Umzimvubu election results 2026
African National Congress has more than half of the votes counted so far.
225 of 229 voting stations counted, as at 05 Nov, 16:47. Provisional running totals from the Electoral Commission: these will change. Independent and neutral.
Parties so far
- African National Congress60,3%
- Democratic Alliance9,2%
- South African Communist Party8,9%
- Economic Freedom Fighters5,3%
- African Transformation Movement4,6%
- uMkhonto weSizwe Party3,6%
- African Independent Congress3,1%
- Izwi Labahlali Beward1,4%
- Independent1,0%
- Ekhethu Peoples Party0,8%
- African Christian Democratic Party0,5%
- Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,4%
Seats come once counting ends
After the 2021 election this council had 55 seats, so a party needed 28 to govern alone. The largest party then had 42: 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 Umzimvubu has results. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.
Results by ward in Umzimvubu
- Ward 1ANC 55,4%
- Ward 2ANC 45,8%
- Ward 3ANC 63,0%
- Ward 4ANC 67,7%
- Ward 5ANC 68,3%
- Ward 6DA 43,2%
- Ward 7ANC 59,8%
- Ward 8ANC 74,6%
- Ward 9ANC 61,1%
- Ward 10ANC 62,7%
- Ward 11ANC 48,6%
- Ward 12ANC 50,0%
- Ward 13ANC 70,6%
- Ward 14ANC 57,9%
- Ward 15ANC 74,7%
- Ward 16ANC 67,1%
- Ward 17ANC 63,0%
- Ward 18ANC 59,8%
- Ward 19ANC 64,9%
- Ward 20ANC 68,8%
- Ward 21ANC 60,4%
- Ward 22ANC 58,7%
- Ward 23ANC 40,9%
- Ward 24ANC 63,9%
- Ward 25ANC 74,6%
- Ward 26ANC 57,8%
- Ward 27ANC 50,2%
- Ward 28ANC 53,6%
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.