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2026 local elections

United Christian Democratic Party

Explore local results
5reported local + metro seats
National share not separately reportedIEC

What stands out

11 comparable councils
Biggest gain

Big Five Hlabisa

KwaZulu-Natal

+0.1pp
20210.1%
20260.2%
Biggest fall

Joe Morolong

Northern Cape

−0.9pp
20211.4%
20260.5%
Biggest seat loss

Mafikeng

North West

−1seats
2202112026
Strongest support

Kagisano-Molopo

North West

3.4%Ward + municipal PR vote
Weakest support

Tshwane

Gauteng

0.02%Where contested · Ward + PR

The long view

Local elections
20001.0%20060.6%2011—2016—2021—2026—
United Christian Democratic Party · National ward + municipal PR vote history
ElectionVotesVote share (%)Availability
2 000169 0150,9795Reported
2 006118 0430,5985Reported
2 011UnavailableUnavailableNot separately listed in this source.
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—
United Christian Democratic 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

5councils with seats
2hung councils with seats

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

Coalition possibilities

No overall majority

Mafikeng

1 / 7035 more for a majority
No two-party majority with United Christian Democratic Party
Try a coalition

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

Local results

33 councils
Kagisano-MolopoNorth West3.4%−0.2 pp1Ramotshere MoiloaNorth West2.1%—1MafikengNorth West2.1%—1RatlouNorth West2.0%−0.4 pp1Moses KotaneNorth West1.0%—1Greater TaungNorth West0.7%—0Joe MorolongNorthern Cape0.5%−0.9 pp0Ga-SegonyanaNorthern Cape0.4%−0.5 pp0TswaingNorth West0.4%−0.3 pp0NalediNorth West0.4%−0.1 pp0Inkosi uMtubatubaKwaZulu-Natal0.3%—0PhokwaneNorthern Cape0.2%+0.0 pp0DitsobotlaNorth West0.2%—0Rand West CityGauteng0.2%—0RustenburgNorth West0.2%—0Big Five HlabisaKwaZulu-Natal0.2%+0.1 pp0Maquassi HillsNorth West0.2%+0.0 pp0MangaungFree State0.2%—0MandeniKwaZulu-Natal0.1%—0uMdoniKwaZulu-Natal0.1%—0uMfoloziKwaZulu-Natal0.1%—0uMhlabuyalinganaKwaZulu-Natal0.1%—0MadibengNorth West0.1%—0MatlosanaNorth West0.09%—0Greater LetabaLimpopo0.09%—0uMlalaziKwaZulu-Natal0.08%—0JoziniKwaZulu-Natal0.08%—0uMhlathuzeKwaZulu-Natal0.07%—0Greater TzaneenLimpopo0.06%—0eThekwiniKwaZulu-Natal0.03%—0TshwaneGauteng0.02%—0Lekwa-TeemaneNorth West0.0%−0.4 pp0LephalaleLimpopo0.0%−0.1 pp0
United Christian Democratic Party · Local election results
CouncilProvince2026 vote share (%)2021 vote share (%)Change (pp)2026 seats2021 seats
Kagisano-MolopoNorth West3,42833,6704-0,242111
Ramotshere MoiloaNorth West2,132UnavailableUnavailable11
MafikengNorth West2,1219UnavailableUnavailable12
RatlouNorth West2,01062,4414-0,430811
Moses KotaneNorth West0,9638UnavailableUnavailable11
Greater TaungNorth West0,6978UnavailableUnavailable00
Joe MorolongNorthern Cape0,54131,4303-0,88900
Ga-SegonyanaNorthern Cape0,43510,9617-0,526500
TswaingNorth West0,41160,678-0,266400
NalediNorth West0,36250,4446-0,082100
Inkosi uMtubatubaKwaZulu-Natal0,3298UnavailableUnavailable00
PhokwaneNorthern Cape0,23140,21710,014300
DitsobotlaNorth West0,2273UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Rand West CityGauteng0,2136UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
RustenburgNorth West0,1949UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Big Five HlabisaKwaZulu-Natal0,18650,11320,073300
Maquassi HillsNorth West0,17530,12720,048100
MangaungFree State0,1514UnavailableUnavailable00
MandeniKwaZulu-Natal0,1472UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
uMdoniKwaZulu-Natal0,1464UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
uMfoloziKwaZulu-Natal0,1144UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
uMhlabuyalinganaKwaZulu-Natal0,102UnavailableUnavailable00
MadibengNorth West0,1009UnavailableUnavailable00
MatlosanaNorth West0,09UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Greater LetabaLimpopo0,0873UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
uMlalaziKwaZulu-Natal0,0841UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
JoziniKwaZulu-Natal0,0828UnavailableUnavailable00
uMhlathuzeKwaZulu-Natal0,066UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Greater TzaneenLimpopo0,0551UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
eThekwiniKwaZulu-Natal0,0335UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
TshwaneGauteng0,019UnavailableUnavailable0Unavailable
Lekwa-TeemaneNorth West00,3782-0,378200
LephalaleLimpopo00,0744-0,074400

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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