South Africa: Local Government Election results have been announced by the Electoral Commission of South Africa, IEC. The African National Congress ANC is once again in power but with the worst ever record compared to their 2021 local election results. The party vote share decreased from 45.59% in 2021 to 30.76% in 2026.
According to IEC results , vote share of the public shifts towards the Democratic Alliance DA and the MK party. In the 2026 election ANC won with 30.76 % support, DA was at the second place in the table with the support of 24.64% and MK party got the 9.77 % support from the public.
The African National Congress ANC, got the major votes in 128 municipalities and independently governed 53 municipalities which is also the largest number of council seats among the rest parties results and secured 3,282 seats across the country. The Democratic Alliance can govern fully in 12 municipalities and received major votes in 32 municipalities and secured 1,722 seats in overall provinces of the nations.
The MK party received votes in 20 municipalities and independently governed in 3 and secured 799 seats overall. This year the ANC party lost control over the two major provinces of the country, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The DA party is the leading party in Gauteng and MK party in KwaZulu-Natal is the leading party.
Additionally, the ANC party secured the title as leading party in six provinces of South Africa includes, Eastern Cape, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Cape. The DA party also leads in the Western Cape province. Moreover, out of the eight metropolitan cities only the City of Cape Town is governed by the one single party named Democratic alliances party.
The rest of the seven cities will be governed by a coalition government named Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, Durban, Nelson Mandela Bay, Buffalo City and Mangaung. In the five cities, the DA party has to work in collaboration with other parties.
Notably, the results of the South Africa Local Government election was announced on Sunday, November 8, 2026 by the Electoral Commission of South Africa, IEC.