Sakhisizwe election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress62,4%19 552 votes · ahead in 9 wards
2. Democratic Alliance15,1%4 735 votes
3. Economic Freedom Fighters7,8%2 433 votes
4. African Transformation Movement5,0%1 559 votes
5. South African Communist Party3,2%1 018 votes
6. uMkhonto weSizwe Party2,7%841 votes
7. INDIndependent1,3%406 votes
8. Pan Africanist Congress of Azania0,8%260 votes
9. African Christian Democratic Party0,6%200 votes
10. Labour Party of South Africa0,6%190 votes
11. Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,3%86 votes
12. Patriotic Alliance0,2%57 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 17 seats, so a party needed 9 to govern alone. The largest party then had 13: 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 Sakhisizwe has results. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

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

Results by ward in Sakhisizwe

• Ward 1ANC 50,3%
• Ward 2ANC 58,8%
• Ward 3ANC 74,7%
• Ward 4ANC 53,0%
• Ward 5ANC 63,8%
• Ward 6ANC 56,5%
• Ward 7ANC 63,9%
• Ward 8ANC 75,8%
• Ward 9ANC 58,4%

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.