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2026 local elections

Land Party

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1reported local + metro seats
National share not separately reportedIEC

What stands out

2 comparable councils
Biggest gain

King Sabata Dalindyebo

Eastern Cape

+0.2pp
20210.0%
20260.2%
Biggest fall

Raymond Mhlaba

Eastern Cape

−0.2pp
20210.2%
20260.0%
Biggest seat loss

Overstrand

Western Cape

−1seats
2202112026
Strongest support

Overstrand

Western Cape

4.6%Ward + municipal PR vote
Weakest support

Ekurhuleni

Gauteng

0.01%Where contested · Ward + PR

Across the provinces

Eastern Cape—Free State—Gauteng—KwaZulu-Natal—Limpopo—Mpumalanga—North West—Northern Cape—Western Cape—
Land Party · 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

1councils with seats
0hung councils with seats

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

Local results

8 councils
OverstrandWestern Cape4.6%—1King Sabata DalindyeboEastern Cape0.2%+0.2 pp—TheewaterskloofWestern Cape0.1%—0JohannesburgGauteng0.02%—0Cape TownWestern Cape0.02%—0TshwaneGauteng0.02%—0EkurhuleniGauteng0.01%—0Raymond MhlabaEastern Cape0.0%−0.2 pp0
Land Party · Local election results
CouncilProvince2026 vote share (%)2021 vote share (%)Change (pp)2026 seats2021 seats
OverstrandWestern Cape4,5616UnavailableUnavailable12
King Sabata DalindyeboEastern Cape0,168800,1688Unavailable0
TheewaterskloofWestern Cape0,1205UnavailableUnavailable00
JohannesburgGauteng0,0249UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Cape TownWestern Cape0,0217UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
TshwaneGauteng0,0181UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
EkurhuleniGauteng0,0117UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Raymond MhlabaEastern Cape00,2142-0,214200

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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