The election desk / Western Cape / 2026

The Western Cape vote.

One province. Twenty-five municipalities. Explore the reported vote, follow the count, and see the Western Cape take shape.

Leading party

53.95% of reported votes

Districts complete

63.7%

1 034 of 1 623 voting districts

Seats allocated

420/ 810

Count still in progress

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25 municipalities · Western Cape

Western Cape, South Africa
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Leading reported partyDAICOSAActionSAPANo data / no single leader

Map: IEC 2026 municipal boundaries · simplified for display · retrieved 5 Nov 2026.

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Western Cape: full breakdown

Partial results

Western Cape: party vote share and seats as reported by the IEC
Party	Votes	Vote share	Seats
DADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 118 484	53.95%	213
ANCAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	287 095	13.85%	81
PAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	209 510	10.10%	59
OtherOTHER	178 744	8.60%	20
FF+VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	109 439	5.28%	21
EFFECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	44 494	2.15%	5
GOODGOOD	30 865	1.49%	2
ActionSAACTIONSA	24 053	1.16%	4
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	20 407	0.98%	1
SACPSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	16 911	0.82%	3
PMCPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	16 735	0.81%	4
ICOSAINDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	8 023	0.39%	4
CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONCEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	4 405	0.21%	2
Ind.INDEPENDENTS	4 205	0.20%	1

The IEC summary may group parties as “Other” or include only selected parties. Figures combine ballots as supplied by the IEC; vote counts are not a count of individual voters. A leading party is not necessarily the council winner. Results can change as reporting progresses.

Results source: IEC Western Cape results feed (opens in a new tab). Cape Town Is Awesome provides an independent summary and is not affiliated with the Electoral Commission. Refer to the IEC results page for official results, detailed ballots and the rest of South Africa.