmalahleniMpumalanga23.4%—17Merafong CityGauteng23.0%—11KwaDukuzaKwaZulu-Natal22.9%—14Sol PlaatjeNorthern Cape22.7%—15Kou-KammaEastern Cape22.6%−4.9 pp3KopanongFree State22.3%+5.8 pp4Sundays River ValleyEastern Cape22.0%+0.3 pp4Modimolle-MookgophongLimpopo21.3%−1.9 pp6TswelopeleFree State21.3%+5.6 pp4LetsemengFree State21.2%+5.1 pp3NketoanaFree State21.1%+8.4 pp4MsunduziKwaZulu-Natal20.9%—17PhumelelaFree State19.6%+7.4 pp3Thaba ChweuMpumalanga19.5%−2.4 pp5EmakhazeniMpumalanga19.2%+5.3 pp3RichtersveldNorthern Cape19.1%−9.3 pp2ThabazimbiLimpopo19.0%+3.7 pp4Maluti a PhofungFree State18.9%—14KgatelopeleNorthern Cape18.6%+1.7 pp2MagarengNorthern Cape18.6%+5.4 pp2MafubeFree State18.4%+10.0 pp3MpofanaKwaZulu-Natal17.7%+4.6 pp2SiyancumaNorthern Cape17.4%−7.7 pp2uMdoniKwaZulu-Natal17.3%—7LephalaleLimpopo17.2%+8.6 pp5Karoo HooglandNorthern Cape17.2%−13.0 pp2Ray NkonyeniKwaZulu-Natal16.9%—13Buffalo CityEastern Cape16.9%—17Ba-PhalaborwaLimpopo16.7%—6Great KeiEastern Cape16.5%−0.2 pp2TokologoFree State16.0%−1.4 pp2eNdumeniKwaZulu-Natal15.8%+1.2 pp2SetsotoFree State15.8%+8.8 pp5Enoch MgijimaEastern Cape15.6%—11City of MbombelaMpumalanga15.2%+1.6 pp14SakhisizweEastern Cape15.1%+6.9 pp3MadibengNorth West15.0%—12Thembisile HaniMpumalanga14.9%—9DitsobotlaNorth West14.9%—5MsukaligwaMpumalanga14.8%+4.8 pp6NalediNorth West14.8%−2.1 pp3TswaingNorth West14.7%+2.0 pp4SiyathembaNorthern Cape14.4%+1.6 pp1RustenburgNorth West14.3%—13Bela-BelaLimpopo13.9%−3.5 pp3Ga-SegonyanaNorthern Cape13.8%+2.6 pp4LekwaMpumalanga12.6%−0.8 pp4Ephraim MogaleLimpopo12.4%—4Greater KokstadKwaZulu-Natal12.2%+0.3 pp2iMpendleKwaZulu-Natal12.1%+9.6 pp1PolokwaneLimpopo11.9%—11uMhlathuzeKwaZulu-Natal11.8%—9Maquassi HillsNorth West11.4%+0.4 pp3MafikengNorth West11.1%—7TsantsabaneNorthern Cape10.9%−3.7 pp1EmalahleniEastern Cape10.8%+4.6 pp4Dr Pixley Ka Isaka SemeMpumalanga10.7%+1.9 pp2Elias MotsoalediLimpopo10.6%—7MatatieleEastern Cape10.6%—6DikgatlongNorthern Cape10.4%+1.8 pp1MarulengLimpopo10.1%+2.3 pp3eMadlangeniKwaZulu-Natal10.0%—1ThembelihleNorthern Cape9.8%−2.4 pp1PhokwaneNorthern Cape9.8%−1.8 pp2Victor KhanyeMpumalanga9.8%−6.2 pp2DipalesengMpumalanga9.8%+3.0 pp1NewcastleKwaZulu-Natal9.7%—7MogalakwenaLimpopo9.6%—6AmahlathiEastern Cape9.5%−0.1 pp3UmzimvubuEastern Cape9.4%+5.3 pp5UmsobomvuNorthern Cape8.9%−3.4 pp1Dr JS MorokaMpumalanga8.9%—6iNkosi LangalibaleleKwaZulu-Natal8.9%—4RichmondKwaZulu-Natal8.9%+2.1 