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2026 local elections · South Africa

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Majority or hung council?

More than half the seats makes an outright majority.

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.

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8 November 2026

  1. Correction SAST ↗

    Rustenburg North West

    Correction: Hung council in Rustenburg

    46 seats needed for a majority.

    View the 90-seat allocation
    • ANC35 seats
    • DA13 seats
    • EFF12 seats
    • ActionSA6 seats
    • SACP4 seats
    • LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA3 seats
    • MK3 seats
    • FF+3 seats
    • RUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY2 seats
    • SERITI LE KAELO INDEPENDENT PARTY2 seats
    • AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1 seats
    • BADIREDI BA SETŠHABA1 seats
    • BAKANANA PELE CAMPAIGN1 seats
    • LETHABONG SERVICE MOVEMENT1 seats
    • PA1 seats
    • PURPLE PARTY IKAGENG1 seats
    • TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT1 seats

    View the earlier announcement →

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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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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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