Matatiele election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress57,0%37 834 votes · ahead in 25 wards
2. Democratic Alliance10,6%7 072 votes
3. South African Communist Party8,8%5 816 votes
4. Economic Freedom Fighters7,8%5 156 votes
5. uMkhonto weSizwe Party6,4%4 280 votes
6. African Transformation Movement3,1%2 087 votes
7. African Independent Congress2,3%1 523 votes
8. INDIndependent0,9%602 votes
9. African Christian Democratic Party0,8%537 votes
10. Patriotic Alliance0,6%390 votes
11. Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,5%343 votes
12. EPEkhethu Peoples Party0,4%278 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 54 seats, so a party needed 28 to govern alone. The largest party then had 40: 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 26 wards in Matatiele have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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• All counted

Results by ward in Matatiele

• Ward 1ANC 57,3%
• Ward 2ANC 56,3%
• Ward 3ANC 40,6%
• Ward 4ANC 71,4%
• Ward 5ANC 53,0%
• Ward 6ANC 59,5%
• Ward 7ANC 68,7%
• Ward 8ANC 35,9%
• Ward 9ANC 60,6%
• Ward 10ANC 53,2%
• Ward 11ANC 67,9%
• Ward 12ANC 56,2%
• Ward 13ANC 73,6%
• Ward 14ANC 78,5%
• Ward 15ANC 61,1%
• Ward 16ANC 62,9%
• Ward 17ANC 70,5%
• Ward 18ANC 49,4%
• Ward 19ANC 36,9%
• Ward 21ANC 63,1%
• Ward 22ANC 60,1%
• Ward 23ANC 75,3%
• Ward 24ANC 57,1%
• Ward 25ANC 38,8%
• Ward 26ANC 43,5%

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.