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.

Beaufort West election results 2026

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

24 of 24 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 Alliance30,2%9 773 votes · ahead in 4 wards
African National Congress25,0%8 081 votes · ahead in 3 wards
Community First Party8,5%2 763 votes
Patriotic Alliance8,4%2 717 votes
People'S Movement for Change7,1%2 282 votes
ActionSA4,7%1 531 votes
Activists for the Restoration of the Karoo4,2%1 356 votes
Karoo Democratic Force3,6%1 177 votes
Mzansi Christian Party2,7%871 votes
Freedom Front Plus2,2%715 votes
uMkhonto weSizwe Party1,3%407 votes
Economic Freedom Fighters1,0%333 votes

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Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 13 seats, so a party needed 7 to govern alone. The largest party then had 4: 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 Beaufort West has results. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

No results yet
Under 25%
25 to 49%
50 to 74%
75 to 99%
All counted

Results by ward in Beaufort West

Ward 1DA 43,9%
Ward 2DA 53,7%
Ward 3DA 22,9%
Ward 4ANC 35,5%
Ward 5ANC 37,3%
Ward 6DA 23,7%
Ward 7ANC 24,1%

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.