Steve Tshwete election results 2026

Parties so far

1. Democratic Alliance40,9%4 539 votes · ahead in 2 wards
2. African National Congress22,2%2 471 votes · ahead in 6 wards
3. Freedom Front Plus8,9%986 votes
4. Service Delivery Party7,6%847 votes
5. uMkhonto weSizwe Party5,8%648 votes
6. Economic Freedom Fighters4,8%536 votes
7. ActionSA2,2%244 votes
8. HRHope of Residents2,1%230 votes
9. ASTAmalgamated Steve Tshwete.1,0%109 votes
10. South African Communist Party0,7%83 votes
11. Middelburg and Hendrina Residents Front0,7%82 votes
12. African Independent Congress0,6%71 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 58 seats, so a party needed 30 to govern alone. The largest party then had 21: 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

21 of 29 wards in Steve Tshwete have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19
• 20
• 21
• 22
• 23
• 24
• 25
• 26
• 27
• 28
• 29

• No results yet
• Under 25%
• 25 to 49%
• 50 to 74%
• 75 to 99%
• All counted

Results by ward in Steve Tshwete

• Ward 4ANC 27,8%
• Ward 5ANC 31,9%
• Ward 7DA 41,4%
• Ward 9ANC 48,8%
• Ward 15DA 79,0%
• Ward 20ANC 28,0%
• Ward 22ANC 22,9%
• Ward 28ANC 31,3%

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.