pp2MusinaLimpopo8.8%+0.2 pp2MoreteleNorth West8.7%—5NalaFree State8.7%−0.8 pp2MkhondoMpumalanga8.2%−1.4 pp3KgetlengrivierNorth West8.2%+0.4 pp1Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini ZumaKwaZulu-Natal8.2%+0.4 pp2Lekwa-TeemaneNorth West8.2%−1.1 pp1MakhadoLimpopo7.8%—6Lepele-NkumpiLimpopo7.8%—5Greater TzaneenLimpopo7.5%—5SenquEastern Cape7.3%+4.0 pp3Greater TaungNorth West7.2%—3Raymond MhlabaEastern Cape6.9%+0.0 pp3uMshwathiKwaZulu-Natal6.9%+0.2 pp2RatlouNorth West6.7%+2.7 pp2KHâI-MANorthern Cape6.7%−5.0 pp1OkhahlambaKwaZulu-Natal6.7%—2AbaQulusiKwaZulu-Natal6.4%—3Kagisano-MolopoNorth West6.4%+1.4 pp2Alfred DumaKwaZulu-Natal6.3%—5Moses KotaneNorth West6.1%—4NkomaziMpumalanga5.9%—4Port St JohnsEastern Cape5.8%+2.7 pp2BushbuckridgeMpumalanga5.7%—5BloubergLimpopo5.7%—3Ramotshere MoiloaNorth West5.6%—2MakhuduthamagaLimpopo5.2%—3ElundiniEastern Cape4.9%+1.6 pp2NtabankuluEastern Cape4.8%+3.4 pp2Chief Albert LuthuliMpumalanga4.8%+2.1 pp2MolemoleLimpopo4.7%—2Fetakgomo TubatseLimpopo4.6%—4DannhauserKwaZulu-Natal4.6%—1Joe MorolongNorthern Cape4.4%+1.2 pp1King Sabata DalindyeboEastern Cape4.4%+2.5 pp—uMvotiKwaZulu-Natal4.3%+2.0 pp1ThulamelaLimpopo3.8%—3Johannes Phumani PungulaKwaZulu-Natal3.7%+0.0 pp1eDumbeKwaZulu-Natal3.6%—1Intsika YethuEastern Cape3.6%+1.7 pp1MamusaNorth West3.6%+0.8 pp1Ngquza HillEastern Cape3.5%+0.8 pp2Collins ChabaneLimpopo3.5%—3MkhambathiniKwaZulu-Natal3.5%−4.6 pp1Dr. A.B. XumaEastern Cape3.3%+1.8 pp1uMuziwabantuKwaZulu-Natal3.3%−0.1 pp1NgqushwaEastern Cape3.2%+0.6 pp1Greater LetabaLimpopo3.1%—2NkandlaKwaZulu-Natal3.0%+2.6 pp1uMlalaziKwaZulu-Natal2.9%—2Greater GiyaniLimpopo2.9%—2Winnie Madikizela-MandelaEastern Cape2.8%+1.0 pp2MnqumaEastern Cape2.5%——uPhongoloKwaZulu-Natal2.5%—1Kumkani MhlontloEastern Cape2.4%+1.0 pp1MandeniKwaZulu-Natal2.4%—1MbhasheEastern Cape2.3%—2uMzimkhuluKwaZulu-Natal2.2%−0.4 pp1Inkosi uMtubatubaKwaZulu-Natal2.1%—1NyandeniEastern Cape2.0%+0.5 pp1NdwedweKwaZulu-Natal1.5%—1uMfoloziKwaZulu-Natal1.3%—1uMsingaKwaZulu-Natal1.1%+0.6 pp1uMhlabuyalinganaKwaZulu-Natal1.1%—1NqutuKwaZulu-Natal1.1%—1MthonjaneniKwaZulu-Natal1.0%+0.5 pp0uMzumbeKwaZulu-Natal1.0%—0Big Five HlabisaKwaZulu-Natal0.9%−0.2 pp0UlundiKwaZulu-Natal0.9%−0.1 pp1MaphumuloKwaZulu-Natal0.7%—0NongomaKwaZulu-Natal0.6%−0.0 pp0JoziniKwaZulu-Natal0.4%—0
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