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2026 local elections

Labour

Labour Party Of South Africa

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9reported local + metro seats
National share not separately reportedIEC

What stands out

13 comparable councils
Biggest gain

Thabazimbi

Limpopo

+4.3pp
20210.0%
20264.3%
Biggest seat gain

Joe Morolong

Northern Cape

+1seats
0202112026
Strongest support

Thabazimbi

Limpopo

4.3%Ward + municipal PR vote
Weakest support

Johannesburg

Gauteng

0.02%Where contested · Ward + PR

Across the provinces

Eastern Cape—Free State—Gauteng—KwaZulu-Natal—Limpopo—Mpumalanga—North West—Northern Cape—Western Cape—
Labour Party Of South Africa · 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

7councils 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.

Local results

45 councils
ThabazimbiLimpopo4.3%+4.3 pp1Joe MorolongNorthern Cape3.5%+3.5 pp1RustenburgNorth West2.9%—3Merafong CityGauteng2.7%—1Port St JohnsEastern Cape2.5%+2.5 pp1KgetlengrivierNorth West1.4%+1.4 pp0Ramotshere MoiloaNorth West1.3%—0KgatelopeleNorthern Cape1.1%+1.1 pp0Moses KotaneNorth West1.1%—1MadibengNorth West1.0%—1PhokwaneNorthern Cape0.7%+0.7 pp0SakhisizweEastern Cape0.6%+0.6 pp0Ga-SegonyanaNorthern Cape0.6%+0.6 pp0MatjhabengFree State0.5%—0Inkosi uMtubatubaKwaZulu-Natal0.5%—0Greater TaungNorth West0.5%—0EmalahleniMpumalanga0.5%—0Dr JS MorokaMpumalanga0.4%—0MbhasheEastern Cape0.4%—0NkomaziMpumalanga0.4%—0DipalesengMpumalanga0.3%+0.3 pp0City of MbombelaMpumalanga0.3%+0.3 pp0NewcastleKwaZulu-Natal0.3%—0Enoch MgijimaEastern Cape0.3%—0AbaQulusiKwaZulu-Natal0.3%—0Steve TshweteMpumalanga0.3%+0.3 pp0MatlosanaNorth West0.2%—0Sol PlaatjeNorthern Cape0.2%—0Govan MbekiMpumalanga0.2%—0eDumbeKwaZulu-Natal0.2%—0NyandeniEastern Cape0.2%+0.2 pp0Rand West CityGauteng0.2%—0uMlalaziKwaZulu-Natal0.1%—0MangaungFree State0.1%—0Thembisile HaniMpumalanga0.1%—0eNdumeniKwaZulu-Natal0.1%+0.1 pp0Fetakgomo TubatseLimpopo0.09%—0DitsobotlaNorth West0.09%—0Elias MotsoalediLimpopo0.06%—0BushbuckridgeMpumalanga0.06%—0EmfuleniGauteng0.05%—0Cape TownWestern Cape0.04%—0Nelson Mandela BayEastern Cape0.03%—0EkurhuleniGauteng0.03%—0JohannesburgGauteng0.02%—0
Labour Party Of South Africa · Local election results
CouncilProvince2026 vote share (%)2021 vote share (%)Change (pp)2026 seats2021 seats
ThabazimbiLimpopo4,268404,268410
Joe MorolongNorthern Cape3,477403,477410
RustenburgNorth West2,9213UnavailableUnavailable3Unavailable
Merafong CityGauteng2,7286UnavailableUnavailable1Unavailable
Port St JohnsEastern Cape2,542602,542610
KgetlengrivierNorth West1,379701,379700
Ramotshere MoiloaNorth West1,313UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
KgatelopeleNorthern Cape1,099201,099200
Moses KotaneNorth West1,0929UnavailableUnavailable1Unavailable
MadibengNorth West1,0228UnavailableUnavailable1Unavailable
PhokwaneNorthern Cape0,699300,699300
SakhisizweEastern Cape0,606300,606300
Ga-SegonyanaNorthern Cape0,577400,577400
MatjhabengFree State0,536UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Inkosi uMtubatubaKwaZulu-Natal0,5109UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Greater TaungNorth West0,5062UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
EmalahleniMpumalanga0,4919UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Dr JS MorokaMpumalanga0,4322UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
MbhasheEastern Cape0,3749UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
NkomaziMpumalanga0,36UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
DipalesengMpumalanga0,329300,329300
City of MbombelaMpumalanga0,307300,307300
NewcastleKwaZulu-Natal0,3035UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Enoch MgijimaEastern Cape0,2756UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
AbaQulusiKwaZulu-Natal0,2643UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Steve TshweteMpumalanga0,25300,25300
MatlosanaNorth West0,199UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Sol PlaatjeNorthern Cape0,1969UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Govan MbekiMpumalanga0,1964UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
eDumbeKwaZulu-Natal0,1929UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
NyandeniEastern Cape0,187900,187900
Rand West CityGauteng0,1526UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
uMlalaziKwaZulu-Natal0,1414UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
MangaungFree State0,1306UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Thembisile HaniMpumalanga0,1182UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
eNdumeniKwaZulu-Natal0,112500,112500
Fetakgomo TubatseLimpopo0,0918UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
DitsobotlaNorth West0,0897UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Elias MotsoalediLimpopo0,0617UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
BushbuckridgeMpumalanga0,0557UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
EmfuleniGauteng0,0489UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Cape TownWestern Cape0,0368UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Nelson Mandela BayEastern Cape0,0343UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
EkurhuleniGauteng0,0302UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
JohannesburgGauteng0,024UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable

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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