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, 96 of 222
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 | 96 75 ward, 21 PR | 126 74 ward, 52 PR | 126 78 ward, 48 PR | 117 73 ward, 44 PR | 95 61 ward, 34 PR |
| Democratic Alliance | 59 34 ward, 25 PR | 61 30 ward, 31 PR | 43 17 ward, 26 PR | 34 16 ward, 18 PR | 53 29 ward, 24 PR |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 16 2 ward, 14 PR | 10 2 ward, 8 PR | 9 1 ward, 8 PR | 23 3 ward, 20 PR | 35 7 ward, 28 PR |
| Minority Front | 1 | 1 | 11 6 ward, 5 PR | 13 7 ward, 6 PR | 10 2 ward, 8 PR |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 24 | 8 | – | – | – |
| National Freedom Party | 1 | – | 10 | – | – |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| African Independent Congress | 2 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Truly Alliance | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
| ActionSA | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Abantu Batho Congress | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Active Citizens Coalition | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Democratic Liberal Congress | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Minorities of South Africa | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| African People's Convention | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| National Democratic Convention | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Independent Democrats | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| African Democratic Change | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| African People First | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| African Transformation Movement | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Justice and Employment Party | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Kzn Independence | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| People's Freedom Party | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| People's Revolutionary Movement | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| United Independent Movement | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Congress of the People | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Scara Civic Party | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| United Democratic Movement | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Azanian People's Organisation | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Action Independent Peoples Party | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Ecopeace | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| National United People's Organisation | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Independent candidates | – | 4 4 ward, 0 PR | 1 1 ward, 0 PR | 1 1 ward, 0 PR | 1 1 ward, 0 PR |
| Total | 222 | 219 | 205 | 200 | 200 |