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Kouga

EC108 · Local council · 30 seats

Majority
Voting districts in
100%
50 of 50
Wards declared
15
of 15
Majority line
16
of 30 seats
Registered voters
68,420

IEC report

Seats (declared)

As of
The IEC has declared this council. These are the final seat numbers.
DA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsDA: 18 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsPA: 2 seatsPA: 2 seatsVF Plus: 1 seatsPMC: 1 seats3016 for majority
Seats by party
PartyVotesWardsSeats
DA58.5%1118
ANC24.8%48
PA7.2%02
VF Plus4.4%01
PMC1.5%01

Coalition calculator

As of

Tap parties to add their seats together. This is seat arithmetic only: it shows which combinations hold enough seats between them, not whether those parties would agree to govern together.

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Minimal winning combinations

Every set of up to four of the ten largest parties that reaches the majority line, where dropping any one member would fall short. Independents are left out because each votes individually. Seats are final.

Ward map

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Solid: ward declared. Pale: leading while counting. Grey: no votes yet. Tap a ward for details.

Change since 2021

As of
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so we compare the same voting districts in both years: the 40 districts counted so far that also existed in 2021 (84% of the votes counted). Shares are of all valid votes, ward and PR ballots together.
Party shares on matched voting districts, 2021 and 2026
Party20212026Change
DA53.5%57.2%+3.7
ANC37.2%26.6%−10.6
PA2.0%6.6%+4.7
VF Plus3.1%4.2%+1.1
PMC–1.6%new
SACP–1.5%new
EFF1.8%1.2%−0.7
Independents1.2%0.0%−1.2

Biggest ward swings

  1. Ward 6ANC86.4% → 57.8%−28.6
  2. Ward 1DA22.5% → 47.4%+24.9
  3. Ward 5ANC43.9% → 20.0%−23.9
  4. Ward 4PMC0.0% → 20.4%+20.4
  5. Ward 10ANC62.5% → 44.1%−18.4
  6. Ward 11ANC25.1% → 9.0%−16.1
  7. Ward 6DA4.3% → 18.9%+14.7
  8. Ward 4ANC28.7% → 15.8%−12.9

2021 council result: DA 16, ANC 11, VF Plus 1, PA 1, EFF 1 of 30 seats.

Closest wards

As of
Wards decided or led by less than 5 points on the ward ballot, and how many more votes the runner-up needed.
  1. Ward 7DA won, ahead of ANCby 63 (2.1%) · needed 64
  2. Ward 10ANC won, ahead of DAby 80 (3.3%) · needed 81

Wards (15)

As of
Ward-ballot results. Margin is the gap between the first two candidates as a share of valid ward votes.
Wards declared
100%
Ward ballot results by ward
WardWinner or leaderMarginVotesVDs in
1DASisanda Tombe-Klaaswon6.6%2,3655/5
2DABonita Mooswon30.8%3,3013/3
3DAJohannes Christoffel Myburghwon80.0%4,0603/3
4DARobin Enzo Solomonswon28.5%2,2062/2
5DAMelanie Frederika Nichollswon43.9%2,1702/2
6ANCMfundiso Oliphantwon37.6%2,6032/2
7DAGregory Stuurmanwon2.1%2,9566/6
8DAAndries Stephanus Heystekwon76.6%3,1882/2
9DAMagareth Peterswon17.9%1,9784/4
10ANCMsingathi Gerald Mbandanawon3.3%2,4555/5
11DAReinhardt Foleywon65.9%2,9253/3
12DALorraine Laetitia Mareewon84.5%3,4452/2
13ANCVuyani Cornelius Zanawon39.6%2,2086/6
14ANCDalihonga Precious Marwanawon24.2%2,7693/3
15DAAmore Bestinay Hendrickswon71.8%2,1772/2