Metsimaholo election results 2026
African National Congress has the most votes counted so far, and no party has more than half.
54 of 88 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 Congress30,1%
- Democratic Alliance22,9%
- Economic Freedom Fighters14,4%
- Service Movement for Metsimaholo10,5%
- Freedom Front Plus6,1%
- ActionSA3,0%
- South African Communist Party2,4%
- African Congress for Transformation2,1%
- Metsimaholo Community Association1,0%
- Lentswe la Setjhaba1,0%
- African Transformation Movement0,8%
- African Independent Congress0,8%
Seats come once counting ends
After the 2021 election this council had 46 seats, so a party needed 24 to govern alone. The largest party then had 16: 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
2 of 23 wards in Metsimaholo have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.
Results by ward in Metsimaholo
- Ward 1VF Plus 49,0%
- Ward 2DA 31,5%
- Ward 3ANC 49,0%
- Ward 5DA 19,3%
- Ward 6EFF 25,4%
- Ward 7ANC 26,2%
- Ward 8ANC 27,6%
- Ward 9ANC 30,2%
- Ward 10ANC 34,1%
- Ward 11EFF 36,1%
- Ward 12ANC 29,7%
- Ward 13ANC 26,8%
- Ward 14ANC 34,1%
- Ward 15DA 67,9%
- Ward 16DA 52,9%
- Ward 17DA 43,2%
- Ward 18DA 38,8%
- Ward 20ANC 52,6%
- Ward 21ANC 41,1%
- Ward 22ANC 52,8%
- Ward 23ANC 56,3%
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.