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2026 local elections · South Africa

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Majority or hung council?

More than half the seats makes an outright majority.

Outright majority

One party holds more than half the council seats.

Hung council

No party has a majority. Parties may work together in a coalition or support agreement.

Seats pending

The allocation is incomplete. Estimates can change as more results arrive.

Illustration: a 10-seat council needs 6 seats for a majority. Exactly half is not enough. Election results alone do not tell us who governs now.

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6 November 2026

  1. Ward result SAST ↗

    City of Cape Town Western Cape

    DA wins Ward 7

    GABRIEL GRANT TWIGG. 3 120 votes ahead.

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  2. Ward result SAST ↗

    Makhuduthamaga Limpopo

    ANC wins Ward 6

    ENICCAH NTIKANE THIPANE. 135 votes ahead.

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  3. Ward result SAST ↗

    uMhlathuze KwaZulu-Natal

    MK wins Ward 14

    THEMBINKOSI LESLEY SIBIYA. 156 votes ahead.

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  4. Ward result SAST ↗

    uMhlathuze KwaZulu-Natal

    IFP wins Ward 5

    BONGIWE SPHESIHLE MTHEMBU. 375 votes ahead.

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  5. Ward result SAST ↗

    Enoch Mgijima Eastern Cape

    THE INDEPENDENTS wins Ward 16

    ZOLANI MBOKOTWANA. 150 votes ahead.

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  6. Ward result SAST ↗

    Greater Letaba Limpopo

    ANC wins Ward 13

    MOLATELO SARAH RAKHOHO. 971 votes ahead.

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    Greater Letaba Limpopo

    ANC wins Ward 1

    NGWAKO LORD AUBREY MAHOWA. 1 230 votes ahead.

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  8. Ward result SAST ↗

    Makhado Limpopo

    ANC wins Ward 14

    NTAKADZENI CALSON NEMBANZHENI. 1 916 votes ahead.

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  9. Ward result SAST ↗

    Elias Motsoaledi Limpopo

    ANC wins Ward 16

    POPPIE SBONGILE MAHLANGU. 675 votes ahead.

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  10. Ward result SAST ↗

    Moses Kotane North West

    ANC wins Ward 28

    PETER KATLEGO RADIKELEDI. 389 votes ahead.

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  11. Ward result SAST ↗

    Moretele North West

    ANC wins Ward 13

    ANDREW LEBOGANG MACHATA. 654 votes ahead.

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    Emalahleni Mpumalanga

    DA wins Ward 27

    LIZELLE ALETTA FOURIE. 129 votes ahead.

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  13. Ward result SAST ↗

    King Sabata Dalindyebo Eastern Cape

    UDM wins Ward 30

    PELOKAZI MADUBELA. 696 votes ahead.

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    King Sabata Dalindyebo Eastern Cape

    ANC wins Ward 28

    LINDA NGXISHE. 479 votes ahead.

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  15. Ward result SAST ↗

    Govan Mbeki Mpumalanga

    ANC wins Ward 3

    MLUNGISI DENNIS MNYUKANA. 200 votes ahead.

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    City of Johannesburg Gauteng

    ActionSA wins Ward 130

    SIYABONGA ZWANE. 176 votes ahead.

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  17. Ward result SAST ↗

    City of Johannesburg Gauteng

    ActionSA wins Ward 123

    PRINCE KAMOGELO MOHLALA. 50 votes ahead.

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  18. Ward result SAST ↗

    City of Johannesburg Gauteng

    DA wins Ward 89

    ZANDER SHAWE. 8 121 votes ahead.

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  19. Ward result SAST ↗

    Makhado Limpopo

    ANC wins Ward 35

    THIVHAKONI LICCY MUDZWIRI. 1 522 votes ahead.

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  20. Ward result SAST ↗

    Makhado Limpopo

    ANC wins Ward 24

    MUHALI RICHARD MAKWALA. 522 votes ahead.

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  21. Ward result SAST ↗

    Makhado Limpopo

    ANC wins Ward 5

    CALFORNIA THASAVANA. 986 votes ahead.

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  22. Ward result SAST ↗

    Jozini KwaZulu-Natal

    MK wins Ward 17

    SINENHLANHLA SINELISIWE GUMEDE. 426 votes ahead.

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  23. Ward result SAST ↗

    Jozini KwaZulu-Natal

    MK wins Ward 15

    SANDILE MNOTHO MATHENJWA. 601 votes ahead.

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  24. Ward result SAST ↗

    City of Tshwane Gauteng

    ANC wins Ward 106

    MOGAUWANE KENNETH MASHA. 122 votes ahead.

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  25. Ward result SAST ↗

    City of Tshwane Gauteng

    ActionSA wins Ward 16

    DANIEL MAKUBELA. 237 votes ahead.

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  26. Ward result SAST ↗

    Dr JS Moroka Mpumalanga

    ANC wins Ward 25

    TSHEPO JOHN POOE. 359 votes ahead.

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  27. Ward result SAST ↗

    Elias Motsoaledi Limpopo

    ANC wins Ward 31

    ALFRED MAKGITLE MOGAFE. 341 votes ahead.

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  28. Ward result SAST ↗

    Moretele North West

    ANC wins Ward 6

    PORTIA THABITHA BALOYI. 918 votes ahead.

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  29. Ward result SAST ↗

    Emalahleni Eastern Cape

    ANC wins Ward 17

    BABALWA MXATHULE. 1 097 votes ahead.

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  30. Ward result SAST ↗

    Emalahleni Eastern Cape

    ANC wins Ward 13

    VUSUMZI ERNEST MATYOBENI. 606 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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