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Saldanha Bay

WC014 · Local council · 31 seats

Hung
Voting districts in
100%
26 of 26
Wards declared
16
of 16
Majority line
16
of 31 seats
Registered voters
76,103

IEC report

Seats (declared)

As of
The IEC has declared this council. These are the final seat numbers.
DA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsDA: 15 seatsPA: 6 seatsPA: 6 seatsPA: 6 seatsPA: 6 seatsPA: 6 seatsPA: 6 seatsANC: 4 seatsANC: 4 seatsANC: 4 seatsANC: 4 seatsVF Plus: 2 seatsVF Plus: 2 seatsSACP: 1 seatsGOOD: 1 seatsMKP: 1 seatsEFF: 1 seats3116 for majority
Seats by party
PartyVotesWardsSeats
DA49.1%915
PA19.4%36
ANC12.0%34
VF Plus5.8%02
SACP3.7%01
GOOD2.6%11
MKP2.1%01
EFF1.8%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 25 districts counted so far that also existed in 2021 (95% 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
DA46.5%47.2%+0.7
PA4.2%20.3%+16.1
ANC21.3%12.6%−8.7
VF Plus4.7%5.6%+0.9
SACP–3.9%new
GOOD14.2%2.7%−11.5
MKP–2.3%new
EFF2.8%1.9%−1.0
NCC1.4%0.3%−1.1
ACDP1.3%0.0%−1.3

Biggest ward swings

  1. Ward 4PA6.0% → 52.0%+46.0
  2. Ward 3GOOD36.2% → 0.4%−35.8
  3. Ward 13PA10.8% → 44.6%+33.8
  4. Ward 9ANC64.8% → 32.5%−32.2
  5. Ward 16ANC74.5% → 43.2%−31.3
  6. Ward 3PA2.7% → 33.8%+31.1
  7. Ward 16PA0.1% → 27.3%+27.1
  8. Ward 2PA14.8% → 40.8%+26.0

2021 council result: DA 13, ANC 6, GOOD 4, VF Plus 1, PA 1 of 27 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 12GOOD won, ahead of SACPby 72 (2.4%) · needed 73
  2. Ward 13PA won, ahead of DAby 98 (3.8%) · needed 99

Wards (16)

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
1ANCArthur Nombewuwon9.1%3,2882/2
2PAJayson Jantjieswon10.1%2,3411/1
3DACharleen Claudette Van Nooiwon13.6%1,8251/1
4PANettie Hazel Ferriswon30.5%2,4672/2
5DASuritha Du Plessiswon66.7%2,8482/2
6DAAdriaan Johannes Albertus Groenewaldwon62.1%2,2821/1
7DASusan Janice Du Preezwon25.8%2,3301/1
8DACarli Smookwon52.1%2,8972/2
9ANCZusiphe Yvette Danisowon6.6%1,6572/2
10DAFredley Geraldo Jacobswon52.5%3,1132/2
11DAJan Thomas Gibsonwon68.6%3,2851/1
12GOODThyrone Jacodam Williamswon2.4%2,9923/3
13PAWilliam Gravon Morrisonwon3.8%2,6102/2
14DAWilhelm Joriaas Americawon63.5%3,3151/1
15DAPhilippus Lodewicus Volschenkwon71.5%2,4712/2
16ANCSiphiwe Mazitshanawon16.4%2,0961/1