2021 South African municipal elections

2021 South African municipal elections
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All councillors for all 205 local municipalities

40% of councillors for all 44 district municipalities
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Leader Cyril Ramaphosa John Steenhuisen Julius Malema
Party ANC DA EFF
Popular vote 45.59% 21.62% 10.32%
Swing Decrease8.32% Decrease5.28% Increase2.13%
Councillors 4,545 1,414 980
Councillors ± Decrease618 Decrease298 Increase219
Municipalities 176 35 2
Municipalities ± Decrease41 Increase8 Increase2
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Leader Velenkosini Hlabisa Pieter Groenewald Herman Mashaba
Party IFP VF+ ActionSA
Popular vote 5.65% 2.34% 2.34%
Swing Increase1.4% Increase1.57% Increase2.34
Councillors 544 220 90
Councillors ± Increase112 Increase153 Increase90
Municipalities 29 0 0
Municipalities ± Increase16 Steady Steady
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The 2021 South African Municipal Elections were held on 1 November 2021,[1] to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. Being the 6th municipal election held in South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994. These held - since then -every five years. The previous municipal elections were held in 2016. On 21 April 2021, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the elections to be held on Wednesday, 27 October 2021.[2] It had been recommend by Dikgang Moseneke to delay the municipal elections until 2022.[3] The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) requested the Constitutional Court to support the date postponement.[4] The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supported the date postponement while the Democratic Alliance (DA) was against the postponement of the date.[5] The Constitutional Court dismissed the application to postpone the date until 2022, ruling that they had to take place between 27 October and 1 November.[6] On 9 September 2021, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced that the elections would be held on 1 November.

Electoral system

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Local government in South Africa consists of municipalities of various types. The largest metropolitan areas are governed by metropolitan municipalities, while the rest of the country is divided into district municipalities, each of which consists of several local municipalities. After the 2016 elections, there were eight metropolitan municipalities, 44 district municipalities and 205 local municipalities.[7]

The councils of metropolitan and local municipalities are elected through a system of mixed-member proportional representation, in which half of the seats in each municipality are elected on the first-past-the-post system in single-member wards and the other half of the seats are allocated according to the proportional representation (PR) system. The latter takes into account the number of ward seats won by a party and ensures that the final number of seats held by that party is proportional to their percentage of the total vote.[8]

District municipality councils are partly elected by proportional representation (DC 40% votes) and partly appointed by the councils of the constituent local municipalities (DC 60% votes). Voters in both metropolitan and local municipalities elect a single ward candidate as well as a proportional representative in their municipal council. Residents of municipalities that form part of district councils (that is, excluding metropolitan municipalities) also cast a third vote to elect a proportional representative for their district council in addition to the two votes they cast for their local council.[9][10]

Timeline

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31 October 2021

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8:00 – Special voting begins for the over 1.1 million individuals registered.[11]

In Ward 93, Kusakusa Primary School, in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, the IEC allegedly caught individuals committing electoral fraud. An investigation is currently underway regarding the matter.[12]

1 November 2021

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8:00 – Elections begin nationwide.

12:00 – A voting station in KwaZulu-Natal is set on fire.[13]

13:00 – A Journalist is arrested and later released following a squabble at a voting station in Soweto.[14]

14:00 – Protests break out in Soweto as President Cyril Ramaphosa makes his way to Chiawelo to cast his ballot.[15]

15:00 – The IEC warns and advises individuals on taking pictures inside voting booths, citing time constraints.[16]

15:30 – Residents dig trenches to bar IEC officials from entering a voting station in the Eastern Cape.[17]

19:00 – Helen Zille is forcibly removed from a voting station in Bethelsdorp.[18]

21:00 – Voting polls close.

Political parties

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See also: List of political parties in South Africa

There are 325 parties contesting the election.[19]

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been the majority party in most municipalities across South Africa, with the exception of those in the Western Cape, since 1994. Its overall share of the vote decreased from 61.95% in 2011 to 53.91% in 2016 amid growing discontent regarding the state of the country's economy and perceived corruption within the organisation. The party lost many municipalities and support in the previous municipal elections, including the mayoralty and majority in councils such as Nelson Mandela Bay, Tshwane and Johannesurg.[20] The party had to form coalitions to retain control of the City of Ekurhuleni and many other municipalities. The ANC has managed to gain back control in many municipalities through motions of no confidence. Although the party ousted the Democratic Alliance administration in Nelson Mandela Bay, the party voted to elect a mayor from the United Democratic Movement (UDM). The ANC was led by Jacob Zuma until he was replaced by Cyril Ramaphosa at the 57th National Conference in December 2017. Ramaphosa assumed the presidency in February 2018 and the ANC won the 2019 national elections with a slight decrease in the number of votes.[21][22][23][24] The ANC regained control of the City of Johannesburg on 4 December 2019 following the election of its regional leader, Geoff Makhubo, to the mayoralty.[25] The party voted to remove the UDM mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay on 5 December 2019.[26] The party announced its election manifesto on 27 September 2021. Ramaphosa said that mayors would not be appointed based on popularity.[27]

The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) increased its total share of the vote from 23.94% in 2011 to 26.90% in 2016. The party gained significant support and control of municipalities all across South Africa whilst assuming control of most Western Cape councils. In addition, the party gained three metropolitan municipalities from the ANC – Tshwane, Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay.[28][29][30] The party did increase its majority in City of Cape Town.[31] The DA lost control of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality in August 2018, after a motion of no confidence ousted the DA mayor Athol Trollip.[32] The party's support decreased in the 2019 national elections. Following the national elections, the DA has shown a growing decrease in support in subsequent municipal by-elections.[33] Mmusi Maimane resigned as DA leader in October 2019,[34] and John Steenhuisen was elected as interim party leader in November 2019.[35] The DA lost control of the City of Johannesburg in December 2019.[36] Steenhuisen was elected leader of the party for a full term in November 2020. The DA launched their manifesto on 25 September 2021.[37]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a splinter party of the ANC that was formed in July 2013 by expelled ANC Youth League leader, Julius Malema. The party was considered the kingmaker for the control of many councils in the aftermath of the 2016 municipal elections. The party increased their support in the 2019 national elections and is the second-largest party in three out of the nine provinces.[38][39] The party launched its manifesto on 26 September 2021.[40]

