Chief Albert Luthuli election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress50,2%39 134 votes · ahead in 23 wards
2. uMkhonto weSizwe Party15,5%12 079 votes · ahead in 1 ward
3. Service Delivery Party9,3%7 240 votes
4. South African Communist Party6,5%5 041 votes
5. Economic Freedom Fighters5,8%4 524 votes
6. Democratic Alliance5,4%4 207 votes
7. Inkatha Freedom Party1,9%1 470 votes
8. ActionSA1,6%1 219 votes
9. African Independent Congress0,9%666 votes
10. African Transformation Movement0,8%662 votes
11. Freedom Front Plus0,7%575 votes
12. Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,4%303 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 49 seats, so a party needed 25 to govern alone. The largest party then had 38: 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 25 wards in Chief Albert Luthuli 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 Chief Albert Luthuli

• Ward 1ANC 59,5%
• Ward 2ANC 47,0%
• Ward 3ANC 57,6%
• Ward 4ANC 44,1%
• Ward 5ANC 52,9%
• Ward 6ANC 43,6%
• Ward 7ANC 45,7%
• Ward 8ANC 53,1%
• Ward 10ANC 51,8%
• Ward 11ANC 55,7%
• Ward 12ANC 55,3%
• Ward 13ANC 44,1%
• Ward 14ANC 50,7%
• Ward 15ANC 38,4%
• Ward 16MK Party 45,1%
• Ward 17ANC 53,8%
• Ward 18ANC 50,2%
• Ward 19ANC 84,6%
• Ward 20ANC 44,3%
• Ward 21ANC 52,9%
• Ward 22ANC 44,6%
• Ward 23ANC 59,6%
• Ward 24ANC 55,3%
• Ward 25ANC 54,5%

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.