Tswelopele election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress54,1%9 626 votes · ahead in 5 wards
2. Democratic Alliance24,1%4 287 votes
3. Economic Freedom Fighters14,8%2 633 votes
4. Freedom Front Plus3,0%532 votes
5. South African Communist Party1,3%229 votes
6. African Transformation Movement1,2%212 votes
7. Patriotic Alliance0,7%121 votes
8. Pan Africanist Congress of Azania0,4%63 votes
9. Tikwana Youth Power0,2%35 votes
10. Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,1%26 votes
11. uMkhonto weSizwe Party0,1%14 votes
12. African Congress for Transformation0,0%6 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 10: 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

3 of 8 wards in Tswelopele have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

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

Results by ward in Tswelopele

• Ward 1ANC 61,8%
• Ward 2ANC 62,8%
• Ward 3ANC 57,2%
• Ward 4ANC 42,0%
• Ward 5ANC 50,4%

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.