Elections 2026: Results of Local Government Elections confirmed

This year’s elections saw a slight increase (6.1%) in the voter turnout with 14.9 million South Africans casting their votes.

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Dillon Pillay 1 minute read

IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya announcing the results of the Local Government Elections. Photo: Facebook.

THE Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) announced the results of the 2026 Local Government Elections at a ceremony in Midrand this evening (November 8).

Also read: Elections 2026: Results to be announced this evening

National results

IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya announced the results as follows:

ANC – 30.76% and 3 246 seats secured
DA – 24.64% and 1 695 seats secured
Umkhonto Wesizwe Party – 9.76% and 785 seats secured
EFF – 6.22% and 588 seats secured
ActionSA – 5.67% and 313 seats secured

Municipal outcomes

Looking at the national results in terms of outright control, the results are as follows:

ANC control 53 municipalities
DA control 12 municipalities
IFP control five municipalities
Umkhonto Wesizwe Party control three municipalities
Rise Tsantsabane Communities control one municipality

Statistics of the election

This year saw a record-breaking number of registered voters nationally with 29.2 million voters registered. Of those registered voters only 14.9 million (52%) cast their votes. This is a slight increase from the previous Local Government Elections, 45.9%.

Other notable stats from the national summary include:

137 000 candidates stood in this year’s election
520 parties and 636 independent

A fair election

Moepya said that IEC has declared the 2026 Local Government Election as free and fair. He added that the commission remains committed to accountability, transparency and continuous improvement.

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Dillon Pillay

He is a relatively new face in the journalism scene as he just recently graduated. He has a Bachelor in Journalism degree with a major in television. As a journalist at Southlands Sun he focuses on a variety of beats of news from hard news to social events and sports. He works as a multimedia journalist utilising his love for the camera and social media to good use.