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.

Gamagara election results 2026

Democratic Alliance has more than half of the votes counted so far.

10 of 18 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

Democratic Alliance72,8%12 507 votes · ahead in 5 wards
African National Congress14,7%2 521 votes
Economic Freedom Fighters5,9%1 007 votes
Patriotic Alliance1,7%294 votes
Freedom Front Plus1,6%267 votes
South African Communist Party1,1%188 votes
John Taolo Gaetsewe Re Ikemetse1,0%171 votes
uMkhonto weSizwe Party0,5%94 votes
Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,4%65 votes
Gamagara Community Forum0,2%41 votes
African Heart Congress0,0%7 votes
National Coloured Congress0,0%7 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 7: 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 8 wards in Gamagara have no results yet. 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 Gamagara

Ward 1DA 87,5%
Ward 2DA 73,1%
Ward 6DA 70,4%
Ward 7DA 81,1%
Ward 8DA 44,4%

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.