Govan Mbeki election results 2026

Parties so far

1. Democratic Alliance32,8%32 547 votes · ahead in 8 wards
2. African National Congress24,9%24 683 votes · ahead in 22 wards
3. uMkhonto weSizwe Party12,2%12 150 votes
4. Freedom Front Plus8,0%7 978 votes
5. Economic Freedom Fighters7,2%7 127 votes
6. Service Delivery Party5,6%5 548 votes
7. South African Communist Party2,7%2 706 votes
8. African Transformation Movement1,6%1 637 votes
9. Inkatha Freedom Party1,3%1 289 votes
10. African Independent Congress0,6%608 votes
11. Patriotic Alliance0,5%452 votes
12. INDIndependent0,4%365 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 63 seats, so a party needed 32 to govern alone. The largest party then had 26: 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

3 of 33 wards in Govan Mbeki 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 Govan Mbeki

• Ward 1DA 46,2%
• Ward 4ANC 23,8%
• Ward 5ANC 48,0%
• Ward 6ANC 37,5%
• Ward 7ANC 30,7%
• Ward 8ANC 38,3%
• Ward 9ANC 29,6%
• Ward 10ANC 30,3%
• Ward 11ANC 22,5%
• Ward 12ANC 42,6%
• Ward 13ANC 36,6%
• Ward 14ANC 34,3%
• Ward 15ANC 33,8%
• Ward 16ANC 44,0%
• Ward 17DA 38,9%
• Ward 18DA 53,2%
• Ward 19ANC 35,1%
• Ward 20ANC 27,9%
• Ward 21DA 68,7%
• Ward 22ANC 39,3%
• Ward 23ANC 29,6%
• Ward 25DA 56,5%
• Ward 26ANC 31,6%
• Ward 27ANC 28,8%
• Ward 28DA 47,9%
• Ward 29ANC 28,4%
• Ward 30DA 69,0%
• Ward 31ANC 49,0%
• Ward 32ANC 26,8%
• Ward 33DA 69,9%

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.