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 coalitionsBuffalo City Eastern Cape
All 380 voting districts have reported.
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.
Breede Valley Western Cape
All 58 voting districts have reported.
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.
Polokwane Limpopo
TUMISO JOHANNES MORIFI. 455 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
APHIWE SILIMELA. 994 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
COLBERT BALOYI. 1 263 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.
Buffalo City Eastern Cape
51 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.
Bitou Western Cape
All 20 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.
City of Cape Town Western Cape
All 829 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.
Buffalo City Eastern Cape
The latest IEC figures no longer support the previously reported completed count.
View the earlier announcement →Previously: Counting complete in Buffalo City.
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 Tshwane Gauteng
The latest IEC figures no longer support the previously reported completed count.
View the earlier announcement →Previously: Counting complete in City of Tshwane.
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
PHUTHADITSHABA MIGHTY MOGALE. 683 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
MFUNDISO FODO. 1 128 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.
Dr. A.B. Xuma Eastern Cape
All 147 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.
City of Johannesburg Gauteng
ZANDILE GLORIA MEELESO. 1 060 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
SIBONGISENI CYRIC KHOZA. 297 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
MOHAMED RIAZ ALLI EBRAHIM. 1 011 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
The latest IEC figures no longer support the previously reported ward winner.
View the earlier announcement →Previously: ANC wins Ward 122.
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
73 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.
Dr. A.B. Xuma Eastern Cape
NYAMEKA CONSTANCE MAQUNGO. 1 163 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.
Dr. A.B. Xuma Eastern Cape
24 of 38 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
NOZIPHO JONAS. 392 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
THANDO MPENGEZI. 4 486 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
133 of 235 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.
Breede Valley Western Cape
VERNON ANTHONY BEDWORTH. 573 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
21 seats needed for a majority.
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
PETER ANDRE VERBEEK. 1 711 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
NKOSEPHAYO GOD-SLOVE ZUNGU. 3 513 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
ABAS SBONGISENI NTINGA . 948 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
CHARLTONE LUNGELO SITHOLE. 1 154 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.
Msunduzi KwaZulu-Natal
KHULEKANI WISEMAN NXELE. 137 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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