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Govan Mbeki

MP307 · Local council · 65 seats

Hung
Voting districts in
100%
104 of 104
Wards declared
33
of 33
Majority line
33
of 65 seats
Registered voters
155,102

IEC report

Seats (declared)

As of
The IEC has declared this council. These are the final seat numbers.
ANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 seatsANC: 23 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 seatsDA: 18 seatsMKP: 7 seatsMKP: 7 seatsMKP: 7 seatsMKP: 7 seatsMKP: 7 seatsMKP: 7 seatsMKP: 7 seatsEFF: 5 seatsEFF: 5 seatsEFF: 5 seatsEFF: 5 seatsEFF: 5 seatsVF Plus: 4 seatsVF Plus: 4 seatsVF Plus: 4 seatsVF Plus: 4 seatsSDP: 3 seatsSDP: 3 seatsSDP: 3 seatsSACP: 2 seatsSACP: 2 seatsATM: 1 seatsIFP: 1 seatsAIC: 1 seats6533 for majority
Seats by party
PartyVotesWardsSeats
ANC26.3%2323
DA30.8%1018
MKP12.2%07
EFF8.6%05
VF Plus6.7%04
SDP5.9%03
SACP3.0%02
ATM1.6%01
IFP1.4%01
AIC0.6%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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Change since 2021

As of
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so we compare the same voting districts in both years: the 99 districts counted so far that also existed in 2021 (97% 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
DA26.7%30.6%+3.9
ANC41.0%26.5%−14.5
MKP–12.3%new
EFF19.8%8.7%−11.1
VF Plus4.6%6.6%+2.0
SDP–6.0%new
SACP–3.1%new
ATM1.3%1.6%+0.3
IFP1.0%1.4%+0.4
Independents1.3%0.1%−1.2

Biggest ward swings

  1. Ward 16EFF39.7% → 5.8%−33.9
  2. Ward 29EFF40.1% → 7.8%−32.3
  3. Ward 19ANC66.4% → 35.7%−30.7
  4. Ward 10ANC60.2% → 29.9%−30.4
  5. Ward 11ANC55.3% → 24.9%−30.3
  6. Ward 22EFF35.9% → 8.0%−27.9
  7. Ward 32ANC54.9% → 27.1%−27.9
  8. Ward 23ANC56.5% → 28.7%−27.8

2021 council result: ANC 26, DA 17, EFF 13, VF Plus 3, ARP. 2 of 63 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 24DA won, ahead of ANCby 45 (1.8%) · needed 46
  2. Ward 11ANC won, ahead of MKPby 75 (3.4%) · needed 76
  3. Ward 1DA won, ahead of ANCby 70 (3.5%) · needed 71
  4. Ward 23ANC won, ahead of DAby 111 (3.6%) · needed 112
  5. Ward 29ANC won, ahead of MKPby 107 (4.9%) · needed 108

Wards (33)

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
1DAPortia Madiyala Mpatlanyanewon3.5%2,0045/5
2ANCJoseph Mfanafuthi Masekowon27.2%2,3262/2
3ANCMlungisi Dennis Mnyukanawon15.3%1,6832/2
4ANCAbel Masekowon5.6%1,9653/3
5DAMariaan Chamberlainwon57.9%2,6512/2
6ANCSifiso Isaac Sibanyoniwon11.6%1,9964/4
7ANCElphus Albert Vilakaziwon13.1%1,8682/2
8ANCSonto Margareth Pungwayowon22.8%1,5293/3
9ANCThemba Lukas Sibandewon9.1%3,0114/4
10ANCMuziwakhe Abel Tshabanguwon14.7%2,3664/4
11ANCFaith Fikile Magagamelawon3.4%2,2133/3
12ANCMantoa Emmah Motloungwon23.5%1,8942/2
13ANCStanley Vusi Milanziwon16.0%1,9603/3
14ANCLucky Sanele Msizawon6.1%2,4823/3
15ANCMabusa Joseph Mtsweniwon6.1%1,7976/6
16ANCSaul Congo Vilakaziwon29.4%3,1864/4
17DAJacobus Tesnerwon15.7%1,3704/4
18DAAdriaana Engla Maraiswon30.3%3,2443/3
19ANCSibusiso Johan Mazibukowon21.2%1,5865/5
20ANCAbiel Luju Nkambulewon7.8%2,0722/2
21DAFiona Hope Niekerk Pelmanwon51.2%3,3553/3
22ANCSiphesihle Benedict Mashilwanewon14.4%1,9443/3
23ANCVusumuzi Bednock Mahlanguwon3.6%3,0835/5
24DAJaphta Sipho Skhosanawon1.8%2,5623/3
25DAClarke Van Der Waltwon34.9%2,2763/3
26ANCBafana Lucas Tonny Skosanawon7.3%2,4473/3
27ANCEdward Maloi Madonselawon9.9%1,9123/3
28DAConway Graham Harrisonwon25.4%2,9402/2
29ANCAaron Vusumuzi Mbokaziwon4.9%2,1922/2
30DALizelle Steynwon47.8%3,8663/3
31ANCMahlashwani Marius Masingawon29.4%1,6912/2
32ANCBafana Elphius Mthembuwon5.6%2,4643/3
33DAAnthony Edward Van Eedenwon49.0%2,7903/3