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) saw an increase in their share of the vote in 2016 to just over 4 percent, which gave them control of 11 local municipalities and 2 district municipalities, they also co-govern Johannesburg as part of a coalition. The party was looking to build on their resurgence within their traditional stronghold of KwaZulu-Natal as well as make inroads in other provinces since, for the first time in their history, the party was led by a new president.[41]

The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) won 0.8% of the vote (229,281 votes) in the 2016 municipal elections and formed a coalition to govern with the DA in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Hessequa. The party significantly increased their support in the 2019 general elections, winning 2.38% of the vote and just over 400,000 votes. In subsequent municipal by-elections, the party has won wards off the DA in the North West and increased their support in Gauteng and Limpopo.[42][43] The party fielded candidates in 3,158 of the 4,468 wards in 184 of the 257 councils and sought to make inroads in the Western Cape by promising minority rights protection.[44]

The National Freedom Party won 10.4% of the votes cast in KwaZulu-Natal province in 2011,[45] including a majority of seats in the eDumbe Local Municipality and a plurality in Nongoma Local Municipality. The party was disqualified from participating in 2016 after failing to pay the election fee,[46] but is hoping for a good result in KwaZulu-Natal. However, it experienced a setback with the death of its leader, Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi, in September.[47]

ActionSA was a new party, established by the former mayor of Johannesburg Herman Mashaba, which gained significant attention especially within the provinces of Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal. The party gained influential former DA and ANC members.[48]

Good was established by Patricia de Lille in 2018, and ran candidates in 1000 wards and 45 municipalities. It was particularly focused on the Western Cape, where it won 3% of the vote in the provincial legislature in the 2019 South African general election.[49][50]

Pre-election coalition governments

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The 2016 municipal elections resulted in many hung councils across South Africa. The ANC lost its council majority in four metropolitan municipalities – Tshwane, Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela Bay, City of Ekurhuleni. This consequently created an opportunity for opposition parties to form coalitions to achieve the mayoralties of these key municipalities. The EFF was essentially seen as the kingmaker and voted with the DA to install DA mayors in three out of the four metros and also in smaller local municipalities.[51][52][53] The ANC managed to hold on to the City of Ekurhuleni through a coalition with smaller parties, and later won back the City of Johannesburg.[54][55]

Eventually, through motions of no-confidence, the ANC managed to regain control of a select few municipalities. Even though an ANC-sponsored motion of no confidence removed the DA administration in Nelson Mandela Bay, the ANC voted for a United Democratic Movement (UDM) mayor.[56][57]

In July 2019, the EFF announced that it would no longer support the DA or ANC in minority councils.[58] The party made this announcement after the DA rejected their offer for co-governance in the Johannesburg and Tshwane metropolitan municipalities.[59] The EFF sought the Tshwane mayoralty and MMCs in the Johannesburg Mayoral Committee and the DA declined the EFF's proposal, stating that they would rather prefer that the status quo remain.[60][61]

Campaign issues

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Corruption and basic municipal management were significant campaign issues in the run up to the election. The ANC lead their election campaign with the slogan "We will do and be better" in recognition of the governing party's weak record in municipal governance whilst committing to improve.[62] The DA campaigned on "get the basics right" and "getting things done" also in reference to the ANC's weak record in municipal government whilst the EFF used the slogan "Jobs and Land, Now!" in a continuation of its 2016 election slogan.[62]

Municipal governance

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The ANC pledged select and appoint better local representatives who are "committed to service delivery" and to "deliver services promptly and consistently."[63] This included a commitment to implement lifestyle audits and signed performance contracts.[62] The party also promised to minimize the impact of the South African energy crisis by stabilising the state energy provider's, Eskom, financial stability and increase the use of renewable energy.[62]

The DA drew attention to their own track record of municipal management in comparison to the ANC's troubled record of local governance as a reason to vote for them.[62][64] DA run municipalities such as Cape Town and George were given by the party as examples where they had to use their position in government to work to minimize the impact of the South African energy crisis on a local level, maintain infrastructure, and provide affordable mass transportation services.[65]

The EFF promised to implement a property wealth tax to subsidise indigent families, a land audit to help reduce land hunger, and expanded use renewable energy and localised waste water recycling.[62] The IFP promised to provide an alternative to what they described as the "ANC's failure to govern"[66] by requiring IFP representatives individually pledge to govern with integrity.[67] The GOOD party pledged to increase municipal investment in informal settlements, support higher density housing, reduce property speculation, abolish e-tolls, and encourage municipalities to increase their use of renewable energy.[62] ActionSA promised equitable rates and free basic services for indigent households whilst cutting unnecessary costs in local government, reducing illegal electrical connections, and keeping public spaces clean.[62] The Freedom Front Plus promised to end Affirmative Action in municipalities and to do an audit on all municipal employees' qualifications to ensure that they are qualified for their jobs. Party leader Pieter Groenewald said that all appointments should be made on merit. The party advocated for the decentralisation of municipalities, as Groenewald alleged that the amalgamation of municipalities had weakened service delivery.[68][69]

Corruption

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The ANC stated that they would "spare no effort in rooting out corruption" and committed to implement the Anti-corruption Strategy under the Justice and Crime Prevention Cluster, SARS Anti-Corruption Unit.[63] The DA promised to eliminate corruption by adopting and applying "best practice in good governance,"[65] end the practice of cadre deployment, and appoint professional government officials; the party also highlighted the relatively high number of clean audits DA-run municipalities have received in the Western Cape.[65] The EFF has proposed setting up corruption hotlines and compensating whistleblowers.[62] The IFP promised to reduce corruption by establishing a specialised corruption court.[66] GOOD party also promised to end cadre deployment and prosecute corrupt politicians.[62] ActionSA promised to appoint ethical public officials, introduce lifestyle audits and minimum turnaround times on service delivery issues.[62]

