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2026 local elections

PAC

Pan Africanist Congress Of Azania

Explore local results
22reported local + metro seats
National share not separately reportedIEC

What stands out

45 comparable councils
Biggest gain

Sundays River Valley

Eastern Cape

+7.8pp
20210.0%
20267.8%
Biggest fall

Sakhisizwe

Eastern Cape

−0.9pp
20211.8%
20260.8%
Biggest seat gain

Mafube

Free State

+1seats
0202112026
Biggest seat loss

Collins Chabane

Limpopo

−1seats
1202102026
Strongest support

Mnquma

Eastern Cape

15.9%Ward + municipal PR vote
Weakest support

Setsoto

Free State

0.05%Where contested · Ward + PR

The long view

Local elections
20001.3%20061.1%20110.4%2016—2021—2026—
Pan Africanist Congress Of Azania · National ward + municipal PR vote history
ElectionVotesVote share (%)Availability
2 000221 7251,2849Reported
2 006218 5571,1082Reported
2 011118 6710,4443Reported
2 016UnavailableUnavailableNot separately listed in this source.
2 021UnavailableUnavailableNot separately listed in this source.
2 026UnavailableUnavailableNot separately listed in this source.

Gaps mean unavailable data. All elections use the same ballot basis.

IEC source

Ward + municipal PR vote · Gaps mean unavailable data

Across the provinces

Eastern Cape—Free State—Gauteng—KwaZulu-Natal—Limpopo—Mpumalanga—North West—Northern Cape—Western Cape—
Pan Africanist Congress Of Azania · 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

21councils with seats
11hung 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

