The Democratic Alliance (DA) received the largest share of the combined ward and proportional representation (PR) votes counted in the City of Ekurhuleni, securing 29.76% of the valid votes recorded so far in the 2026 Local Government Elections.

The results, contained in the City of Ekurhuleni’s election summary released by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on November 6, show that 63% of votes had been counted at the time of the update.

The DA received 305,202 votes, followed by the African National Congress (ANC) with 228,419 votes (22.28%) and ActionSA with 188,303 votes (18.36%).

Ward 106 councillor Tim Denny said the DA retained all four wards in the Alberton area.

“All 4 wards resounding DA wards again. But my ward even grew in DA,” he said.

Denny also reported increased support for the DA in Ward 106. However, the municipality-wide election summary does not provide individual ward figures to independently verify the reported increase.

How parties performed in Ekurhuleni

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party received 72,440 votes (7.06%), followed by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 64,300 votes (6.27%).

The Freedom Front Plus secured 57,858 votes (5.64%), while the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) received 13,715 votes (1.34%).

The Patriotic Alliance (PA) received 14,082 votes (1.37%), and the South African Communist Party (SACP) secured 9,503 votes (0.93%).

Other parties included Rise Mzansi, which received 5,858 votes (0.57%), and the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), which received 5,099 votes (0.50%).

Voting figures across the metro

The IEC election summary recorded 1,025,398 valid votes across the municipality. A further 22,058 votes were recorded as spoilt.

With 63% of votes counted, the results offer an indication of voter support across Ekurhuleni, although the figures may change as the counting and results process continues.