Counting continues as Emalahleni results reach 86%
The ANC leads the Emalahleni election results, but no party has secured an outright majority as counting continues.
The official election results for Emalahleni are 86% complete.
The ANC is currently leading with 31.07% of the vote, followed by the DA with 24.05% and the MKP with 14.04%.
So far, the ANC has secured 23 ward seats, the DA 10, the EFF two and the MKP one.
None of the parties has yet reached the 50% threshold needed to secure an outright majority.
Several smaller parties also contested the election but have not yet managed to convert their share of the vote into council seats.
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The VF Plus received 5.29% of the vote, followed by the Service Delivery Party with 4.60% and ActionSA with 4.37%. None of these parties has secured a seat so far.
The council has 71 seats in total, comprising ward and proportional representation councillors, as well as one additional marginal seat.
Read more Parties on verge of lodging ballot complaints in eMalahleni as counting continues
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