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EC142 · Local council · 34 seats

Majority
Voting districts in
100%
101 of 101
Wards declared
17
of 17
Majority line
18
of 34 seats
Registered voters
68,463

IEC report

Seats (declared)

As of
The IEC has declared this council. These are the final seat numbers.
ANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsANC: 21 seatsEFF: 4 seatsEFF: 4 seatsEFF: 4 seatsEFF: 4 seatsDA: 3 seatsDA: 3 seatsDA: 3 seatsSACP: 2 seatsSACP: 2 seatsATM: 1 seatsIndependents: 1 seatsCIVIC: 1 seatsPAC: 1 seats3418 for majority
Seats by party
PartyVotesWardsSeats
ANC63.2%1621
EFF10.9%04
DA7.3%03
SACP4.5%02
ATM4.3%01
Independents1.9%11
CIVIC1.8%01
PAC1.4%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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Change since 2021

As of
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so we compare the same voting districts in both years: the 96 districts counted so far that also existed in 2021 (96% 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
ANC73.3%63.4%−9.8
EFF11.2%11.0%−0.2
DA3.3%7.3%+4.1
ATM1.0%4.4%+3.4
SACP–4.1%new
Independents1.9%2.0%+0.1
CIVIC4.2%1.8%−2.4
PAC1.9%1.4%−0.5
VF Plus1.1%1.0%−0.1
UDM1.1%0.0%−1.1

Biggest ward swings

  1. Ward 13ANC85.8% → 46.6%−39.2
  2. Ward 10ANC65.2% → 46.4%−18.8
  3. Ward 1ANC85.0% → 66.4%−18.5
  4. Ward 4ANC90.5% → 72.7%−17.7
  5. Ward 6ANC71.2% → 54.0%−17.3
  6. Ward 12EFF13.8% → 30.9%+17.1
  7. Ward 7ANC76.1% → 59.3%−16.7
  8. Ward 12ANC67.4% → 50.8%−16.6

2021 council result: ANC 25, EFF 4, CIVIC 2, DA 1, PAC 1 of 34 seats.

Wards (17)

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
1ANCDaluxolo Marvellous Homoiwon59.9%2,1378/8
2ANCCecilia Pulane Mmelewon64.0%1,9986/6
3ANCBabini Precious Libaziwon58.7%1,9326/6
4ANCThekanti Lamaniwon58.2%1,3918/8
5ANCNomaxabiso Bianca Mqhamkanawon61.0%1,65711/11
6ANCMalaziwe Tabanawon31.6%1,9006/6
7ANCNandipha Magengenenewon35.8%1,8585/5
8ANCThembinkosi Sydney Mbakazawon44.0%2,3405/5
9ANCMcebisi Qhokolewon76.9%1,9385/5
10ANCLindeka Mhlomiwon32.1%1,6092/2
11ANCSimelela Skisazanawon35.8%2,1687/7
12ANCSolomzi Hlatshaneniwon19.7%2,2747/7
13IndependentsElliot Skhumbuzo Dumawon13.3%2,2847/7
14ANCNoncedo Yvonne Williamswon60.8%2,2813/3
15ANCThembinkosi Luka Khayinganawon53.8%1,5336/6
16ANCNkosikho Skotiwon68.7%1,5595/5
17ANCAndile Flatelawon41.1%1,8214/4