Matjhabeng election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress39,9%17 339 votes · ahead in 20 wards
2. Democratic Alliance31,1%13 531 votes · ahead in 8 wards
3. Economic Freedom Fighters5,7%2 493 votes
4. Freedom Front Plus4,0%1 737 votes
5. South African Communist Party3,7%1 596 votes
6. Patriotic Alliance2,8%1 198 votes
7. ActionSA2,2%946 votes
8. VCVoice for Change1,9%844 votes
9. African Congress for Transformation1,8%777 votes
10. African Transformation Movement1,4%612 votes
11. United Residents Front1,0%455 votes
12. uMkhonto weSizwe Party0,9%410 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 72 seats, so a party needed 37 to govern alone. The largest party then had 39: 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

8 of 36 wards in Matjhabeng have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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• 50 to 74%
• 75 to 99%
• All counted

Results by ward in Matjhabeng

• Ward 1ANC 36,0%
• Ward 2ANC 74,2%
• Ward 3DA 63,6%
• Ward 4DA 64,2%
• Ward 5ANC 35,9%
• Ward 6ANC 25,8%
• Ward 8DA 66,2%
• Ward 9DA 75,9%
• Ward 10DA 52,7%
• Ward 11ANC 46,4%
• Ward 13ANC 39,7%
• Ward 18ANC 45,8%
• Ward 19ANC 47,6%
• Ward 20ANC 45,4%
• Ward 21ANC 54,3%
• Ward 22ANC 59,7%
• Ward 23ANC 55,3%
• Ward 24ANC 33,5%
• Ward 25ANC 70,4%
• Ward 26ANC 41,8%
• Ward 27DA 51,3%
• Ward 28DA 55,8%
• Ward 29ANC 36,9%
• Ward 30DA 50,9%
• Ward 31ANC 44,2%
• Ward 34ANC 53,1%
• Ward 35ANC 35,6%
• Ward 36ANC 42,2%

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.