Decentralisation

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Political parties debated and campaigned on the issue of decentralising power away from the national government towards local authorities, this is most pronounced in the Western Cape province.[70] The DA wants policing, electricity generation,[71] taxation[72] and rail control[73] decentralised to the province, on the other hand the ANC wants to centralise what control local authorities have over policing to national government.[74] Other parties such as the FF+,[75] Cape Coloured Congress and Cape Independence Party (CIP) explicitly campaigned on a tickets of outright independence for the Western Cape province.[76] The DA has stated it supports the right to hold a referendum to Western Cape independence but does not support independence itself.[77] Parties opposed to this call include the ANC, EFF,[78] Al-Jam-ah[79] and GOOD.[77]

Economy

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The ANC promised to reduce youth unemployment and increase educational opportunities[63] whilst strengthening social security for vulnerable groups and expanding mass employment programs.[62] The DA stated that they would encourage economic growth in DA run municipalities by increasing the ease of doing business in them and reducing excessive bureaucracy.[65] The EFF pledged to set up municipal level special economic zones to encourage economic growth, support street vendors and black-owned farms.[62] The IFP committed to delivering jobs and enhance food security.[66] GOOD promised to provide policy certainty for investors whilst reducing excessive bureaucracy for businesses.[62] ActionSA promised to repeal restrictive legislation, support youth employment, and implement a property audit to identify and reuse abandoned or stolen buildings.[62] The FF Plus promised to provide land in industrial areas to people who want to start businesses, free of charge and that local businesses must be preferred when it came to tenders.[68]

Crime

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The ANC repeated previous election commitments to fight gender based violence, reduce drug abuse and focus on crime reduction in high crime urban areas.[63] The DA promised to reduce crime by expanding investment in localised law enforcement in DA run municipalities whilst focusing on the causes of crime.[65] The IFP committed to working with traditional leaders to provide better security to communities.[66]

Target municipalities

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Following the 2019 general elections, political parties started to strategise and plan their 2021 municipal elections campaigns.[80]

City of Cape Town

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The African National Congress in the Western Cape announced after the 2019 election results were released, that the results were a platform for the party to retake control of the City of Cape Town. The ANC lost control of the metropolitan municipality in 2006. The results also showed that smaller political parties had made inroads in the city's suburbs and communities.[81] Notable issues campaigned on in the Cape Town mayoral election was the provision of public housing, public safety, and local solutions to the South African energy crisis.[82]

The Democratic Alliance's support in the city dropped. In the national election, the party declined with six percentage points, obtaining only 53%, compared to 59% in the 2014 elections. The party's support decreased from the 67% it had achieved in the 2016 municipal elections to only 56% in the provincial election.[83]

The newly established political party Good, led by former DA mayor Patricia de Lille, and the Economic Freedom Fighters both earned some support in the city.[84][85]

In April 2021, the DA announced that current mayor Dan Plato, Western Cape provincial leader Bonginkosi Madikizela, and shadow finance minister Geordin Hill-Lewis had applied to be the party's mayoral candidate. Madikizela later resigned as provincial leader and from all active party roles and dropped out of the selection process, following a scandal over his qualifications. Hill-Lewis was considered the front-runner for the position.[86] On 23 August 2021, DA leader John Steenhuisen announced Hill-Lewis as the party's candidate for mayor.[87]

On 22 August 2021, Good Secretary-General and Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, Brett Herron, was announced as the party's mayoral candidate for the metro.[88]

The VF Plus nominated former ID, DA and ANC member Lennit Max as its candidate for mayor.[89] Community activist Marvin Sampson from Mitchells Plain was the Patriotic Alliance's mayoral candidate.[90]

Former Capetonian spokesperson and Cape Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams also ran for mayor, while the Spectrum National Party selected Christopher Claassen as the party's mayoral candidate for the city.[91]

eThekwini

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In the 2019 general elections, the African National Congress declined in the metropolitan municipality, centred around Durban. In the provincial election, the ANC's support decreased by 11 percentage points compared to 2014 results, and 10 percentage points in the national election. The DA's support in the city remained relatively stable. The decline of the ANC can be attributed to the strong showing of the EFF and the resurgence of the Inkatha Freedom Party.[92][93] Controversial ANC mayor Zandile Gumede resigned as mayor in 2019 and was replaced with Mxolisi Kaunda.[94] Makhosi Khoza stood as the ActionSA candidate for mayor.[95]

Tshwane

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Following the general elections in 2014, the DA received more votes than the then-ruling ANC in the municipality. Analysts at the time suggested that the ANC would lose its majority in 2016.[96]

The Democratic Alliance achieved a plurality of votes in the metropolitan municipality in the 2016 municipal elections. The party formed a coalition with smaller parties that were supported by the EFF. DA Gauteng Provincial Legislature Member Solly Msimanga was elected mayor. Msimanga resigned in February 2019 and was succeeded by DA Member of Parliament Stevens Mokgalapa.[96] In the 2019 elections, the party had a dismal showing and only received 29.52% of the provincial vote in the municipality, even though former mayor Msimanga was the party's premier candidate. The party's support was even lower on the national vote. The ANC regained lost ground, while the EFF made gains.[96] Following the elections, the EFF proposed that the party should co-govern with the DA in the Johannesburg and Tshwane metropolitan municipalities. The DA rejected the EFF's proposal, which led to the EFF withdrawing its support from the DA in all minority councils.[97]

Mokgalapa was removed as mayor via a motion of no-confidence on 5 December 2019, but the Gauteng High Court later suspended his removal.[98][99] However, he announced his resignation as mayor in February 2020.[100] The DA had selected former MMC for Economic Development and Spatial Planning Randall Williams as its preferred mayoral candidate for the city.[101] On 5 March 2020, the Tshwane Metro Municipality was placed under administration by the Gauteng Provincial Government and the council was consequently dissolved. A new council was supposed to be elected.[102] The DA took the matter to court. On 29 April 2020, the North Gauteng High Court overturned the decision by the provincial government.[103] On 7 May, the ANC lodged an appeal against the judgement.[104] After months of legal challenges, the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned the provincial government's decision on 27 October 2020.[105] Soon after, the DA's Randall Williams was elected mayor.[106] Williams was up against MMC for shared services Sylvester Phokoje for the DA's mayoral candidate position.[86] On 23 August 2021, Williams was announced as the DA's mayoral candidate for the metro in the 2021 local government elections.[107]

