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.

Mpumalanga election results 2026

African National Congress has the most votes counted so far, and no party has more than half.

964 of 1 846 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

African National Congress41,6%417 209 votes · ahead in 13 municipalities
Democratic Alliance15,0%150 896 votes · ahead in 2 municipalities
uMkhonto weSizwe Party11,7%117 941 votes · ahead in 1 municipality
Economic Freedom Fighters9,3%93 456 votes
Service Delivery Party6,6%66 424 votes · ahead in 1 municipality
Freedom Front Plus3,8%38 454 votes
South African Communist Party3,0%30 216 votes
ActionSA2,0%20 049 votes
Inkatha Freedom Party0,7%6 812 votes
African Transformation Movement0,6%6 360 votes
Lekwa Community Forum0,5%5 409 votes
Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,5%4 919 votes

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Results by municipality in Mpumalanga

BushbuckridgeANC 69,6%
Chief Albert LuthuliANC 50,2%
City of MbombelaANC 50,7%
DipalesengANC 41,8%
Dr JS MorokaANC 44,9%
Dr Pixley Ka Isaka SemeANC 40,1%
EmakhazeniANC 48,6%
EmalahleniANC 32,0%
Govan MbekiDA 32,4%
LekwaANC 28,1%
MkhondoMK Party 43,0%
MsukaligwaANC 36,5%
NkomaziANC 50,2%
Steve TshweteDA 40,5%
Thaba ChweuANC 41,1%
Thembisile HaniANC 44,9%
Victor KhanyeService Delivery Party 39,3%

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.