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Steve Tshwete

MP313 · Local council · 58 seats

Hung
Voting districts in
100%
71 of 71
Wards declared
29
of 29
Majority line
30
of 58 seats
Registered voters
122,264

IEC report

Seats (declared)

As of
The IEC has declared this council. These are the final seat numbers.
ANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsANC: 19 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsDA: 16 seatsMKP: 5 seatsMKP: 5 seatsMKP: 5 seatsMKP: 5 seatsMKP: 5 seatsEFF: 4 seatsEFF: 4 seatsEFF: 4 seatsEFF: 4 seatsVF Plus: 3 seatsVF Plus: 3 seatsVF Plus: 3 seatsSDP: 2 seatsSDP: 2 seatsActionSA: 2 seatsActionSA: 2 seatsHOPE: 2 seatsHOPE: 2 seatsSACP: 1 seatsH.u.c.d: 1 seatsMHRF: 1 seatsUAT: 1 seatsAST.: 1 seats5830 for majority
Seats by party
PartyVotesWardsSeats
ANC26.1%1919
DA30.7%816
MKP8.6%05
EFF7.2%14
VF Plus6.3%03
SDP3.6%02
ActionSA3.4%02
HOPE3.3%02
SACP2.3%11
H.u.c.d1.8%01
MHRF1.1%01
UAT1.0%01
AST.0.9%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 66 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
DA27.2%30.7%+3.5
ANC37.6%25.9%−11.6
MKP–8.6%new
EFF15.2%7.2%−8.0
VF Plus5.3%6.3%+0.9
SDP–3.6%new
ActionSA–3.4%new
HOPE–3.3%new
SACP–2.3%new
H.u.c.d–1.6%new

Biggest ward swings

  1. Ward 1ANC70.5% → 35.2%−35.3
  2. Ward 17ANC67.1% → 32.5%−34.5
  3. Ward 4MKP0.0% → 29.3%+29.3
  4. Ward 6ANC62.1% → 36.8%−25.3
  5. Ward 5ANC44.3% → 19.8%−24.4
  6. Ward 4ANC53.1% → 30.4%−22.7
  7. Ward 7ANC61.3% → 39.8%−21.5
  8. Ward 1MKP0.0% → 19.3%+19.3

2021 council result: ANC 21, DA 17, EFF 9, MHRF 7, VF Plus 3 of 58 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 17ANC won, ahead of SACPby 0 (0.0%) · needed 1
  2. Ward 18ANC won, ahead of DAby 45 (2.2%) · needed 46
  3. Ward 4ANC won, ahead of MKPby 77 (3.8%) · needed 78

Wards (29)

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
1ANCCloudeth Bathobile Shabanguwon15.5%2,0772/2
2ANCMusawenkosi Masinawon19.7%1,9952/2
3ANCElphus Fani Mathebulawon19.3%2,6373/3
4ANCThemba Romao Vilankuluwon3.8%2,0386/6
5EFFMasipha Kenneth Maepawon20.0%1,5232/2
6ANCSizwe Wonderboy Zuluwon20.4%2,8082/2
7ANCIddy Mahlanguwon17.8%1,6183/3
8DAElias Morgan Bruinerswon19.0%2,2852/2
9ANCSibongile Magareth Thubanewon26.9%1,3644/4
10ANCMacaleni Paulos Mnisiwon11.8%2,1833/3
11DAAntonet Bothawon28.6%1,9732/2
12DAHendrik Frederick Niemannwon61.7%3,8452/2
13DASusan-Mari Waitwon48.3%3,1453/3
14DAElsie Wilhelmiena Vermootenwon77.0%2,4982/2
15DAHelena Gertruida De Klerkwon62.3%2,1521/1
16DAJohann Dyasonwon53.0%3,0402/2
17ANCwon0.0%2,9763/3
18ANCBongani Godwin Magagulawon2.2%2,0582/2
19ANCBonginkosi Given Nkosiwon13.9%1,4662/2
20ANCAndile Innocent Hlanzewon15.1%1,9493/3
21ANCOctavius Mamaruwon21.4%1,7311/1
22ANCThandi Beauty Mabenawon19.0%1,5712/2
23ANCSbongile Queeneth Mabuzawon10.8%2,8012/2
24ANCNomcebo Zamasango Masangowon15.8%1,8442/2
25ANCThabang Irvin Mathibelawon18.0%1,4431/1
26ANCDerick Thokozane Mmonwawon19.3%2,0542/2
27ANCZane Thato Msizawon36.0%1,7652/2
28ANCThulane Abraham Nzimawon16.1%1,9924/4
29DAAnna Sophia Groblerwon6.2%3,4274/4