Also contesting the mayoralty were Sarah Mabotsa of the Good party and Abel Tau of ActionSA.[108]

City of Johannesburg

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The ANC lost control of the City of Johannesburg in 2016,[109] and the Democratic Alliance's mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba assumed the mayoralty. He held the position until he stepped down in 2019.[110] The election for the mayor was held on 4 December 2019.[111] The DA nominated Finance MMC Funzela Ngobeni to succeed Mashaba, while the ANC nominated its regional chair Geoff Makhubo.[112][113] The EFF designated Musa Novela as its candidate.[114] Makhubo won the election, marking the return of the ANC to the city's executive since its removal in 2016.[115]

Mashaba subsequently announced that he would be running for mayor again under the banner of his new party, ActionSA.[116] Makhubo died on 9 July 2021 and Eunice Mgcina was appointed acting mayor.[117] Former Finance MMC Jolidee Matongo was elected mayor on 10 August 2021. The city lost its mayor for a second time in short sequence, when Matongo was involved in a fatal car accident on 18 September.[118]

DA caucus leader Leah Knott and former MMC for Social Development Dr Mpho Phalatse applied to be the DA's mayoral candidate for the city.[86] On 23 August 2021, Phalatse was announced as the DA's mayoral candidate.[119] Lloyd Phillips was the Good party candidate for mayor.[108]

Nelson Mandela Bay

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After the 2016 elections, the DA was the largest party in this previously ANC-controlled metro, but without a majority. Athol Trollip of the DA was elected mayor with the support of smaller parties. He remained in office until he was narrowly voted out in 2018, after a vote of no confidence. ANC and other parties then elected Mongameli Bobani of the United Democratic Movement as the new mayor. He was, in turn, removed in December 2019 by an overwhelming majority through a vote supported by almost all parties in the council.

After a long period with interim leadership, Nqaba Bhanga of the DA was elected mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay in December 2020. He has been nominated by the DA as the party's mayoral candidate for the metro municipality in the 2021 local government elections.[120]

On 13 September, Good announced Lawrence Troon as their candidate for mayor.[108]

Opinion polling

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Polling Organisation Fieldwork Date Sample
Size 		ANC DA EFF ActionSA ACDP IFP FF+ Other Parties Don't
Know[a] 		None Lead
Ipsos 16–20 August 2021 1,501 49.3% 17.9% 14.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.2% n/a n/a n/a 31.4%
eNCA/Ipsos 9–15 October 2021 1,346 36.8% 17.1% 8.2% 1.8% 0.5% 2.8% 0.9% 6.4% 25.5% n/a 19.7%
eNCA/Ipsos 23–27 October 2021 1,672 30.0% 16.7% 10.2% 2.5% 0.6% 1.3% 1.1% 6.6% 31.0% n/a 13.3%

Voter turnout

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An IEC statement indicated that by 6pm on election day, only 8 million of the 26.2 million registered voters had cast their ballot, the lowest turnout in 27 years, at around only 30.52%,[121][122] compared to a 2016 voter turnout of 57%.[123] The final figure remained at a record-low of 45.87%.[124]

Results

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Elections began 7:00 SAST for the general public and closed 21:00 SAST. All vote counting was concluded and results were announced on 4 November.[125]

