Nelson Mandela Bay election results 2026

Parties so far

1. Democratic Alliance40,3%103 322 votes · ahead in 19 wards
2. African National Congress27,5%70 521 votes · ahead in 29 wards
3. Economic Freedom Fighters4,8%12 419 votes
4. South African Communist Party4,6%11 713 votes
5. Patriotic Alliance3,5%8 997 votes
6. MCMMayibuye Civic Movement3,0%7 602 votes
7. Freedom Front Plus2,6%6 775 votes
8. United Democratic Movement2,6%6 600 votes
9. ActionSA1,6%3 986 votes
10. Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1,3%3 355 votes
11. Afrika Mayibuye Movement1,3%3 232 votes
12. uMkhonto weSizwe Party0,9%2 306 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 120 seats, so a party needed 61 to govern alone. The largest party then had 48: Democratic Alliance. 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

12 of 60 wards in Nelson Mandela Bay have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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• 25 to 49%
• 50 to 74%
• 75 to 99%
• All counted

Results by ward in Nelson Mandela Bay

• Ward 1DA 88,3%
• Ward 4ANC 44,8%
• Ward 5DA 51,8%
• Ward 6DA 90,3%
• Ward 7DA 85,5%
• Ward 8DA 88,8%
• Ward 11DA 69,8%
• Ward 13DA 77,4%
• Ward 14ANC 42,8%
• Ward 16DA 63,9%
• Ward 17ANC 53,3%
• Ward 19ANC 72,7%
• Ward 20ANC 53,7%
• Ward 21ANC 59,9%
• Ward 22ANC 44,7%
• Ward 23ANC 55,9%
• Ward 24ANC 61,1%
• Ward 25DA 39,5%
• Ward 26ANC 46,0%
• Ward 27ANC 45,2%
• Ward 28ANC 41,3%
• Ward 29ANC 40,3%
• Ward 30ANC 55,4%
• Ward 31DA 68,1%
• Ward 32DA 68,3%
• Ward 34DA 59,1%
• Ward 35DA 72,9%
• Ward 36ANC 65,3%
• Ward 37DA 59,3%
• Ward 38ANC 39,1%
• Ward 40DA 77,3%
• Ward 41ANC 35,0%
• Ward 42ANC 48,3%
• Ward 43ANC 54,9%
• Ward 44ANC 42,1%
• Ward 45ANC 48,5%
• Ward 46ANC 31,1%
• Ward 47ANC 29,0%
• Ward 48DA 59,8%
• Ward 49DA 73,5%
• Ward 50ANC 38,6%
• Ward 51DA 80,9%
• Ward 52DA 83,4%
• Ward 53ANC 40,1%
• Ward 54ANC 68,3%
• Ward 55ANC 69,6%
• Ward 56ANC 53,7%
• Ward 57ANC 50,7%

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.