Residents across Johannesburg voted yesterday in the 2026 Local Government Elections, with early counting showing the DA taking 78.6% of the ballots cast in Ward 117.

The results show that 9 885 of Ward 117’s 15 549 registered voters cast their ballots, representing an overall turnout of 63.6%.

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The DA received 7 769 votes, followed by Rise Mzansi with 600 votes (6.1%), ActionSA with 476 (4.8%), the African National Congress (ANC) with 394 (4%) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 226 (2.3%).

Voting district breakdown

Across the ward’s four voting areas, Parkhurst recorded the DA’s highest share of the vote, with 83.5%, amounting to 2 401 votes.

Rosebank recorded the highest voter turnout at 67.3%, with 2 362 of its 3 512 registered voters casting their ballots. The DA received 1 762 votes (74.6%) in the area.

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In Blairgowrie, 2 149 of the 3 458 registered voters turned out, representing 62.1%. The DA received 1 669 votes (77.7%).

Saxonwold recorded a turnout of 62.4%, with 2 497 of its 4 004 registered voters casting their ballots. The DA received 1 937 votes (77.6%).

Editor’s note: All results reported at this stage remain preliminary until ratified and published on the IEC’s results dashboard. For the most up-to-date results, visit: https://results.elections.org.za/dashboards/lge/

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