National results by party

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Party Ward PR Ward + PR DC Total change
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % % 2016 % Change
African National Congress 5,291,101 45.06 % 5,402,792 46.12 % 10,693,893 45.59 % 3,838,015 53.84 % 14,531,908 47.52 % 55.65% Decrease 8.13%
Democratic Alliance 2,527,862 21.53 % 2,543,764 21.72 % 5,071,626 21.62 % 995,803 13.97 % 6,067,429 19.84 % 24.57% Decrease 4.73%
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,193,985 10.17 % 1,225,445 10.46 % 2,419,430 10.32 % 804,398 11.28 % 3,223,828 10.54 % 8.31% Increase 2.23%
Inkatha Freedom Party 638,963 5.44 % 685,942 5.86 % 1,324,905 5.65 % 591,265 8.29 % 1,916,170 6.27 % 4.73% Increase 1.54%
Freedom Front Plus 276,136 2.35 % 273,213 2.33 % 549,349 2.34 % 161,056 2.26 % 710,405 2.32 % 0.80% Increase 1.50%
ActionSA 241,735 2.06% 306,127 2.61% 547,862 2.34% 8,816 0.12% 556,678 1.82% – Increase 1.82%
Patriotic Alliance 111,811 0.95 % 114,736 0.98 % 226,547 0.97 % 38,401 0.54 % 264,948 0.87 % 0.06 % Increase 0.81%
African Christian Democratic Party 92,232 0.79% 93,161 0.80% 185,393 0.79% 32,234 0.45% 217,627 0.71% 0.39% Increase 0.32%
African Transformation Movement 63,531 0.54 % 70,874 0.61 % 134,405 0.57 % 55,509 0.78 % 189,914 0.62 % – Increase 0.62%
Good 75,937 0.65 % 74,144 0.63 % 150,081 0.64 % 35,186 0.49 % 185,267 0.61 % – Increase 0.61%
National Freedom Party 56,950 0.49 % 61,074 0.52 % 118,024 0.50 % 52,592 0.74 % 170,616 0.56 % 0.01 % Increase 0.55% [b]
United Democratic Movement 50,902 0.43 % 60,303 0.51 % 111,205 0.47 % 46,508 0.65 % 157,713 0.52 % 0.62% Decrease 0.10%
African Independent Congress 42,426 0.36% 72,972 0.62% 115,398 0.49% 31,244 0.44% 146,642 0.48% 0.87% Decrease 0.39%
Forum for Service Delivery 23,585 0.20 % 29,573 0.25 % 53,158 0.23 % 28,798 0.40 % 81,956 0.27 % 0.23% Increase 0.04%
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 24,021 0.20 % 32,302 0.28 % 56,323 0.24 % 12,613 0.18 % 68,936 0.23 % 0.19% Increase 0.04%
MAP16 Civic Movement 22,970 0.20 % 22,627 0.19 % 45,597 0.19 % 22,905 0.32 % 68,502 0.22 % – Increase 0.22%
Congress of the People 21,012 0.18 % 26,497 0.23 % 47,509 0.20 % 15,047 0.21 % 62,556 0.20 % 0.48% Decrease 0.28%
Al Jama-ah 29,393 0.25 % 25,914 0.22 % 55,307 0.24 % 5,882 0.08 % 61,189 0.20% 0.10% Increase 0.10%
African People's Convention 23,416 0.20 % 21,270 0.18 % 44,686 0.19 % 14,294 0.20 % 58,980 0.19 % 0.22% Decrease 0.03%
Independent South African National Civic Organisation 12,164 0.10 % 17,060 0.15 % 29,224 0.12 % 17,556 0.25 % 46,780 0.15 % – Increase 0.15%
African People's Movement 14,028 0.12 % 13,317 0.11 % 27,345 0.12 % 12,661 0.18 % 40,006 0.13 % – Increase 0.13%
Defenders of the People 13,976 0.12 % 13,542 0.12 % 27,518 0.12 % 4,176 0.06 % 31,694 0.10 % – Increase 0.10%
United Independent Movement 14,315 0.12 % 13,542 0.12 % 30,405 0.13 % 1,038 0.01 % 31,443 0.10 % – Increase 0.10%
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 10,600 0.09 % 10,673 0.09 % 21,273 0.09 % 9,775 0.14 % 31,048 0.10 % 0.11% Decrease 0.01%
Tsogang Civic Movement 9,095 0.08 % 9,842 0.08 % 18,937 0.08 % 9,677 0.14 % 28,614 0.09 % – Increase 0.09%
Team Sugar South Africa 8,896 0.08 % 9,365 0.08 % 18,261 0.08 % 9,461 0.13 % 27,722 0.09 % – Increase 0.09%
United Christian Democratic Party 7,862 0.07 % 10,885 0.09 % 18,747 0.08 % 7,636 0.11 % 26,383 0.09 % 0.07% Increase 0.02%
Africa Restoration Alliance 12,777 0.11 % 9,999 0.09% 22,776 0.10 % 3,264 0.05% 26,040 0.09 % – Increase 0.09%
Justice and Employment Party 7,703 0.07 % 9,634 0.08 % 17,337 0.07 % 7,906 0.11 % 25,243 0.08 % – Increase 0.08%
Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners 6,631 0.06 % 6,486 0.06 % 13,117 0.06 % 6,446 0.09 % 19,563 0.06 % 0.02 % Increase 0.04%
Azanian People's Organisation 6,720 0.06% 6,853 0.06% 13,573 0.06% 4,171 0.06% 17,744 0.06% 0.07% Decrease 0.01%
Independent Alliance 6,571 0.06 % 6,545 0.06 % 13,116 0.06 % 5,891 0.08 % 19,007 0.06 % – Increase 0.06%
Cape Independence Party 7,616 0.06 % 7,448 0.06 % 15,064 0.06 % 2,817 0.04 % 17,881 0.06 % – Increase 0.06%
Setsoto Service Delivery Forum 5,597 0.06 % 5,542 0.06 % 11,139 0.05 % 5,605 0.08 % 16,744 0.05 % – Increase 0.05%
Namakwa Civic Movement 4,909 0.04 % 5,159 0.04 % 10,068 0.04 % 5,093 0.07 % 15,161 0.05 % – Increase0.05 %
Independent 405,847 3.46 % N/A 405,847 1.73 % N/A 405,847 1.33 % 0.89% Increase 0.44%
Total[126][failed verification] 11,741,055 100 % 11,714,127 100 % 23,455,182 100 % 7,128,139 100 % 30,583,321 100 % 38,524,059 Decrease 7,940,738
  • PR = Proportional Representation
  • DC = District Council

Results by Municipal Type

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Map showing the party holding the largest number of seats in each municipality. A darker colour indicates an absolute majority, while a lighter colour indicates a plurality. Diagonal stripes indicate that two parties are tied for the lead.
  ANC majority
  ANC plurality
  DA majority
  DA plurality
  IFP majority
  IFP plurality
  NFP plurality
  ICOSA plurality

The statistics in this section are all sourced from the Independent Electoral Commission's official website unless specified otherwise. Prior control statistics from news sources.[127][128]

Metropolitan Municipalities

Party Type of Control Prior New Control Change
African National Congress ANC majority 3 2 Decrease 1
ANC coalition 2 2 Steady 0
Total 5 4 Decrease 1
Democratic Alliance DA majority 1 1 Steady 0
DA coalition 1 2 Increase 1
DA minority 1 1 Steady 0
Total 3 4 Increase1

District Municipalities

Party Type of Control Prior New Control Change
African National Congress ANC majority 37 26 Decrease11
ANC coalition 1 3 Increase2
ANC minority 1 2 Increase1
Total 39 31 Decrease8
Democratic Alliance DA majority 4 3 Decrease1
DA coalition 0 1 Increase1
DA minority 0 2 Increase1
Total 4 6 Increase2
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP majority 0 1 Increase1
IFP coalition 0 1 Increase1
IFP minority 2 3 Increase1
Total 2 5 Increase3
Economic Freedom Fighters EFF minority 0 1 Increase1
Total 0 1 Increase1

Local Municipalities

Party Control Prior New Control Change
African National Congress ANC majority 159 120 Decrease 39
ANC coalition 13 9 Decrease4
ANC minority 1 15 Increase14
Total 173 141 Decrease29
Democratic Alliance DA majority 16 11 Decrease 5
DA coalition 2 8 Increase6
DA minority 2 6 Increase4
Total 20 25 Increase5
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP majority 6 9 Increase3
IFP coalition 0 3 Increase3
IFP minority 5 12 Increase7
Total 11 24 Increase13
Economic Freedom Fighters EFF minority 0 1 Increase1
Total 0 1 Increase1
National Freedom Party NFP coalition 0 1 Increase1
Total 0 1 Increase1
Minor Parties Cederberg First Residents Association coalition 0 1 Increase 1
ICOSA coalition 1 0 Decrease 1
Namakwa Civic Movement coalition 0 1 Increase 1
Siyathemba Community Movement 0 1 Increase 1
MAPSixteen Civic Movement minority 0 1 Increase 1
Lekwa Community Forum minority 0 1 Increase 1
Independent minority 0 1 Increase 1
Kareeberg Civic Movement 0 1 Increase 1
Total 1 7 Increase6

Results by Province

[edit]

Eastern Cape

[edit]

In the following table, green rows indicate those won by the ANC with a majority, blue rows indicate municipalities won by the DA with a majority, and light blue rows indicate a DA minority, light green cells indicate municipalities won by the ANC with Minorities or coalitions.

