King Sabata Dalindyebo election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress46,6%28 456 votes · ahead in 22 wards
2. United Democratic Movement14,4%8 794 votes · ahead in 9 wards
3. African Transformation Movement9,5%5 821 votes · ahead in 2 wards
4. South African Communist Party8,2%4 981 votes
5. Economic Freedom Fighters5,3%3 230 votes
6. Democratic Alliance4,4%2 680 votes
7. African Movement Congress3,4%2 102 votes
8. African Independent Congress1,2%763 votes
9. Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1,2%707 votes
10. uMkhonto weSizwe Party1,1%666 votes
11. PECPhakama Eastern Cape0,9%565 votes
12. INDIndependent0,7%434 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 73 seats, so a party needed 37 to govern alone. The largest party then had 48: 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

4 of 37 wards in King Sabata Dalindyebo 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 King Sabata Dalindyebo

• Ward 1ANC 45,0%
• Ward 2ANC 42,6%
• Ward 3ANC 50,8%
• Ward 4ANC 34,5%
• Ward 5United Democratic Movement 41,9%
• Ward 6United Democratic Movement 38,3%
• Ward 7United Democratic Movement 32,8%
• Ward 10ANC 56,6%
• Ward 11United Democratic Movement 33,5%
• Ward 12United Democratic Movement 41,5%
• Ward 13ANC 55,9%
• Ward 14ANC 48,1%
• Ward 15ANC 39,8%
• Ward 16ANC 46,4%
• Ward 17ANC 67,1%
• Ward 18ANC 38,8%
• Ward 19African Transformation Movement 27,5%
• Ward 20ANC 71,7%
• Ward 21ANC 45,5%
• Ward 22United Democratic Movement 55,2%
• Ward 23ANC 52,2%
• Ward 24ANC 66,1%
• Ward 25United Democratic Movement 58,3%
• Ward 26ANC 44,4%
• Ward 27ANC 63,1%
• Ward 28ANC 47,2%
• Ward 29United Democratic Movement 38,3%
• Ward 31African Transformation Movement 28,8%
• Ward 32ANC 43,0%
• Ward 33ANC 44,0%
• Ward 34ANC 58,0%
• Ward 35ANC 36,0%
• Ward 36United Democratic Movement 53,4%

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.