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, 91 of 270
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 | 91 87 ward, 4 PR | 121 84 ward, 37 PR | 153 84 ward, 69 PR | 136 75 ward, 61 PR | 128 70 ward, 58 PR |
| Democratic Alliance | 71 43 ward, 28 PR | 104 51 ward, 53 PR | 90 45 ward, 45 PR | 59 31 ward, 28 PR | 73 37 ward, 36 PR |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 29 | 30 | – | – | – |
| ActionSA | 44 | – | – | – | – |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 7 2 ward, 5 PR | 5 | 4 1 ward, 3 PR | 7 2 ward, 5 PR | 8 2 ward, 6 PR |
| Patriotic Alliance | 8 2 ward, 6 PR | 1 | – | – | – |
| Freedom Front Plus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| African Independent Congress | 2 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 1 ward, 2 PR | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Congress of the People | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – |
| United Democratic Movement | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent Democrats | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| Azanian People's Organisation | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| African People's Convention | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| National Freedom Party | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Operation Khanyisa Movement | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Christian Democratic Party | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| African Heart Congress | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| African Transformation Movement | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Good | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| United Independent Movement | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Christian Front | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Independent candidates | – | – | – | 1 1 ward, 0 PR | – |
| Total | 270 | 270 | 260 | 217 | 217 |