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 coalitionsMsunduzi KwaZulu-Natal
SANELE REGINALD SHELEMBE. 933 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
SIPHO HENDRICK NANI. 743 votes ahead.
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Matlosana North West
39 seats needed for a majority.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
PAMELA NOZUKO DANISO. 1 987 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
SUSAN IRIS VAN DER LINDE. 3 968 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
AYANDA TETANI. 3 703 votes ahead.
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Ekurhuleni Gauteng
SALAMINA NOKUTHOZANA NENE. 4 503 votes ahead.
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Msunduzi KwaZulu-Natal
ZWELIHLE INNOCENT NENE. 1 317 votes ahead.
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Msunduzi KwaZulu-Natal
SIBUSISO RICHARD NTULI. 435 votes ahead.
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City of Tshwane Gauteng
All 796 voting districts have reported.
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uPhongolo KwaZulu-Natal
All 82 voting districts have reported.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
LIONEL MPOPOSHE. 691 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
THOLAKELE NGOZI. 918 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
MBUYISENI MNGOMEZULU. 301 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
LAZARUS MMOTA. 930 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
DUMISANI WINDSOR NKOSI. 8 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
LUCKY TSHABALALA. 926 votes ahead.
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Ditsobotla North West
LESEGO ANDREW MOKOMA. 450 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
PRECIOUS DUDUZILE NENEMBA. 3 237 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
THANDO INNOCENT PIMPI. 3 357 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
KARIENA MARÉ. 6 719 votes ahead.
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Greater Letaba Limpopo
MAPULA WILHEMINAH MALULEKE. 600 votes ahead.
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City of Tshwane Gauteng
MUTSHINYANI GLORIA MATLATLE. 661 votes ahead.
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City of Tshwane Gauteng
108 seats needed for a majority.
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uPhongolo KwaZulu-Natal
ROY GODFREY BUTHELEZI. 269 votes ahead.
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uPhongolo KwaZulu-Natal
15 seats needed for a majority.
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Kumkani Mhlontlo Eastern Cape
ANDILE NOMBEWU. 481 votes ahead.
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Kumkani Mhlontlo Eastern Cape
The latest IEC figures no longer support the previously reported ward winner.
View the earlier announcement →Previously: ANC wins Ward 8.
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
TSHEPO MASEGO CHRISTINAH TLHAPANE. 1 176 votes ahead.
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Polokwane Limpopo
LEBOGANG OLIVIA HANYANE. 846 votes ahead.
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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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