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 coalitionsNewcastle KwaZulu-Natal
All 127 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.
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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