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2026 local elections · South Africa

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More than half the seats makes an outright majority.Explain

Majority or hung council?

Outright majority

One party holds more than half the council seats.

Hung council

No party has a majority. Parties may work together in a coalition or support agreement.

Seats pending

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 coalitions

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6 November 2026

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IEC results are provisional and may be revised. This feed records changes observed by Counted, not every election announcement.

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