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.

Emakhazeni election results 2026

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

44 of 44 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 Congress47,7%14 083 votes · ahead in 7 wards
Democratic Alliance19,2%5 678 votes · ahead in 1 ward
Economic Freedom Fighters6,9%2 042 votes
Service Delivery Party6,5%1 925 votes
ActionSA5,9%1 750 votes
uMkhonto weSizwe Party5,5%1 621 votes
Freedom Front Plus3,4%1 016 votes
Independent2,4%694 votes
United Africans Transformation1,0%286 votes
South African Communist Party0,8%224 votes
Sizwe Ummah Nation0,3%84 votes
Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,2%61 votes

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Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 15 seats, so a party needed 8 to govern alone. The largest party then had 10: 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

Every ward in Emakhazeni has results. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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

Results by ward in Emakhazeni

Ward 1ANC 54,5%
Ward 2ANC 59,0%
Ward 3ANC 60,0%
Ward 4ANC 41,2%
Ward 5ANC 52,2%
Ward 6ANC 32,6%
Ward 7DA 39,2%
Ward 8ANC 47,0%

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.