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
THEMBINKOSI TEBOGO DLAMINI. 1 456 votes ahead.
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Greater Tzaneen Limpopo
GOODMAN SHADRACK BALOYI. 1 201 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
THABO LUCAS MABOEA. 1 764 votes ahead.
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Msunduzi KwaZulu-Natal
THAMSANQA NKOSINGIPHILE SHEZI. 1 700 votes ahead.
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Ekurhuleni Gauteng
CHARLES ALEXANDER FULTON. 3 140 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
CAMERON JAMES PATRICK. 2 415 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
LWAZI PHAKADE. 3 096 votes ahead.
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Ba-Phalaborwa Limpopo
MPHO RAMPYAPEDI.
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Ba-Phalaborwa Limpopo
19 seats needed for a majority.
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Polokwane Limpopo
FRANCOIS JACQUES JOUBERT. 35 votes ahead.
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Greater Tzaneen Limpopo
MASALE MELITA MAKETE. 720 votes ahead.
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Emfuleni Gauteng
MODISE ALLAN LEHLOO. 318 votes ahead.
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Rustenburg North West
JOHN CHARLES BOARDMAN. 229 votes ahead.
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Rustenburg North West
KEVIN KARABO PHUTU. 457 votes ahead.
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Matlosana North West
All 129 voting districts have reported.
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Ditsobotla North West
ITUMELENG MOSES MOTLHAYWA. 92 votes ahead.
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Greater Letaba Limpopo
MOKHWATHI CEDRICK LETSOALO. 918 votes ahead.
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Msunduzi KwaZulu-Natal
SIBONGISENI EASTARBOY KHUZWAYO. 1 240 votes ahead.
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Msunduzi KwaZulu-Natal
BUKELANI EPHRAIM ZUMA. 193 votes ahead.
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Msunduzi KwaZulu-Natal
WISEMAN HLONGWANE. 1 077 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
GEORGE NHLANHLA NKOSI. 233 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
SIYABONGA SIMILO MPANGANE. 135 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
FAZEL JAFFER. 486 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
PRISCILLA PINKIE FERRIS. 692 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
LOIS CATHLEEN SIMONSE. 1 546 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
CLAUD MXOLISI NDZONDO. 427 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
EPHRAIM MOTSIE. 1 011 votes ahead.
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Emfuleni Gauteng
HARRY FOX. 280 votes ahead.
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Emfuleni Gauteng
HASSAN MOSOLA MAKO. 328 votes ahead.
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Msunduzi KwaZulu-Natal
BONGOKUHLE GLADMAN GWAMANDA. 359 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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