Saldanha Bay election results 2026

Parties so far

1. Democratic Alliance49,1%41 141 votes · ahead in 9 wards
2. Patriotic Alliance19,4%16 231 votes · ahead in 3 wards
3. African National Congress12,0%10 088 votes · ahead in 3 wards
4. Freedom Front Plus5,8%4 853 votes
5. South African Communist Party3,7%3 085 votes
6. Good2,6%2 165 votes · ahead in 1 ward
7. uMkhonto weSizwe Party2,1%1 799 votes
8. Economic Freedom Fighters1,8%1 500 votes
9. Saldanha Bay Residents Alliance0,7%608 votes
10. INDIndependent0,5%437 votes
11. PSMPeople'S Movement for Change0,5%383 votes
12. African Transformation Movement0,4%344 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 13: 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

Every ward in Saldanha Bay has results. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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Results by ward in Saldanha Bay

• Ward 1ANC 32,7%
• Ward 2PA 36,3%
• Ward 3DA 47,6%
• Ward 4PA 51,8%
• Ward 5DA 77,4%
• Ward 6DA 74,6%
• Ward 7DA 44,6%
• Ward 8DA 63,9%
• Ward 9ANC 32,8%
• Ward 10DA 68,5%
• Ward 11DA 78,1%
• Ward 12Good 24,1%
• Ward 13PA 43,9%
• Ward 14DA 73,5%
• Ward 15DA 81,2%
• Ward 16ANC 43,5%

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.