Polokwane election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress47,2%9 464 votes · ahead in 8 wards
2. Economic Freedom Fighters22,9%4 589 votes · ahead in 1 ward
3. ActionSA11,5%2 306 votes
4. Democratic Alliance6,5%1 310 votes
5. South African Communist Party3,3%664 votes
6. Afrika Mayibuye Movement2,0%398 votes
7. Magoshi Swaranang Movement0,8%160 votes
8. BVBelievers Voice Party0,7%144 votes
9. United Africans Transformation0,6%124 votes
10. Freedom Front Plus0,6%112 votes
11. INDIndependent0,4%80 votes
12. Build One South Africa0,4%75 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 90 seats, so a party needed 46 to govern alone. The largest party then had 56: 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

36 of 45 wards in Polokwane have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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• All counted

Results by ward in Polokwane

• Ward 2ANC 56,1%
• Ward 3ANC 45,9%
• Ward 4ANC 65,3%
• Ward 9ANC 56,2%
• Ward 26EFF 44,7%
• Ward 40ANC 43,1%
• Ward 42ANC 60,6%
• Ward 43ANC 50,6%
• Ward 45ANC 53,2%

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.