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Walter Sisulu

EC145 · Local council · 22 seats

Hung
Voting districts in
100%
39 of 39
Wards declared
11
of 11
Majority line
12
of 22 seats
Registered voters
41,429

IEC report

Seats (declared)

As of
The IEC has declared this council. These are the final seat numbers.
ANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsDA: 5 seatsDA: 5 seatsDA: 5 seatsDA: 5 seatsDA: 5 seatsEFF: 3 seatsEFF: 3 seatsEFF: 3 seatsSACP: 1 seatsATM: 1 seatsVF Plus: 1 seats2212 for majority
Seats by party
PartyVotesWardsSeats
ANC47.5%811
DA23.7%25
EFF15.7%13
SACP3.1%01
ATM2.6%01
VF Plus2.2%01

Coalition calculator

As of

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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 39 districts counted so far that also existed in 2021 (100% 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
ANC55.9%47.5%−8.4
DA22.4%23.7%+1.2
EFF12.9%15.7%+2.8
SACP–3.1%new
ATM1.6%2.6%+0.9
VF Plus–2.2%new
PA–2.1%new
MKP–1.7%new
Maletswai Civic Association7.1%0.0%−7.1

Biggest ward swings

  1. Ward 2ANC78.0% → 58.8%−19.2
  2. Ward 11ANC54.8% → 39.3%−15.5
  3. Ward 5ANC83.3% → 69.2%−14.2
  4. Ward 11EFF26.9% → 41.0%+14.0
  5. Ward 9ANC34.9% → 21.2%−13.7
  6. Ward 4ANC52.3% → 40.0%−12.3
  7. Ward 2DA15.4% → 27.2%+11.9
  8. Ward 8ANC60.4% → 49.4%−10.9

2021 council result: ANC 12, DA 5, EFF 3, Maletswai Civic Association 2 of 22 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 11EFF won, ahead of ANCby 18 (1.0%) · needed 19
  2. Ward 3DA won, ahead of ANCby 41 (2.5%) · needed 42
  3. Ward 4ANC won, ahead of DAby 63 (3.5%) · needed 64

Wards (11)

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
1ANCWongalethu Calvin Nodwelewon16.1%1,6481/1
2ANCZukisa Desemelawon31.2%2,5284/4
3DAMatthee De Ridder Nelwon2.5%1,6406/6
4ANCMartin Noel Pietersenwon3.5%1,8235/5
5ANCThobekile Gee-Q Coetzeewon54.9%1,5492/2
6ANCMatthew Wesizwe Moetiwon63.5%1,7552/2
7ANCGugulethu Nolufefe Bottomanwon28.4%1,8045/5
8ANCSiyabonga Nqorowon19.3%2,0325/5
9DAEvin Theronwon19.6%2,2293/3
10ANCKgotso Kenneth Chabeliwon8.0%2,2002/2
11EFFSiyabulela Sidney Bangisawon1.0%1,8254/4