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 coalitionsMaluti a Phofung Free State
All 236 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Greater Kokstad KwaZulu-Natal
All 43 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
uMzumbe KwaZulu-Natal
All 111 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Maquassi Hills North West
All 37 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Matatiele Eastern Cape
All 185 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Mnquma Eastern Cape
All 279 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Buffalo City Eastern Cape
All 380 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Stellenbosch Western Cape
All 50 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
JB Marks North West
All 106 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Enoch Mgijima Eastern Cape
All 168 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Ba-Phalaborwa Limpopo
All 97 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Collins Chabane Limpopo
All 198 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Mafikeng North West
All 123 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Musina Limpopo
All 79 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Mthonjaneni KwaZulu-Natal
All 83 voting districts have reported.
View the earlier announcement →
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Lephalale Limpopo
All 84 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Mthonjaneni KwaZulu-Natal
The latest IEC figures no longer support the previously reported completed count.
View the earlier announcement →Previously: Counting complete in Mthonjaneni.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
uMngeni KwaZulu-Natal
All 46 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Okhahlamba KwaZulu-Natal
All 92 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Rand West City Gauteng
All 86 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Nqutu KwaZulu-Natal
All 123 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Elundini Eastern Cape
All 166 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
George Western Cape
All 63 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
iNkosi Langalibalele KwaZulu-Natal
All 126 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Mthonjaneni KwaZulu-Natal
All 83 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
uMvoti KwaZulu-Natal
All 94 voting districts have reported.
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 →
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Dannhauser KwaZulu-Natal
All 63 voting districts have reported.
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 completed count.
View the earlier announcement →Previously: Counting complete in Breede Valley.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
Breede Valley Western Cape
All 58 voting districts have reported.
These timestamps do not identify when the last vote was counted.
IEC results are provisional and may be revised. This feed records changes observed by Counted, not every election announcement.
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