More than half the seats makes an outright majority.
One party holds more than half the council seats.
No party has a majority. Parties may work together in a coalition or support agreement.
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.
Government guide to coalitionsCity of Johannesburg Gauteng
BONGUMUSA MKHIZE. 1 092 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
City of Johannesburg Gauteng
NEUREN PIETERSEN. 3 970 votes ahead.
View the earlier announcement →
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Msunduzi KwaZulu-Natal
HAROON DANIEL KEMP. 2 095 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
City of Cape Town Western Cape
RUDI STEVENS. 2 220 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Rustenburg North West
JUSTICE MOLEFE. 233 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Polokwane Limpopo
LEVY PHUTI PHALA. 128 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Greater Letaba Limpopo
MALEKUTU OLIVER MABIDILALA. 644 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Matlosana North West
THABISO NELSON LEKGARI. 660 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Rustenburg North West
OFENTSE GOODWILL MZELEM. 618 votes ahead.
View the earlier announcement →
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
City of Cape Town Western Cape
PATRICIA FRANCKE. 2 871 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Greater Tzaneen Limpopo
MASILO JEFFREY LESEILANA. 1 000 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Polokwane Limpopo
WILLIAM MAHLARENG MABASA. 1 254 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Polokwane Limpopo
TSHEPHO AMOS MALEMA. 217 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Polokwane Limpopo
MAKGADI ROSLYN PHALA. 223 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Rustenburg North West
TANYA ROTHMAN. 1 112 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Ekurhuleni Gauteng
LUCIA NOKUTHULA GLAMORAS XABA. 425 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Polokwane Limpopo
MARIETTE PRETORIUS. 394 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Polokwane Limpopo
HENDRIK JOHANNES RETTERS. 1 306 votes ahead.
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Greater Tzaneen Limpopo
NGWAKO ELTON RATOPOLA. 1 027 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Polokwane Limpopo
RULANE SHARLOTTE HASSIM. 542 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
ANGUS PATRICK MCKENZIE. 4 300 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
City of Cape Town Western Cape
RASHID ADAMS. 4 354 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
City of Cape Town Western Cape
IAN PATRICK MC MAHON. 2 687 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Rustenburg North West
The latest IEC figures no longer support the previously reported ward winner.
View the earlier announcement →Previously: ANC wins Ward 1.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Ditsobotla North West
MAVIS KEBOGILE KOYANE. 843 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Ditsobotla North West
KGOSIETSILE GABRIEL RAMPURU. 327 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Ditsobotla North West
KANTJE ROSELINA BUTHELEZI. 267 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Ekurhuleni Gauteng
BONGINKOSI BHEKI NGCOBO. 442 votes ahead.
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This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Ekurhuleni Gauteng
GLORIA MALEHLOHONOLO NDINISA. 35 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
City of Johannesburg Gauteng
MOSES SADIKI. 4 580 votes ahead.
This is the snapshot recorded at that time, not a certified final allocation. View the latest results and any corrections. These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
IEC declared the 2026 results on 8 November 2026. 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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