eThekwini election results 2026

Parties so far

1. uMkhonto weSizwe Party39,9%29 187 votes · ahead in 5 wards
2. Democratic Alliance22,0%16 091 votes · ahead in 2 wards
3. African National Congress18,7%13 637 votes
4. Inkatha Freedom Party7,7%5 647 votes
5. South African Communist Party1,6%1 204 votes
6. Economic Freedom Fighters1,3%957 votes
7. ActionSA1,2%868 votes
8. ANSAll Natives of South Africa0,9%656 votes
9. ERPEthekwini Ratepayers Political Movement0,9%655 votes
10. Minority Front0,6%410 votes
11. Freedom Front Plus0,5%359 votes
12. 1860NIC Congress0,5%353 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 222 seats, so a party needed 112 to govern alone. The largest party then had 96: 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

105 of 112 wards in eThekwini 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 eThekwini

• Ward 2MK Party 58,0%
• Ward 3MK Party 60,7%
• Ward 4MK Party 45,7%
• Ward 6MK Party 55,5%
• Ward 70DA 73,2%
• Ward 103DA 43,9%
• Ward 104MK Party 50,9%

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.