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.

Gauteng election results 2026

Democratic Alliance has the most votes counted so far, and no party has more than half.

932 of 2 836 voting stations counted, as at 05 Nov, 16:47. Provisional running totals from the Electoral Commission: these will change. Independent and neutral.

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Parties so far

Democratic Alliance36,7%694 201 votes · ahead in 7 municipalities
African National Congress20,1%380 889 votes · ahead in 2 municipalities
ActionSA16,2%306 656 votes
Economic Freedom Fighters6,3%119 223 votes
Freedom Front Plus6,2%118 233 votes
uMkhonto weSizwe Party4,4%82 622 votes
Inkatha Freedom Party1,1%21 547 votes
South African Communist Party1,0%19 287 votes
Rise Mzansi1,0%19 026 votes
Patriotic Alliance1,0%18 971 votes
African Transformation Movement0,7%13 020 votes
African Christian Democratic Party0,6%10 623 votes

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Results by municipality in Gauteng

City of JohannesburgDA 37,8%
City of TshwaneDA 34,0%
EkurhuleniDA 35,9%
EmfuleniDA 54,7%
LesediDA 37,9%
Merafong CityANC 32,2%
MidvaalDA 66,2%
Mogale CityDA 36,0%
Rand West CityANC 30,1%

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.