Lepele-Nkumpi election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress43,9%7 385 votes · ahead in 11 wards
2. Defenders of the People10,1%1 695 votes · ahead in 2 wards
3. Economic Freedom Fighters9,2%1 547 votes · ahead in 1 ward
4. South African Communist Party9,2%1 546 votes · ahead in 1 ward
5. Democratic Alliance5,9%998 votes
6. ActionSA5,2%878 votes
7. United Africans Transformation5,2%868 votes
8. uMkhonto weSizwe Party4,2%714 votes · ahead in 1 ward
9. Afrika Mayibuye Movement3,0%501 votes
10. SARSouth African Residents Association0,9%151 votes
11. UPPUnited Progressive People Alliance0,6%95 votes
12. African Christian Democratic Party0,4%72 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 60 seats, so a party needed 31 to govern alone. The largest party then had 40: 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

14 of 30 wards in Lepele-Nkumpi have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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Results by ward in Lepele-Nkumpi

• Ward 1Defenders of the People 43,6%
• Ward 4ANC 49,6%
• Ward 7ANC 63,8%
• Ward 11ANC 45,5%
• Ward 12ANC 58,8%
• Ward 13ANC 38,3%
• Ward 14ANC 72,9%
• Ward 17ANC 55,5%
• Ward 18SACP 35,8%
• Ward 19ANC 54,7%
• Ward 20ANC 49,2%
• Ward 21ANC 42,7%
• Ward 25EFF 50,0%
• Ward 28ANC 54,9%
• Ward 29Defenders of the People 48,7%
• Ward 30MK Party 43,5%

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.