ANC2 councilsPA2 councilsAIM1 councilsACDP1 councils
MISTRA dataset

Local results

113 councils
MnqumaEastern Cape15.9%——Sundays River ValleyEastern Cape7.8%+7.8 pp1MafubeFree State3.6%+3.6 pp1Intsika YethuEastern Cape3.0%+1.4 pp1NgqushwaEastern Cape2.4%+2.4 pp1Raymond MhlabaEastern Cape2.1%+0.7 pp1EmfuleniGauteng2.0%—2DrakensteinWestern Cape1.8%—1NyandeniEastern Cape1.5%+1.0 pp1SenquEastern Cape1.4%−0.5 pp1LekwaMpumalanga1.2%+0.2 pp0Dr. A.B. XumaEastern Cape1.0%+0.2 pp1King Sabata DalindyeboEastern Cape0.9%+0.3 pp—MagarengNorthern Cape0.9%+0.9 pp0Nelson Mandela BayEastern Cape0.9%—1Merafong CityGauteng0.9%—1AmahlathiEastern Cape0.8%+0.5 pp0MatzikamaWestern Cape0.8%+0.8 pp0Sol PlaatjeNorthern Cape0.8%—1SakhisizweEastern Cape0.8%−0.9 pp0DitsobotlaNorth West0.8%—0MbhasheEastern Cape0.7%—1Mogale CityGauteng0.7%—1MogalakwenaLimpopo0.7%—1Buffalo CityEastern Cape0.7%—1ThulamelaLimpopo0.6%—1Walter SisuluEastern Cape0.6%+0.6 pp0MakhadoLimpopo0.6%—0Dr JS MorokaMpumalanga0.5%—0StellenboschWestern Cape0.5%—0ElundiniEastern Cape0.5%+0.5 pp0MetsimaholoFree State0.5%—0Ephraim MogaleLimpopo0.5%—0Enoch MgijimaEastern Cape0.4%—0LesediGauteng0.4%—0MidvaalGauteng0.4%—0ThabazimbiLimpopo0.4%+0.4 pp0Ba-PhalaborwaLimpopo0.4%—0MusinaLimpopo0.4%−0.1 pp0DihlabengFree State0.4%—0EkurhuleniGauteng0.4%—1Lepele-NkumpiLimpopo0.4%—0NalediNorth West0.4%+0.4 pp0LangebergWestern Cape0.4%—0MoqhakaFree State0.3%—0Ngquza HillEastern Cape0.3%−0.0 pp0uMuziwabantuKwaZulu-Natal0.3%+0.3 pp0MatatieleEastern Cape0.3%—0WitzenbergWestern Cape0.3%—0Saldanha BayWestern Cape0.3%—0Cape TownWestern Cape0.3%—1Collins ChabaneLimpopo0.3%—0Beaufort WestWestern Cape0.3%+0.3 pp0Rand West CityGauteng0.3%—0BitouWestern Cape0.3%—0Bela-BelaLimpopo0.3%+0.3 pp0uMzumbeKwaZulu-Natal0.3%—0MkhondoMpumalanga0.2%+0.2 pp0Ramotshere MoiloaNorth West0.2%—0Maquassi HillsNorth West0.2%+0.2 pp0MatlosanaNorth West0.2%—0BloubergLimpopo0.2%—0TswelopeleFree State0.2%+0.2 pp0TheewaterskloofWestern Cape0.2%—0JohannesburgGauteng0.2%—1MolemoleLimpopo0.2%—0MangaungFree State0.2%—0Thaba ChweuMpumalanga0.2%+0.0 pp0Port St JohnsEastern Cape0.2%+0.2 pp0MatjhabengFree State0.2%—0BushbuckridgeMpumalanga0.2%—0Breede ValleyWestern Cape0.2%—0EmakhazeniMpumalanga0.2%+0.2 pp0Winnie Madikizela-MandelaEastern Cape0.2%−0.0 pp0Greater KokstadKwaZulu-Natal0.2%+0.2 pp0PhokwaneNorthern Cape0.2%+0.2 pp0Thembisile HaniMpumalanga0.2%—0TshwaneGauteng0.2%—0MasilonyanaFree State0.2%+0.2 pp0NketoanaFree State0.2%−0.6 pp0uMzimkhuluKwaZulu-Natal0.2%+0.2 pp0eDumbeKwaZulu-Natal0.2%—0EmalahleniMpumalanga0.1%—0uMhlabuyalinganaKwaZulu-Natal0.1%—0LephalaleLimpopo0.1%+0.1 pp0Maluti a PhofungFree State0.1%—0PolokwaneLimpopo0.1%—0NgwatheFree State0.1%+0.1 pp0Fetakgomo TubatseLimpopo0.1%—0Chief Albert LuthuliMpumalanga0.1%+0.1 pp0eThekwiniKwaZulu-Natal0.1%—0GeorgeWestern Cape0.1%—0Greater TzaneenLimpopo0.1%—0City of MbombelaMpumalanga0.10%+0.0 pp0Greater LetabaLimpopo0.09%—0Greater GiyaniLimpopo0.09%—0Ray NkonyeniKwaZulu-Natal0.09%—0JoziniKwaZulu-Natal0.08%—0Victor KhanyeMpumalanga0.08%+0.1 pp0Elias MotsoalediLimpopo0.08%—0uMngeniKwaZulu-Natal0.07%+0.1 pp0MafikengNorth West0.07%—0NkomaziMpumalanga0.07%—0Greater TaungNorth West0.07%—0JB MarksNorth West0.06%+0.1 pp0Inkosi uMtubatubaKwaZulu-Natal0.06%—0uPhongoloKwaZulu-Natal0.06%—0Modimolle-MookgophongLimpopo0.06%+0.1 pp0uMdoniKwaZulu-Natal0.06%—0MsunduziKwaZulu-Natal0.06%—0OverstrandWestern Cape0.05%—0SetsotoFree State0.05%+0.1 pp0DipalesengMpumalanga0.0%−0.9 pp0
Pan Africanist Congress Of Azania · Local election results
CouncilProvince2026 vote share (%)2021 vote share (%)Change (pp)2026 seats2021 seats
MnqumaEastern Cape15,8561UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable2
Sundays River ValleyEastern Cape7,802307,802310
MafubeFree State3,643303,643310
Intsika YethuEastern Cape3,02451,60261,421911
NgqushwaEastern Cape2,426202,426210
Raymond MhlabaEastern Cape2,05911,36760,691511
EmfuleniGauteng1,9519UnavailableUnavailable22
DrakensteinWestern Cape1,8372UnavailableUnavailable11
NyandeniEastern Cape1,49430,54260,951610
SenquEastern Cape1,38191,9124-0,530511
LekwaMpumalanga1,15920,94910,2100
Dr. A.B. XumaEastern Cape0,97150,81810,153311
King Sabata DalindyeboEastern Cape0,93180,63490,297Unavailable0
MagarengNorthern Cape0,915800,915800
Nelson Mandela BayEastern Cape0,8639UnavailableUnavailable1Unavailable
Merafong CityGauteng0,8621UnavailableUnavailable1Unavailable
AmahlathiEastern Cape0,84890,31830,530600
MatzikamaWestern Cape0,845100,845100
Sol PlaatjeNorthern Cape0,8412UnavailableUnavailable1Unavailable
SakhisizweEastern Cape0,82971,7533-0,923600
DitsobotlaNorth West0,7852UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
MbhasheEastern Cape0,7087UnavailableUnavailable11
Mogale CityGauteng0,693UnavailableUnavailable11
MogalakwenaLimpopo0,6693UnavailableUnavailable11
Buffalo CityEastern Cape0,6528UnavailableUnavailable11
ThulamelaLimpopo0,6479UnavailableUnavailable11
Walter SisuluEastern Cape0,635800,635800
MakhadoLimpopo0,5723UnavailableUnavailable00
Dr JS MorokaMpumalanga0,5148UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
StellenboschWestern Cape0,4729UnavailableUnavailable00
