George election results 2026
Democratic Alliance has more than half of the votes counted so far.
47 of 63 voting stations counted, as at 05 Nov, 16:48. Provisional running totals from the Electoral Commission: these will change. Independent and neutral.
Parties so far
- Democratic Alliance52,9%
- Patriotic Alliance20,2%
- African National Congress12,1%
- Freedom Front Plus7,7%
- Economic Freedom Fighters1,8%
- African Christian Democratic Party1,5%
- Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners1,1%
- Good0,8%
- African Transformation Movement0,4%
- People'S Movement for Change0,3%
- South African Communist Party0,2%
- uMkhonto weSizwe Party0,2%
Seats come once counting ends
After the 2021 election this council had 55 seats, so a party needed 28 to govern alone. The largest party then had 26: 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 28 wards in George have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.
Results by ward in George
- Ward 1DA 52,4%
- Ward 2DA 76,0%
- Ward 3DA 75,8%
- Ward 4DA 78,4%
- Ward 5DA 60,3%
- Ward 6PA 41,1%
- Ward 7PA 36,9%
- Ward 8PA 53,6%
- Ward 9ANC 64,3%
- Ward 10ANC 74,0%
- Ward 11DA 48,9%
- Ward 13ANC 64,4%
- Ward 14DA 40,9%
- Ward 15ANC 56,5%
- Ward 16PA 53,9%
- Ward 17PA 46,6%
- Ward 18DA 74,7%
- Ward 19DA 78,5%
- Ward 20PA 48,7%
- Ward 21ANC 68,0%
- Ward 22DA 82,5%
- Ward 23DA 69,8%
- Ward 24PA 60,2%
- Ward 25DA 64,4%
- Ward 26DA 81,4%
- Ward 27DA 50,5%
- Ward 28DA 77,8%
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.