Metropolitan Municipalities
[edit]

The ANC held onto overall control of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality. In Nelson Mandela Bay ANC regained control through a coalition with minor parties.

Metropolitan Municipalities
Municipality ANC DA EFF Others Total Prior Control New Control
Buffalo City 61 20 13 6 100 ANC majority ANC majority
Nelson Mandela Bay 48 48 8 16 120 DA-UDM-COPE-ACDP coalition[128] ANC-PA-GOOD-AIM-UDM-DOP-Northern Alliance-PAC coalition[129]
Two Tier Municipalities
[edit]

The ANC held onto overall control of 5 District Municipalities. ANC maintained control of Sarah Baartman District Municipality through minority administration. The ANC held onto overall control of 28 Local Municipalities and minority control over 1. The DA held onto overall control of 1 local municipality and coalition of a second one.

Two Tier Municipalities
District Municipality Local Municipality ANC ATM DA EFF UDM Others Total Prior Control New Control
Sarah Baartman ANC majority ANC minority[130] (in doubt)[131]
Dr Beyers Naudé 11 0 10 1 0 2 24 ANC majority DA-CSA-VF+ coalition[132]
Blue Crane Route 6 0 4 1 0 0 11 ANC majority ANC majority
Makana 14 0 5 2 0 6 27 ANC majority ANC majority
Ndlambe 11 0 6 3 0 0 20 ANC majority ANC majority
Sundays River Valley 10 0 4 1 0 1 16 ANC majority ANC majority
Kouga 11 0 16 1 0 2 29 DA majority DA majority
Kou-Kamma 6 0 3 0 0 3 12 ANC majority ANC coalition[133]
Amathole 36 0 3 5 2 1 47 ANC majority ANC majority[134]
Mbhashe 45 1 1 4 8 4 63 ANC majority ANC majority
Mnquma 45 2 1 5 5 5 62 ANC majority ANC majority
Great Kei 9 0 3 1 0 0 13 ANC majority ANC majority
Amahlathi 23 0 3 2 0 2 30 ANC majority ANC majority
Ngqushwa 18 0 1 3 0 1 23 ANC majority ANC majority
Raymond Mhlaba 33 0 3 3 0 3 46 ANC majority ANC majority
Chris Hani ANC majority ANC majority[135]
Inxuba Yethemba 10 0 7 0 0 1 18 ANC majority ANC majority
Intsika Yethu 35 0 1 4 2 1 42 ANC majority ANC majority
Emalahleni 28 0 2 2 1 1 34 ANC majority ANC majority
Engcobo 32 1 1 2 2 1 39 ANC majority ANC majority
Sakhisizwe 13 1 2 1 0 0 17 ANC majority ANC majority
Enoch Mgijima 44 1 7 6 1 8 68 ANC majority ANC majority
Joe Gqabi ANC majority ANC majority[136]
Elundini 28 1 1 2 1 1 34 ANC majority ANC majority
Senqu 25 0 1 4 1 3 34 ANC majority ANC majority
Walter Sisulu 12 0 5 3 0 2 22 ANC majority ANC majority
OR Tambo ANC majority ANC majority[137]
Ngquza Hill 46 1 2 6 1 4 63 ANC majority ANC majority
Port St Johns 31 2 1 3 1 1 39 ANC majority ANC majority
Nyandeni 51 5 1 4 2 1 63 ANC majority ANC majority
Mhlontlo 40 2 1 3 3 2 51 ANC majority ANC majority
King Sabata Dalindyebo 48 3 1 5 11 5 72 ANC majority ANC majority
Alfred Nzo ANC majority ANC majority[138]
Matatiele 40 1 3 7 1 2 51 ANC majority ANC majority
Umzimvubu 42 2 2 6 2 1 53 ANC majority ANC majority
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela 48 5 1 4 1 5 62 ANC majority ANC majority
Ntabankulu 31 1 1 4 0 1 38 ANC majority ANC majority

Free State

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In the following table, green cells indicate those municipalities won by the ANC with majorities, light green cells indicate municipalities won by the ANC with minorities or coalitions. Light blue cells indicate those won by the DA with a minority or coalition. Grey cells indicate those won by a minority party with a minority or coalition.

Metropolitan Municipalities
[edit]

The ANC maintained overall control in Manguang.

Metropolitan Municipalities
Municipality ANC DA EFF FF+ Others Total Prior Control New Control
Mangaung 51 26 12 5 7 101 ANC majority ANC majority
Two Tier Municipalities
[edit]

The ANC maintains overall control in one district municipality. The DA has a minority control in one district municipality. Two District municipalities are unknown. The ANC maintained overall control in 14 local municipalities, coalition in one, and minority in one. In one local municipality the DA has minority control. In one local municipality a minority party leads a coalition.

