Raymond Mhlaba election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress59,0%47 407 votes · ahead in 20 wards
2. South African Communist Party9,7%7 832 votes
3. INDIndependent7,0%5 641 votes · ahead in 1 ward
4. Democratic Alliance6,6%5 264 votes
5. Economic Freedom Fighters5,7%4 590 votes
6. African Transformation Movement2,7%2 184 votes
7. PAMPhakama Adelaide Movement2,6%2 050 votes
8. Patriotic Alliance2,2%1 735 votes
9. Pan Africanist Congress of Azania2,1%1 696 votes
10. uMkhonto weSizwe Party1,0%833 votes
11. Freedom Front Plus0,5%380 votes
12. Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,4%341 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 45 seats, so a party needed 23 to govern alone. The largest party then had 33: 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 Raymond Mhlaba has results. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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• All counted

Results by ward in Raymond Mhlaba

• Ward 1ANC 54,8%
• Ward 2ANC 63,3%
• Ward 3ANC 58,3%
• Ward 4ANC 71,0%
• Ward 5ANC 54,6%
• Ward 6ANC 60,4%
• Ward 7ANC 31,3%
• Ward 8ANC 53,6%
• Ward 9ANC 45,3%
• Ward 10ANC 66,6%
• Ward 11Independent 66,3%
• Ward 12ANC 85,2%
• Ward 13ANC 41,5%
• Ward 14ANC 77,7%
• Ward 15ANC 89,1%
• Ward 16ANC 54,8%
• Ward 17ANC 50,3%
• Ward 18ANC 77,7%
• Ward 19ANC 44,5%
• Ward 20ANC 50,5%
• Ward 21ANC 62,3%

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.