City of Mbombela election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress50,5%82 609 votes · ahead in 40 wards
2. Democratic Alliance13,3%21 844 votes · ahead in 2 wards
3. Economic Freedom Fighters11,6%19 054 votes
4. Service Delivery Party7,7%12 541 votes
5. uMkhonto weSizwe Party5,2%8 577 votes
6. Freedom Front Plus3,2%5 248 votes
7. South African Communist Party2,0%3 350 votes
8. ActionSA2,0%3 316 votes
9. INDIndependent0,7%1 108 votes
10. African Transformation Movement0,6%906 votes
11. Labour Party of South Africa0,4%696 votes
12. Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,4%681 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 90 seats, so a party needed 46 to govern alone. The largest party then had 59: 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 45 wards in City of Mbombela have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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• All counted

Results by ward in City of Mbombela

• Ward 1ANC 29,2%
• Ward 2ANC 54,3%
• Ward 3ANC 60,6%
• Ward 4ANC 41,2%
• Ward 5ANC 80,2%
• Ward 6ANC 60,5%
• Ward 7ANC 70,7%
• Ward 8ANC 37,6%
• Ward 9ANC 59,8%
• Ward 10ANC 56,2%
• Ward 11ANC 58,9%
• Ward 12ANC 40,8%
• Ward 13ANC 48,3%
• Ward 14ANC 34,7%
• Ward 16ANC 33,0%
• Ward 17ANC 48,8%
• Ward 18ANC 27,5%
• Ward 19ANC 42,8%
• Ward 20ANC 50,5%
• Ward 21ANC 55,2%
• Ward 22ANC 59,2%
• Ward 23ANC 55,8%
• Ward 24ANC 56,2%
• Ward 25ANC 41,9%
• Ward 26ANC 69,7%
• Ward 28ANC 61,9%
• Ward 30DA 55,1%
• Ward 31ANC 50,8%
• Ward 32ANC 68,9%
• Ward 33ANC 51,3%
• Ward 34ANC 65,1%
• Ward 35ANC 61,8%
• Ward 36ANC 59,8%
• Ward 37ANC 44,9%
• Ward 38DA 49,0%
• Ward 39ANC 60,1%
• Ward 40ANC 61,4%
• Ward 41ANC 40,0%
• Ward 42ANC 40,9%
• Ward 43ANC 41,4%
• Ward 44ANC 61,6%
• Ward 45ANC 51,2%

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.