Maluti a Phofung election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress29,9%30 470 votes · ahead in 16 wards
2. Democratic Alliance22,4%22 861 votes · ahead in 5 wards
3. African Content Movement19,4%19 777 votes · ahead in 8 wards
4. Mapsixteen Civic Movement6,0%6 166 votes · ahead in 4 wards
5. Economic Freedom Fighters3,9%3 959 votes
6. South African Communist Party2,5%2 590 votes · ahead in 1 ward
7. uMkhonto weSizwe Party2,3%2 301 votes
8. Freedom Front Plus2,0%2 074 votes
9. African Transformation Movement1,8%1 822 votes
10. CFACommunity First Alliance1,6%1 630 votes
11. Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa1,3%1 280 votes
12. African Congress for Transformation0,9%875 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 70 seats, so a party needed 36 to govern alone. The largest party then had 28: 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

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Results by ward in Maluti a Phofung

• Ward 1DA 37,7%
• Ward 2ANC 20,0%
• Ward 3ANC 29,9%
• Ward 4ANC 33,4%
• Ward 5DA 37,7%
• Ward 6DA 41,8%
• Ward 7ANC 31,2%
• Ward 8Mapsixteen Civic Movement 29,7%
• Ward 9Mapsixteen Civic Movement 28,9%
• Ward 10ANC 37,1%
• Ward 11ANC 40,3%
• Ward 12ANC 42,1%
• Ward 13SACP 43,9%
• Ward 14African Content Movement 35,3%
• Ward 15ANC 31,9%
• Ward 16ANC 34,1%
• Ward 17African Content Movement 34,0%
• Ward 18ANC 47,7%
• Ward 19African Content Movement 43,8%
• Ward 20Mapsixteen Civic Movement 37,5%
• Ward 21African Content Movement 52,6%
• Ward 22DA 41,8%
• Ward 23African Content Movement 48,7%
• Ward 24ANC 37,1%
• Ward 25ANC 38,1%
• Ward 26ANC 26,1%
• Ward 27ANC 43,7%
• Ward 28ANC 27,0%
• Ward 29African Content Movement 25,8%
• Ward 30African Content Movement 26,6%
• Ward 31Mapsixteen Civic Movement 26,3%
• Ward 32DA 22,7%
• Ward 34African Content Movement 32,6%
• Ward 35ANC 37,4%

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.