Mbhashe election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress49,4%34 466 votes · ahead in 23 wards
2. United Democratic Movement25,0%17 462 votes · ahead in 5 wards
3. African Transformation Movement7,2%5 047 votes
4. South African Communist Party6,6%4 627 votes · ahead in 2 wards
5. Economic Freedom Fighters3,8%2 638 votes
6. INDIndependent2,2%1 565 votes · ahead in 1 ward
7. Democratic Alliance2,1%1 448 votes
8. African Democrats0,7%511 votes
9. Pan Africanist Congress of Azania0,6%446 votes
10. Batho Pele Movement0,6%415 votes
11. ARMAmabomvane Revolutionary Movement0,6%384 votes
12. Labour Party of South Africa0,5%380 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 63 seats, so a party needed 32 to govern alone. The largest party then had 45: 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

1 of 32 wards in Mbhashe have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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Results by ward in Mbhashe

• Ward 1United Democratic Movement 43,9%
• Ward 2United Democratic Movement 30,1%
• Ward 3ANC 56,7%
• Ward 4ANC 69,9%
• Ward 5ANC 53,3%
• Ward 6ANC 63,3%
• Ward 7ANC 46,0%
• Ward 8ANC 69,1%
• Ward 10ANC 49,1%
• Ward 11ANC 70,6%
• Ward 12ANC 50,1%
• Ward 13ANC 47,8%
• Ward 14United Democratic Movement 38,7%
• Ward 15ANC 43,0%
• Ward 16ANC 59,5%
• Ward 17United Democratic Movement 54,5%
• Ward 18ANC 45,3%
• Ward 19ANC 52,8%
• Ward 20ANC 35,7%
• Ward 21ANC 55,1%
• Ward 22ANC 59,2%
• Ward 23ANC 42,3%
• Ward 24SACP 38,5%
• Ward 25ANC 56,3%
• Ward 26ANC 75,7%
• Ward 27United Democratic Movement 50,3%
• Ward 28Independent 66,1%
• Ward 29SACP 46,3%
• Ward 30ANC 61,2%
• Ward 31ANC 70,1%
• Ward 32ANC 56,5%

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.