Two Tier Municipalities
District Municipality Local Municipality ANC DA EFF FF+ Others Total Prior Control New Control
Fezile Dabi ANC majority DA minority[139]
Moqhaka 22 10 5 3 4 44 ANC majority ANC-PAU coalition[140]
Metsimaholo 16 12 12 3 3 46 ANC-SACP-F4SD-MCA coalition[127] DA minority[141]
Ngwathe 21 7 5 3 1 37 ANC majority ANC majority
Mafube 10 2 3 2 0 17 ANC majority ANC majority
Lejweleputswa 6 ANC majority ANC majority[142]
Matjhabeng 39 16 9 2 6 72 ANC majority ANC majority
Nala 12 2 6 2 2 24 ANC majority ANC minority[143]
Masilonyana 11 4 2 1 1 19 ANC majority ANC majority
Tokologo 8 2 2 1 0 13 ANC majority ANC majority
Tswelopele 10 3 2 1 1 17 ANC majority ANC majority
Thabo Mofutsanyana ANC majority ANC majority[144]
Maluti-a-Phofung 28 5 7 1 29 70 ANC majority MAP16-EFF-DPSA-ATM-SARKO-AULA-AIC minority[145]
Dihlabeng 23 7 4 2 4 40 ANC majority ANC majority
Setsoto 17 2 3 2 9 33 ANC majority ANC majority
Nketoana 10 3 2 2 1 18 ANC majority ANC majority
Mantsopa 11 4 2 0 1 17 ANC majority ANC majority
Phumelela 11 2 2 1 0 16 ANC majority ANC majority
Xhariep ANC majority ANC majority
Kopanong 11 3 2 1 0 17 ANC majority ANC majority
Letsemeng 9 2 1 1 0 13 ANC majority ANC majority
Mohokare 8 1 2 1 1 13 ANC majority ANC majority

Gauteng

[edit]

In the following table, green cells indicate those municipalities won by the ANC with Majorities, light green cells indicate municipalities won by the ANC with Minorities or coalitions. blue cells indicate municipalities won by the DA with a majority, light blue cells indicate those won by the DA with a minority or coalition.

Metropolitan Municipalities
[edit]

No parties were able to receive full control in any of the 3 metropolitan municipalities, the DA leads in all three. In two municipalities, Tshwane and Johannesburg, the DA governs with coalitions. In one municipality, Ekurhuleni, the DA governs with a minority.

Metropolitan Municipalities
Municipality ActionSA ANC DA EFF FF+ IFP PA Others Total Prior Control New Control
City of Johannesburg 44 91 71 29 4 7 8 16 270 ANC-COPE-AIC-UDM-Al Jama-ah coalition[127] DA-ActionSA-IFP-VF+-COPE-ACDP-PA-ATM-APC-UIM coalition[146][147]
Ekurhuleni 15 86 65 31 8 3 4 12 224 ANC-AIC-PAC-PA coalition[127] DA-ActionSA-IFP-VF+-COPE-ACDP-PA minority[148][149][150]
City of Tshwane 19 75 69 23 17 1 1 9 214 DA-ACDP-VF+ minority[127] DA-ActionSA-IFP-VF+-COPE-ACDP coalition[151][152][153]
Two Tier Municipalities
[edit]

The ANC has a minority control over on District Municipality, the other municipality led by the DA. The DA was able to maintain overall control over 1 local municipality, and gain control through a minority in another one. The ANC was able to maintain control in 4 local municipalities through minorities.

Two Tier Municipalities
District Municipality Local Municipality ANC DA EFF FF+ Others Total Prior Control New Control
Sedibeng 20 ANC majority ANC minority
Emfuleni 38 24 14 6 8 90 ANC majority ANC minority[154]
Lesedi 13 5 4 3 1 26 ANC majority ANC minority[154]
Midvaal 6 19 2 2 1 30 DA majority DA majority
West Rand 44 ANC majority DA minority[155]
Merafong City 27 9 9 4 6 55 ANC majority ANC minority[154]
Mogale City 31 25 11 6 4 77 ANC-IFP coalition[127] DA-IFP-ACDP-ATM minority[156]
Rand West City 32 16 11 3 6 69 ANC majority ANC minority[157]

KwaZulu-Natal

[edit]

In the following table, green rows indicate those won by the ANC with a majority, light green rows indicate those won by the ANC with a minority or coalition, red rows indicate those won by the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) with a majority, and pink rows indicate led by an IFP minority or coalition. Blue cells indicate municipalities won by the DA with a majority. Yellow rows indicate those won by the National Freedom Party (NFP).

Metropolitan Municipalities
[edit]

ANC maintained control of eThekwini through a coalition government.

Metropolitan Municipalities
Municipality ANC DA EFF IFP Others Total Prior Control New Control
eThekwini 96 58 24 16 28 222 ANC majority ANC-ABC coalition[158]
Two Tier Municipalities
[edit]

The ANC has control over 5 District Municipalities with majorities. The IFP has control over 1 District Municipality with a coalition and 4 District municipalities with minorities. The ANC was able to receive overall control in 13 Local Municipalities, has control over 1 municipality through a coalition and 4 municipalities through minorities. The IFP was able to receive overall control in 8 Local Municipalities, has control over 3 municipalities through coalition and 12 municipalities through minorities. The DA was able to receive overall control in 1 municipality.

