Local government elections 2026
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Local elections 2026 · Metropolitan municipality
Counting hasn't started. This is the 2021 result.
No party won a majority. ANC won the most seats, 86 of 224
Metropolitan municipality
Parties that won seats on the council in the past 5 elections
Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa
| Party | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 86 78 ward, 8 PR | 109 76 ward, 33 PR | 125 71 ward, 54 PR | 108 63 ward, 45 PR | 99 62 ward, 37 PR |
| Democratic Alliance | 65 32 ward, 33 PR | 77 35 ward, 42 PR | 62 30 ward, 32 PR | 45 25 ward, 20 PR | 55 25 ward, 30 PR |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 31 | 25 1 ward, 24 PR | – | – | – |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| ActionSA | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| Freedom Front Plus | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 1 ward, 3 PR |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| African Independent Congress | 3 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Patriotic Alliance | 4 2 ward, 2 PR | 1 | – | – | – |
| Displacees Rate-payers Association | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Congress of the People | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Independent Ratepayers Association of Sa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| National Freedom Party | 1 | – | 3 | – | – |
| United Democratic Movement | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Simunye in Christ Organisation | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Independent Democrats | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Daveyton Community Peace Committee | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| East Rand Forum/oosrand Forum | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| African Transformation Movement | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Independent Citizens Movement | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| African People's Convention | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Azanian People's Organisation | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Thembisa Concerned Residents Association | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 224 | 224 | 202 | 175 | 175 |