Who governs? Coalitions LGE2026

South Africa's 2026 local government elections · results declared 8 Nov 2026
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to first council sittings (14-day rule)
7 / 8
Metros hung (Cape Town the only majority)
0
Metro coalitions finalised
130+
Hung councils of 213 (reports range 127–141)
72
Councils with an outright majority

The eight metros · tap one for coalition details and the builder

Each dot is a council seat, coloured by party and grouped largest-first from the left. The dashed line marks the majority threshold (50% + 1 seat).

Coalition news

    Beyond the metros · all 213 councils

    Councils won outright
    Councils where the party is the largest
    As reported from the IEC's 8 Nov declaration. Outlets give different hung totals (127 to 141), so treat the split as approximate. Under the Municipal Structures Act each council must meet within 14 days of declaration to elect a speaker and mayor; the 22 Nov date is counted from 8 Nov, not an official calendar. A bill before Parliament would extend the window to 30 days.

    Final results · SA Local Government Elections 2026

    Election day: 4 November 2026 · results declared 8 November 2026
    213 / 213
    Councils declared
    ~14.9m
    Ballots cast (29.2m registered)
    ANC 30.76%
    Largest party nationally
    52%
    Turnout (2021: 45.9%)

    Map · 8 metros + 44 districts

    Schematic tile map: each tile sits at its municipality's approximate location and is not to scale or true shape. Circles = metros, squares = districts. Metros show the final PR-ballot leader; district aggregates are not compiled (grey).

    National · final

    Metros · final seats and vote shares

    MetroLargest partySeatsMajorityStatusTop-5 vote share (PR)
    Seat counts from IEC allocations as published by BusinessTech, The People's Register and Wikipedia; parties outside each metro's named list are grouped as "Others".

    All units

    MunicipalityProv.TypeCountedLeaderLead (pp)

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