Are these the final 2026 local election results?

Not yet. These are running totals as the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) publishes them, and they change as more voting stations are counted. Only the Commission's declaration is final.

How do I see the results for my ward?

Use Find my ward on Mandate SA, with your location or by searching your municipality and ward number. Your ward's page shows every candidate and each voting station as it is counted.

Where do these results come from?

From the results the Electoral Commission of South Africa publishes. Mandate SA adds them up and shows them free of charge. Vote totals add the ward and party ballots together, as the Commission's dashboard does.

Does the party with the most votes run the municipality?

Not always. A party needs more than half of a council's seats to govern alone. If no party has that, the council is hung, and parties may form a coalition or a minority government.

Why do early results look different from the final picture?

Stations are counted at different speeds, so early totals lean towards the places counted first. Check how many stations are in before reading much into a figure.

Eastern Cape election results 2026

African National Congress has the most votes counted so far, and no party has more than half.

2 986 of 4 979 voting stations counted, as at 05 Nov, 16:47. Provisional running totals from the Electoral Commission: these will change. Independent and neutral.

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Parties so far

African National Congress46,7%940 735 votes · ahead in 30 municipalities
Democratic Alliance19,1%385 285 votes · ahead in 3 municipalities
South African Communist Party6,2%125 082 votes
Economic Freedom Fighters5,6%112 083 votes
United Democratic Movement5,5%111 514 votes
African Transformation Movement3,4%68 463 votes
Patriotic Alliance2,2%43 357 votes
uMkhonto weSizwe Party1,4%28 993 votes
Freedom Front Plus1,2%24 059 votes
Independent1,1%21 956 votes
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1,0%21 013 votes
African Independent Congress0,7%13 644 votes

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Results by municipality in Eastern Cape

AmahlathiANC 65,4%
Blue Crane RouteANC 45,5%
Buffalo CityANC 38,8%
Dr. A.B. XumaANC 65,3%
Dr. Beyers NaudeDA 40,2%
ElundiniANC 53,5%
EmalahleniANC 70,0%
Enoch MgijimaANC 44,6%
Great KeiANC 49,7%
Intsika YethuANC 64,1%
Inxuba YethembaANC 45,0%
King Sabata DalindyeboANC 51,1%
Kou-KammaANC 38,1%
KougaDA 58,6%
Kumkani MhlontloANC 52,2%
MakanaANC 31,3%
MatatieleANC 57,1%
MbhasheANC 50,2%
MnqumaANC 48,0%
NdlambeANC 42,8%
Nelson Mandela BayDA 40,3%
NgqushwaANC 70,4%
Ngquza HillANC 65,3%
NtabankuluANC 75,8%
NyandeniANC 57,2%
Port St JohnsANC 58,4%
Raymond MhlabaANC 62,2%
SakhisizweANC 62,9%
SenquANC 65,5%
Sundays River ValleyANC 51,5%
UmzimvubuANC 61,1%
Walter SisuluANC 47,3%
Winnie Madikizela-MandelaANC 58,3%

About these results

Are these the final 2026 local election results?: Not yet. These are running totals as the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) publishes them, and they change as more voting stations are counted. Only the Commission's declaration is final.
How do I see the results for my ward?: Use Find my ward on Mandate SA, with your location or by searching your municipality and ward number. Your ward's page shows every candidate and each voting station as it is counted.
Where do these results come from?: From the results the Electoral Commission of South Africa publishes. Mandate SA adds them up and shows them free of charge. Vote totals add the ward and party ballots together, as the Commission's dashboard does.
Does the party with the most votes run the municipality?: Not always. A party needs more than half of a council's seats to govern alone. If no party has that, the council is hung, and parties may form a coalition or a minority government.
Why do early results look different from the final picture?: Stations are counted at different speeds, so early totals lean towards the places counted first. Check how many stations are in before reading much into a figure.