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2026 local elections · South Africa

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6 November 2026

  1. Ward result SAST ↗

    Mangaung Free State

    ANC wins Ward 30

    KGOPOTSO ANNAH MOLISENYANE. 151 votes ahead.

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  2. Ward result SAST ↗

    Mangaung Free State

    ANC wins Ward 29

    STEFINA MAKENA. 517 votes ahead.

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  3. Ward result SAST ↗

    Mangaung Free State

    ANC wins Ward 27

    ZACHOUS NECHODEMUS BANYANE. 1 276 votes ahead.

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  4. Ward result SAST ↗

    Ndwedwe KwaZulu-Natal

    MK wins Ward 18

    SIYABONGA LOVEMAN NZAMA. 300 votes ahead.

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  5. Ward result SAST ↗

    Ndwedwe KwaZulu-Natal

    MK wins Ward 14

    MILTON NKOSINGIPHILE GUMEDE. 791 votes ahead.

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  6. Ward result SAST ↗

    Ndwedwe KwaZulu-Natal

    MK wins Ward 13

    ANGEL MBALI SISHI. 430 votes ahead.

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  7. Ward result SAST ↗

    Ndwedwe KwaZulu-Natal

    MK wins Ward 10

    SIZABANTU MKHIZE. 453 votes ahead.

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    Ndwedwe KwaZulu-Natal

    ANC wins Ward 3

    ROMAN MDUDUZI CELE. 589 votes ahead.

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  9. Ward result SAST ↗

    Ulundi KwaZulu-Natal

    IFP wins Ward 7

    LUNGANI NKUNZI NTULI. 1 266 votes ahead.

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  10. Ward result SAST ↗

    Ulundi KwaZulu-Natal

    IFP wins Ward 2

    MZIWANDILE BONGUMUSA BUTHELEZI. 1 568 votes ahead.

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  11. Ward result SAST ↗

    City of Tshwane Gauteng

    DA wins Ward 5

    DANIËL GABRIËL WANNENBURG. 4 913 votes ahead.

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  12. Ward result SAST ↗

    eThekwini KwaZulu-Natal

    DA wins Ward 63

    JAN CHRISTOFFEL VAN DEN BERG. 7 917 votes ahead.

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  13. Ward result SAST ↗

    Matjhabeng Free State

    DA wins Ward 12

    NTHABISENG MOOD PHOFELI. 199 votes ahead.

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  14. Count complete SAST ↗

    Blouberg Limpopo

    Counting complete in Blouberg

    All 147 voting districts have reported.

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  15. Count complete SAST ↗

    Lekwa Mpumalanga

    Counting complete in Lekwa

    All 43 voting districts have reported.

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  16. Ward result SAST ↗

    uMhlabuyalingana KwaZulu-Natal

    IFP wins Ward 15

    KWENZILE BONGUMUSA MTEMBU. 391 votes ahead.

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  17. Ward result SAST ↗

    uPhongolo KwaZulu-Natal

    IFP wins Ward 3

    MNDENI LEONARD NYANDENI. 416 votes ahead.

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    City of Cape Town Western Cape

    ANC wins Ward 39

    WONKE MAPEYI. 1 437 votes ahead.

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  19. Correction SAST ↗

    City of Cape Town Western Cape

    Correction: DA wins Ward 30

    DEIDRÉE CAROL DE VOS. 3 025 votes ahead.

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  20. Ward result SAST ↗

    AbaQulusi KwaZulu-Natal

    IFP wins Ward 13

    SIYABONGA PRAISE-GOD NDABA. 656 votes ahead.

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  21. Ward result SAST ↗

    AbaQulusi KwaZulu-Natal

    ANC wins Ward 10

    IVIN NDUKUKAYILAHLWA KHUMALO. 4 votes ahead.

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  22. Ward result SAST ↗

    AbaQulusi KwaZulu-Natal

    IFP wins Ward 3

    MZAMO ANTONETIA NXUMALO. 166 votes ahead.

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  23. Ward result SAST ↗

    AbaQulusi KwaZulu-Natal

    IFP wins Ward 2

    KHUMBULA ZWELIPHUMILE MBATHA. 498 votes ahead.

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  24. Ward result SAST ↗

    Madibeng North West

    ANC wins Ward 24

    MONNANA ISAAC SETHE. 1 013 votes ahead.

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  25. Ward result SAST ↗

    Madibeng North West

    DA wins Ward 23

    JOHAN PIETERSE. 169 votes ahead.

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  26. Ward result SAST ↗

    Madibeng North West

    ANC wins Ward 9

    MATHE LENAH MEDUPE. 517 votes ahead.

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  27. Ward result SAST ↗

    Madibeng North West

    ANC wins Ward 5

    LETLHOGONOLO PETER SEDIO. 892 votes ahead.

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  28. Ward result SAST ↗

    Lepele-Nkumpi Limpopo

    ANC wins Ward 16

    SAMPOLO JOYCE MAKHAFOLA. 32 votes ahead.

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  29. Ward result SAST ↗

    Ulundi KwaZulu-Natal

    IFP wins Ward 21

    THULANI PATRICK KHANYILE. 793 votes ahead.

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  30. Ward result SAST ↗

    Moretele North West

    ANC wins Ward 25

    GEORGE SETHOPA TABANE. 569 votes ahead.

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Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. This feed records saved observations, not certified final snapshots. Follow corrections and latest results.

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