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, 75 of 214
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 | 75 70 ward, 5 PR | 89 68 ward, 21 PR | 118 68 ward, 50 PR | 87 52 ward, 35 PR | 86 48 ward, 38 PR |
| Democratic Alliance | 69 37 ward, 32 PR | 93 39 ward, 54 PR | 82 37 ward, 45 PR | 47 24 ward, 23 PR | 54 27 ward, 27 PR |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 23 | 25 | – | – | – |
| Freedom Front Plus | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | – |
| ActionSA | 19 | – | – | – | – |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Congress of the People | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Azanian People's Organisation | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| United Christian Democratic Party | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Vision- Visie 2000+ | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| African Independent Congress | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| African Transformation Movement | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Defenders of the People | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Good | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Patriotic Alliance | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Republican Conference of Tshwane | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| African People's Convention | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Independent Democrats | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| African Christian Alliance-afrikaner Christen Alliansie | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Christian Democratic Party | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| United Democratic Movement | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Ascora | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Independent candidates | – | – | – | – | 1 1 ward, 0 PR |
| Total | 214 | 214 | 210 | 152 | 152 |