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More than half the seats makes an outright majority.

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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.

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7 November 2026

  1. Council outcome SAST ↗

    City of Cape Town Western Cape

    DA has an outright majority in City of Cape Town

    133 of 235 council seats.

    View the 235-seat allocation
    • DA133 seats
    • ANC33 seats
    • EFF9 seats
    • PA9 seats
    • FF+8 seats
    • ActionSA7 seats
    • AL JAMA-AH6 seats
    • GOOD6 seats
    • NCC5 seats
    • ACDP3 seats
    • UDM3 seats
    • AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2 seats
    • SACP2 seats
    • AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE1 seats
    • AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1 seats
    • BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA1 seats
    • CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY1 seats
    • CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS1 seats
    • HOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS1 seats
    • PAC1 seats
    • PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE1 seats
    • MK1 seats
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    Source & timing
    IEC report
    Observed by Counted
    Published here

    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.

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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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