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
THOBILE PENELOPE GUMEDE. 760 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.
Bitou Western Cape
SAMKELE ALUNCEDO LAMLA MANGXABA. 68 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.
Bitou Western Cape
7 seats needed for a majority.
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
WALTER MASEKOA. 550 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
DOCTOR MATHEBULA. 1 265 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.
Kumkani Mhlontlo Eastern Cape
SIPHENKOSI MASTER HLATHI. 919 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
SIMON BUTANA MOLEFE. 1 411 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.
eThekwini KwaZulu-Natal
MELANIE BRAUTESETH. 6 787 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.
eThekwini KwaZulu-Natal
JANE NAIDOO. 809 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.
eThekwini KwaZulu-Natal
HAPPINESS NXUMALO. 2 554 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.
Cederberg Western Cape
All 24 voting districts have reported.
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
JAN HENDRIK PIENAAR. 549 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.
Breede Valley Western Cape
The latest IEC figures no longer support the previously reported council allocation.
View the earlier announcement →Previously: Hung council in Breede Valley.
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Breede Valley Western Cape
The latest IEC figures no longer support the previously reported completed count.
View the earlier announcement →Previously: Counting complete in Breede Valley.
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.
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.
Emfuleni Gauteng
RABOIJANE DANIEL RAMAGAGA. 55 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.
Emfuleni Gauteng
MOHLOKI PAULUS MAHLATSANE. 346 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
MAPITSO JOHANNAH MAJODINA. 1 106 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
KATHLEEN IDA MATTHEWS. 6 702 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
SIYANDA HLONGWANE. 11 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
MANDLA HAMILTON MAZIBUKO. 568 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
ABNER MAWISILE JOKA. 199 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
GOODWILL THUSO TLHAPANE. 295 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.
Emfuleni Gauteng
THABO SIMON KHOMBELAYO. 61 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.
Cederberg Western Cape
JOHN PATRICK HAYES. 448 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.
Cederberg Western Cape
6 seats needed for a majority.
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
MPHO MAILULA. 1 545 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
VINCENT NAMAJABO LESHABANE. 1 287 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
39 of 60 council seats.
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
DITHOLE JANTJIE MOKHUTSANE. 454 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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