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 coalitionsPolokwane Limpopo
RAMONYENE GEDRUDE MOLOPA. 556 votes ahead.
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Polokwane Limpopo
SUZANNE CISKE MALAN. 258 votes ahead.
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Polokwane Limpopo
CLEMENT PHAAHLA THOBEJANE. 1 055 votes ahead.
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Msunduzi KwaZulu-Natal
MONGEZI KWANELE BHENGU. 1 492 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
ERNEST MONGEZI MADIKANE. 1 060 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
ASHWIN JERMAINE JANSEN. 781 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
PATRICK PHINDILE GEORGE. 2 485 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
FRANCOIS BERRY. 5 750 votes ahead.
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Rustenburg North West
NTSHIMANE JEFFREY PUTU. 1 653 votes ahead.
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Rustenburg North West
ABISSAI SELEKA. 928 votes ahead.
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Kumkani Mhlontlo Eastern Cape
NTOBEKO AARON SAZIWA. 674 votes ahead.
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Kumkani Mhlontlo Eastern Cape
SIMLINDILE MBUNJANA. 808 votes ahead.
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Kumkani Mhlontlo Eastern Cape
SINOVUYO MACETYANA. 120 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
FLOYD NHLAPO. 52 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
LUNGANI MOFFAT MHLANGA. 1 795 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
KAYALETHU WISEMAN GXASHEKA. 2 385 votes ahead.
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Rustenburg North West
JOHANNES MOLEFI. 805 votes ahead.
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City of Tshwane Gauteng
PULANE MPHO. 40 votes ahead.
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Emfuleni Gauteng
TEBELLO ABRAM MOKOENA. 467 votes ahead.
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Ekurhuleni Gauteng
CORAL-LEE EUGENE BOWLER. 1 700 votes ahead.
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Greater Letaba Limpopo
MOHALE JEFFREY LEBEYA. 591 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
ANTON PAUL PEACOCK. 3 748 votes ahead.
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City of Cape Town Western Cape
The latest IEC figures no longer support the previously reported ward winner.
View the earlier announcement →Previously: DA wins Ward 115.
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Rustenburg North West
FREDERIK HENDRIK COETZEE. 1 249 votes ahead.
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Dawid Kruiper Northern Cape
ERICA CHERÉ-ANN STRAUSS. 1 726 votes ahead.
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Dawid Kruiper Northern Cape
17 seats needed for a majority.
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City of Tshwane Gauteng
The latest IEC figures no longer support the previously reported ward winner.
View the earlier announcement →Previously: ActionSA wins Ward 33.
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Kumkani Mhlontlo Eastern Cape
MZIKAYISE NIKELO. 610 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
THABO MASHILE. 265 votes ahead.
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City of Johannesburg Gauteng
GCINILE ZETHU SITHOLE-GUMEDE. 510 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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