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Election results 2026.
Your vote. Your municipality. Follow the count and the stories shaping South Africa’s councils.
Election day · 4 November 2026Official results: Electoral Commission ↗
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Know what the figures mean ↓Votes, seats and councils
A quick guide to partial results and the difference between votes and control.
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Make sense of the count
Are partial results the final outcome?
No. Figures can change as more voting districts report and results are verified. A party leading the current count has not necessarily won. Only the IEC can declare the official election results.
Does “districts reported” mean the same as “votes counted”?
No. Voting districts differ in size. The share of districts that have reported is a measure of reporting progress, not the share of all votes counted or voter turnout.
Why are votes and council seats different?
Municipal elections include ward and proportional representation ballots. Council composition depends on the applicable seat allocation process. A national vote share does not by itself establish who controls a particular municipality.
What is a hung council?
A hung council has no single party with more than half the seats. Parties may negotiate a coalition or another arrangement to elect council leadership. The largest party does not automatically have a majority.
Results source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). EBNewsDaily is an independent publication. This page does not imply IEC endorsement. Our automatic results connection is pending; use the official dashboard for current figures.