Local Elections news
DA secures most seats in Mogale City council
The DA leads the Mogale City election results but will need support from other parties to secure a majority in council.
All votes in the 2026 Local Government Elections for Mogale City have been counted, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) emerging as the largest party in the council.
According to the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) official results, the 11 parties that secured seats in the council are:
• DA: 36.66% of the vote and 27 seats
• ANC: 25.93% of the vote and 23 seats
• VF Plus: 9.18% of the vote and seven seats
• ActionSA: 8.85% of the vote and seven seats
• EFF: 7.89% of the vote and six seats
• MK Party: 2.34% of the vote and two seats
• South African Communist Party (SACP): 1.75% of the vote and one seat
• RISE Mzansi: 0.96% of the vote and one seat
• Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP): 0.81% of the vote and one seat
• African Transformation Movement (ATM): 0.71% of the vote and one seat
• Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC): 0.69% of the vote and one seat
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