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SOUTH AFRICA · LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 2026

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A CLEARER PICTURE. CLOSER TO HOME.26° S / 29° E · SOUTH AFRICA
OUR STARTING POINT Western Cape

Local information. National ambition.
Wednesday, 4 November 2026 Official IEC information

Your next local government election

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Your municipality makes decisions that affect your daily life.
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Cape Town

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Drakenstein

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George

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Saldanha Bay

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Stellenbosch

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City of Cape Town

2021 local government election PR ballot

HISTORICAL DATA

Party vote share · % of valid PR votes · Five largest shares

Source: IEC official results ↗ Checked 29 Oct 2026
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Share of 913,444 valid proportional representation votes in City of Cape Town, all wards and all voting districts. Excludes 10,665 spoilt PR ballots. Other parties combines the remaining 42 parties; its share is calculated from their exact vote total. 913 444 valid votes. Chart shows the five largest shares; table includes all groups. Percentages rounded to two decimal places. Election year 2021. Last checked 2026-10-29.

2021City of Cape Town PR results
Party Votes Share
Democratic Alliance 536 571 58.74%
African National Congress 170 911 18.71%
Economic Freedom Fighters 37 913 4.15%
GOOD 33 656 3.68%
Cape Coloured Congress 25 854 2.83%
African Christian Democratic Party 20 886 2.29%
Vryheidsfront Plus 14 025 1.54%
Patriotic Alliance 13 102 1.43%
Other parties 60 526 6.63%
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