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Phumelela

FS195 · Local council · 16 seats

Hung
Voting districts in
100%
43 of 43
Wards declared
8
of 8
Majority line
9
of 16 seats
Registered voters
25,999

IEC report

Seats (declared)

As of
The IEC has declared this council. These are the final seat numbers.
ANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsDA: 3 seatsDA: 3 seatsDA: 3 seatsVF Plus: 2 seatsVF Plus: 2 seatsSDP: 1 seatsEFF: 1 seatsATM: 1 seats169 for majority
Seats by party
PartyVotesWardsSeats
ANC44.7%88
DA19.6%03
VF Plus12.8%02
SDP6.2%01
EFF6.1%01
ATM2.5%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 42 districts counted so far that also existed in 2021 (98% 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
ANC64.2%44.8%−19.4
DA12.2%19.4%+7.2
VF Plus5.5%12.8%+7.3
SDP–6.2%new
EFF10.7%6.2%−4.5
MKP–3.9%new
ATM1.1%2.4%+1.3
SACP–1.6%new
IFP1.8%0.8%−1.0
Independents3.6%0.0%−3.6

Biggest ward swings

  1. Ward 1ANC67.6% → 41.0%−26.6
  2. Ward 6ANC80.7% → 54.3%−26.4
  3. Ward 4ANC68.6% → 45.0%−23.6
  4. Ward 2ANC73.7% → 50.2%−23.5
  5. Ward 8ANC65.3% → 47.1%−18.1
  6. Ward 4SDP0.0% → 18.0%+18.0
  7. Ward 5ANC63.4% → 48.2%−15.2
  8. Ward 2DA6.4% → 21.4%+14.9

2021 council result: ANC 11, DA 2, EFF 2, VF Plus 1 of 16 seats.

Wards (8)

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
1ANCSanele Alex Makubowon17.2%1,6024/4
2ANCMonoajoala Meshack Mofokengwon29.6%1,7353/3
3ANCTlokotsi John Motaungwon12.9%2,1894/4
4ANCMotebang Innocent Mofokengwon29.1%1,4512/2
5ANCSabelo Alpheus Dlaminiwon29.0%1,19111/11
6ANCJane Mpho Radebewon37.7%1,3594/4
7ANCVusimuzi Joseph Khumalowon20.3%1,6315/5
8ANCTebogo Ngubeniwon26.6%1,39610/10