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.

Western Cape election results 2026

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

1 008 of 1 623 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 Alliance54,5%1 100 245 votes · ahead in 22 municipalities
African National Congress13,7%275 866 votes
Patriotic Alliance10,2%205 466 votes · ahead in 1 municipality
Freedom Front Plus5,4%109 246 votes
Economic Freedom Fighters2,1%42 870 votes
Good1,5%29 348 votes
National Coloured Congress1,4%27 819 votes
ActionSA1,1%22 898 votes · ahead in 1 municipality
African Christian Democratic Party1,0%19 559 votes
Al Jama-Ah0,8%16 877 votes
People'S Movement for Change0,8%16 396 votes
South African Communist Party0,8%16 255 votes

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Results by municipality in Western Cape

Beaufort WestDA 30,5%
BergrivierDA 63,9%
BitouDA 37,8%
Breede ValleyDA 44,5%
Cape AgulhasDA 45,6%
CederbergDA 36,5%
City of Cape TownDA 61,5%
DrakensteinDA 56,9%
GeorgeDA 53,3%
HessequaDA 51,2%
KannalandIndependent Civic Organisation of South Africa 27,0%
KnysnaDA 45,3%
LaingsburgActionSA 26,3%
LangebergDA 39,7%
MatzikamaDA 41,9%
Mossel BayDA 66,1%
OudtshoornDA 38,2%
OverstrandDA 60,8%
Prince AlbertPA 49,0%
Saldanha BayDA 49,5%
StellenboschDA 64,9%
SwartlandDA 61,2%
SwellendamDA 39,8%
TheewaterskloofDA 41,7%
WitzenbergDA 41,0%

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.