Stellenbosch election results 2026

Parties so far

1. Democratic Alliance64,7%61 908 votes · ahead in 19 wards
2. African National Congress9,6%9 237 votes · ahead in 3 wards
3. Patriotic Alliance8,5%8 098 votes
4. Freedom Front Plus4,8%4 561 votes
5. Good3,3%3 176 votes
6. Economic Freedom Fighters2,5%2 392 votes
7. African Christian Democratic Party1,4%1 330 votes
8. uMkhonto weSizwe Party0,9%842 votes
9. African Transformation Movement0,7%658 votes
10. PSMPeople'S Movement for Change0,6%541 votes
11. National Coloured Congress0,5%523 votes
12. South African Communist Party0,5%478 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 45 seats, so a party needed 23 to govern alone. The largest party then had 28: 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

1 of 23 wards in Stellenbosch have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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• All counted

Results by ward in Stellenbosch

• Ward 1DA 64,2%
• Ward 2DA 55,9%
• Ward 3DA 51,9%
• Ward 4DA 50,9%
• Ward 5DA 65,3%
• Ward 6DA 70,2%
• Ward 7DA 88,7%
• Ward 8DA 77,5%
• Ward 9DA 82,3%
• Ward 10DA 86,0%
• Ward 11DA 77,8%
• Ward 12ANC 53,2%
• Ward 14ANC 53,2%
• Ward 15ANC 46,9%
• Ward 16DA 39,4%
• Ward 17DA 78,6%
• Ward 18DA 55,5%
• Ward 19DA 68,0%
• Ward 20DA 77,5%
• Ward 21DA 79,2%
• Ward 22DA 87,7%
• Ward 23DA 65,2%

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.