Ba-Phalaborwa election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress44,4%21 911 votes · ahead in 13 wards
2. Democratic Alliance18,3%9 034 votes · ahead in 2 wards
3. ActionSA12,9%6 370 votes · ahead in 1 ward
4. Economic Freedom Fighters12,7%6 245 votes · ahead in 1 ward
5. Freedom Front Plus3,3%1 624 votes
6. African People'S Convention2,7%1 353 votes · ahead in 1 ward
7. South African Communist Party1,1%521 votes
8. INDIndependent0,9%451 votes
9. Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,7%334 votes
10. GDFGaza Democratic Front0,6%290 votes
11. Pan Africanist Congress of Azania0,5%237 votes
12. United Africans Transformation0,3%166 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 37 seats, so a party needed 19 to govern alone. The largest party then had 24: 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

1 of 19 wards in Ba-Phalaborwa have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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

Results by ward in Ba-Phalaborwa

• Ward 1ANC 41,6%
• Ward 2ANC 58,1%
• Ward 3ANC 50,3%
• Ward 4ANC 35,3%
• Ward 5ActionSA 40,7%
• Ward 6ANC 44,2%
• Ward 7ANC 36,0%
• Ward 8ANC 53,0%
• Ward 9African People'S Convention 55,5%
• Ward 10EFF 37,7%
• Ward 11DA 56,1%
• Ward 12DA 67,4%
• Ward 13ANC 40,7%
• Ward 14ANC 38,8%
• Ward 16ANC 53,8%
• Ward 17ANC 86,5%
• Ward 18ANC 90,8%
• Ward 19ANC 42,0%

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.