Dr. Beyers Naude election results 2026

Parties so far

1. Democratic Alliance40,1%17 787 votes · ahead in 6 wards
2. African National Congress36,4%16 138 votes · ahead in 4 wards
3. Patriotic Alliance15,2%6 756 votes · ahead in 2 wards
4. Freedom Front Plus3,0%1 315 votes
5. Economic Freedom Fighters2,0%895 votes
6. ASBAction Save-Bnm1,3%568 votes
7. INDIndependent0,7%330 votes
8. uMkhonto weSizwe Party0,6%254 votes
9. United Democratic Movement0,3%132 votes
10. African Transformation Movement0,2%68 votes
11. South African Communist Party0,1%54 votes
12. Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,1%39 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 24 seats, so a party needed 13 to govern alone. The largest party then had 11: African National Congress. The size of the council can change between elections, and early votes cannot tell us the final seats. The Commission announces them.

How far each ward is counted

Every ward in Dr. Beyers Naude has results. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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• No results yet
• Under 25%
• 25 to 49%
• 50 to 74%
• 75 to 99%
• All counted

Results by ward in Dr. Beyers Naude

• Ward 1DA 57,7%
• Ward 2DA 71,2%
• Ward 3PA 35,6%
• Ward 4DA 48,9%
• Ward 5ANC 51,5%
• Ward 6ANC 76,8%
• Ward 7PA 38,3%
• Ward 8DA 57,0%
• Ward 9DA 54,3%
• Ward 10ANC 48,4%
• Ward 11ANC 41,3%
• Ward 12DA 35,7%

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.