Ratlou election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress55,0%11 711 votes · ahead in 11 wards
2. South African Communist Party12,4%2 642 votes
3. Democratic Alliance7,1%1 516 votes
4. Economic Freedom Fighters5,5%1 162 votes
5. uMkhonto weSizwe Party5,2%1 102 votes
6. ActionSA3,2%685 votes
7. ASMAfrican Spear Movement2,6%551 votes
8. African People'S Convention2,5%529 votes
9. United Christian Democratic Party1,9%396 votes
10. Patriotic Alliance1,6%347 votes
11. Afrika Mayibuye Movement1,6%335 votes
12. INDIndependent1,0%204 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 27 seats, so a party needed 14 to govern alone. The largest party then had 19: 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 14 wards in Ratlou have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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

Results by ward in Ratlou

• Ward 1ANC 46,4%
• Ward 2ANC 37,7%
• Ward 3ANC 39,5%
• Ward 5ANC 47,8%
• Ward 7ANC 66,8%
• Ward 8ANC 60,6%
• Ward 10ANC 66,0%
• Ward 11ANC 48,1%
• Ward 12ANC 52,7%
• Ward 13ANC 69,5%
• Ward 14ANC 66,1%

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.