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.

Northern Cape election results 2026

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

654 of 735 voting stations counted, as at 05 Nov, 16:48. Provisional running totals from the Electoral Commission: these will change. Independent and neutral.

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Parties so far

African National Congress42,0%285 964 votes · ahead in 23 municipalities
Democratic Alliance22,3%151 873 votes · ahead in 2 municipalities
Patriotic Alliance8,9%60 423 votes
Economic Freedom Fighters8,5%58 184 votes
Freedom Front Plus3,2%21 749 votes
South African Communist Party2,7%18 336 votes
Rise Tsantsabane Communities2,0%13 570 votes · ahead in 1 municipality
John Taolo Gaetsewe Re Ikemetse1,4%9 243 votes
Dikgatlong Residents Convention1,0%6 844 votes
Namakwa Civic Movement0,9%5 803 votes
Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,7%5 033 votes
uMkhonto weSizwe Party0,7%4 812 votes

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Results by municipality in Northern Cape

!kheisANC 49,9%
Dawid KruiperDA 41,9%
DikgatlongANC 42,2%
EmthanjeniANC 41,6%
Ga-SegonyanaANC 43,3%
GamagaraDA 72,6%
HantamANC 42,4%
Joe MorolongANC 54,7%
Kai !garibANC 42,3%
KamiesbergANC 45,3%
KareebergANC 43,2%
Karoo HooglandANC 37,6%
KgatelopeleANC 35,8%
Khâi-MaANC 45,9%
MagarengANC 39,3%
Nama KhoiANC 33,4%
PhokwaneANC 44,3%
RenosterbergANC 52,4%
RichtersveldANC 49,3%
SiyancumaANC 34,6%
SiyathembaANC 39,6%
Sol PlaatjeANC 40,7%
ThembelihleANC 46,6%
TsantsabaneRise Tsantsabane Communities 44,1%
UbuntuANC 49,2%
UmsobomvuANC 64,4%

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.