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.

Knysna election results 2026

Democratic Alliance has the most votes counted so far, and no party has more than half.

30 of 30 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 Alliance44,4%26 512 votes · ahead in 7 wards
African National Congress18,7%11 172 votes · ahead in 4 wards
Patriotic Alliance10,0%5 953 votes
South African Communist Party5,8%3 462 votes
Freedom Front Plus4,5%2 669 votes
Knysna Civic Alliance2,8%1 689 votes
People'S Movement for Change2,7%1 613 votes
Choose CX2,6%1 531 votes
Economic Freedom Fighters2,0%1 211 votes
Knysna First1,7%1 010 votes
United Progressive People Alliance1,7%986 votes
Knysna Independent Movement1,0%623 votes

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Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 21 seats, so a party needed 11 to govern alone. The largest party then had 8: 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 Knysna has results. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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Under 25%
25 to 49%
50 to 74%
75 to 99%
All counted

Results by ward in Knysna

Ward 1DA 49,2%
Ward 2DA 71,2%
Ward 3ANC 38,5%
Ward 4ANC 40,9%
Ward 5DA 54,6%
Ward 6DA 31,8%
Ward 7ANC 44,8%
Ward 8ANC 47,9%
Ward 9DA 85,5%
Ward 10DA 83,8%
Ward 11DA 39,5%

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.