ElundiniEastern Cape0,463200,463200
MetsimaholoFree State0,4539UnavailableUnavailable00
Ephraim MogaleLimpopo0,4534UnavailableUnavailable00
Enoch MgijimaEastern Cape0,4498UnavailableUnavailable00
LesediGauteng0,4413UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
MidvaalGauteng0,418UnavailableUnavailable00
ThabazimbiLimpopo0,412600,412600
Ba-PhalaborwaLimpopo0,4114UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
MusinaLimpopo0,40280,4979-0,095200
DihlabengFree State0,4023UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
EkurhuleniGauteng0,3939UnavailableUnavailable11
Lepele-NkumpiLimpopo0,3885UnavailableUnavailable00
NalediNorth West0,373600,373600
LangebergWestern Cape0,3542UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
MoqhakaFree State0,3386UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Ngquza HillEastern Cape0,33570,3554-0,019800
uMuziwabantuKwaZulu-Natal0,330800,330800
MatatieleEastern Cape0,3175UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
WitzenbergWestern Cape0,3169UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Saldanha BayWestern Cape0,3068UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Cape TownWestern Cape0,3054UnavailableUnavailable1Unavailable
Collins ChabaneLimpopo0,2863UnavailableUnavailable01
Beaufort WestWestern Cape0,262700,262700
Rand West CityGauteng0,2566UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
BitouWestern Cape0,2539UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Bela-BelaLimpopo0,252500,252500
uMzumbeKwaZulu-Natal0,2517UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
MkhondoMpumalanga0,249200,249200
Ramotshere MoiloaNorth West0,2484UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Maquassi HillsNorth West0,248100,248100
MatlosanaNorth West0,2353UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
BloubergLimpopo0,2298UnavailableUnavailable00
TswelopeleFree State0,227100,227100
TheewaterskloofWestern Cape0,225UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
JohannesburgGauteng0,2231UnavailableUnavailable1Unavailable
MolemoleLimpopo0,2214UnavailableUnavailable00
MangaungFree State0,2169UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Thaba ChweuMpumalanga0,21150,17790,033600
Port St JohnsEastern Cape0,206300,206300
MatjhabengFree State0,2039UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
BushbuckridgeMpumalanga0,2039UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Breede ValleyWestern Cape0,198UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
EmakhazeniMpumalanga0,196500,196500
Winnie Madikizela-MandelaEastern Cape0,19190,2285-0,036600
Greater KokstadKwaZulu-Natal0,173500,173500
PhokwaneNorthern Cape0,172300,172300
Thembisile HaniMpumalanga0,1691UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
TshwaneGauteng0,168UnavailableUnavailable01
MasilonyanaFree State0,157400,157400
NketoanaFree State0,15450,7902-0,635700
uMzimkhuluKwaZulu-Natal0,153900,153900
eDumbeKwaZulu-Natal0,1516UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
EmalahleniMpumalanga0,1409UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
uMhlabuyalinganaKwaZulu-Natal0,1402UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
LephalaleLimpopo0,128200,128200
Maluti a PhofungFree State0,1211UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
PolokwaneLimpopo0,1204UnavailableUnavailable00
NgwatheFree State0,111900,111900
Fetakgomo TubatseLimpopo0,1114UnavailableUnavailable01
Chief Albert LuthuliMpumalanga0,10600,10600
eThekwiniKwaZulu-Natal0,1057UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
GeorgeWestern Cape0,1056UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Greater TzaneenLimpopo0,1029UnavailableUnavailable00
City of MbombelaMpumalanga0,09650,09530,001200
Greater LetabaLimpopo0,0924UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Greater GiyaniLimpopo0,0923UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Ray NkonyeniKwaZulu-Natal0,0895UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
JoziniKwaZulu-Natal0,0836UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Victor KhanyeMpumalanga0,081100,081100
Elias MotsoalediLimpopo0,0773UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
uMngeniKwaZulu-Natal0,074500,074500
MafikengNorth West0,0744UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
NkomaziMpumalanga0,0733UnavailableUnavailable00
Greater TaungNorth West0,0723UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
JB MarksNorth West0,063500,063500
Inkosi uMtubatubaKwaZulu-Natal0,0628UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
uPhongoloKwaZulu-Natal0,0626UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Modimolle-MookgophongLimpopo0,061400,061400
uMdoniKwaZulu-Natal0,06UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
MsunduziKwaZulu-Natal0,0567UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
OverstrandWestern Cape0,052UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
SetsotoFree State0,050700,050700
DipalesengMpumalanga00,876-0,87600

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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