Two Tier Municipalities
District Municipality Local Municipality ANC DA EFF IFP NFP Others Total Prior Control New Control
Amajuba ANC majority IFP-EFF-Team Sugar coalition[159]
Newcastle 22 5 8 18 1 13 67 ANC majority IFP-ActionSA-DA coalition[160]
eMadlangeni 4 1 1 4 1 0 11 ANC majority IFP-EFF-NFP coalition[161]
Dannhauser 9 1 3 8 0 3 25 ANC majority IFP-EFF minority[162]
Harry Gwala ANC majority ANC majority[163]
uMzimkhulu 33 1 6 1 0 5 43 ANC majority ANC majority
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma 16 3 6 4 0 0 29 ANC majority ANC majority
uBuhlebezwe 18 1 3 2 1 1 27 ANC majority ANC majority
Greater Kokstad 12 2 4 0 0 1 19 ANC majority ANC majority
iLembe ANC majority ANC majority[164]
KwaDukuza 29 9 4 4 0 13 59 ANC majority ANC-AIC-ATM coalition[165][166]
Mandeni 19 1 4 10 0 1 35 ANC majority ANC majority
Maphumulo 11 0 1 10 0 1 23 ANC majority IFP minority[167]
Ndwedwe 19 1 4 11 0 2 37 ANC majority ANC majority
Ugu 19 36 ANC majority ANC majority[168]
Ray Nkonyeni 37 14 7 8 0 5 71 ANC majority ANC majority
uMzumbe 21 0 2 14 0 2 39 ANC majority ANC majority
uMdoni 17 7 5 5 0 3 37 ANC majority ANC minority[169]
uMuziwabantu 10 1 1 5 0 3 20 ANC majority ANC minority[170]
uMgungundlovu ANC majority ANC majority[163]
uMngeni 10 13 2 0 0 0 25 ANC majority DA majority
Msunduzi 40 16 10 8 0 6 80 ANC majority ANC minority[171]
Mkhambathini 9 1 2 2 0 0 14 ANC majority ANC majority
uMshwathi 16 2 3 4 0 2 27 ANC majority ANC majority
Richmond 9 1 2 1 0 1 14 ANC majority ANC majority
iMpendle 6 0 2 2 0 0 10 ANC majority ANC majority
Mpofana 7 1 1 1 0 0 10 ANC majority ANC majority
uMkhanyakude 18 0 2 15 0 0 35 ANC majority ANC majority[172][173][174]
Jozini 24 0 2 16 0 3 40 IFP minority[175] IFP majority
Mtubatuba 16 1 4 19 1 3 44 IFP minority[176] IFP minority[177]
uMhlabuyalingana 18 1 2 15 1 2 39 ANC majority IFP minority
Big Five Hlabisa 9 0 1 15 1 0 25 IFP majority IFP majority
uMzinyathi 11 1 0 0 15 2 29 IFP minority IFP majority[173]
eNdumeni 5 2 0 5 0 1 13 IFP minority[176] IFP minority[178]
Nquthu 14 0 1 19 0 3 37 IFP minority[176] IFP majority
Msinga 11 0 1 27 0 2 41 IFP majority IFP majority
uMvoti 10 1 0 9 0 7 27 ANC majority IFP minority[160]
uThukela ANC majority IFP minority
Alfred Duma 28 3 5 33 1 3 72 ANC majority IFP minority[178] (in doubt)[179]
Okhahlamba 8 1 2 9 2 7 29 ANC majority IFP-Apemo coalition[180]
iNkosi Langalibalele 17 3 2 21 3 0 46 ANC-Ind coalition[128] IFP minority[178]
Zululand IFP minority IFP minority (in doubt)[181]
eDumbe 5 1 1 5 6 1 19 ANC minority NFP-ANC coalition
uPhongolo 10 1 1 15 2 0 29 ANC majority IFP majority
AbaQulusi 14 2 3 21 4 1 45 IFP minority[176] IFP minority[178]
Nongoma 8 0 2 21 13 1 45 IFP majority IFP minority[178]
Ulundi 5 1 2 32 7 0 47 IFP majority IFP majority
King Cetshwayo ANC majority IFP majority[173]
uMhlathuze 27 8 6 23 1 2 67 ANC majority IFP-DA-EFF coalition[182]
uMfolozi 13 0 3 18 1 0 35 ANC majority IFP majority
uMlalazi 18 1 4 30 1 1 55 ANC majority IFP majority
Mthonjaneni 10 0 1 12 1 1 25 IFP majority IFP minority[178]
Nkandla 10 0 1 16 0 0 27 IFP majority IFP majority

Limpopo

[edit]

In the following table, green cells indicate those municipalities won by the ANC with Majorities. Light blue cells indicate those won by the DA with a minority or coalition.

Two Tier Municipalities

The ANC was able to receive overall control in all 5 District Municipalities. The ANC was able to receive overall control in 20 Local Municipalities. In 2 Local Municipalities DA has minority control.

Two Tier Municipalities
District Municipality Local Municipality ANC DA EFF Others Total Prior Control New Control
Capricorn ANC majority ANC majority[183]
Blouberg 33 1 7 3 44 ANC majority ANC majority
Lepele-Nkumpi 40 2 12 6 60 ANC majority ANC majority
Polokwane 56 7 21 6 90 ANC majority ANC majority
Molemole 22 1 6 3 32 ANC majority ANC majority
Mopani ANC majority ANC majority[184]
Ba-Phalaborwa 24 4 5 4 37 ANC majority ANC majority
Greater Giyani 47 1 5 7 62 ANC majority ANC majority
Greater Letaba 47 1 8 4 60 ANC majority ANC majority
Greater Tzaneen 51 5 9 4 69 ANC majority ANC majority
Maruleng 15 2 4 6 27 ANC majority ANC majority
Sekhukhune ANC majority ANC majority[185]
Elias Motsoaledi 36 4 14 7 61 ANC majority ANC majority
Ephraim Mogale 19 2 7 4 32 ANC majority ANC majority
Fetakgomo Tubatse 54 2 14 7 77 ANC majority ANC majority
Makhuduthamaga 40 1 15 5 62 ANC majority ANC majority
Vhembe ANC majority ANC majority[185]
Makhado 62 5 2 4 75 ANC majority ANC majority
Musina 19 2 2 1 24 ANC majority ANC majority
Thulamela 71 2 4 4 81 ANC majority ANC majority
Collins Chabane 55 1 7 8 71 ANC majority ANC majority
Waterberg ANC majority ANC majority[186]
Bela-Bela 10 3 2 2 17 ANC majority ANC majority
Lephalale 19 3 3 4 29 ANC majority ANC majority
Mogalakwena 42 5 13 4 64 ANC majority ANC majority
Modimolle–Mookgophong 14 7 4 3 28 DA-VF+ minority[127] DA minority[187]
Thabazimbi 11 4 2 6 23 DA-VF+-TRA minority[127] DA minority[188]

Mpumalanga

[edit]

In the following table, green rows indicate those won by the ANC. Light green rows indicate those led by a Minority ANC government. Gray rows indicate those led by Minor Party with a coalition or minority.

Two Tier Municipalities

The ANC won overall control in all 3 District Municipalities. In 13 Local Municipalities ANC has total control, in 2 Local Municipalities ANC has minority control. In 2 Local Municipalities minor parties or Independents have control.

Two Tier Municipalities
District Municipality Local Municipality ANC DA EFF FF+ Others Total Prior Control New Control
Ehlanzeni ANC majority ANC majority
Thaba Chweu 16 6 3 1 1 27 ANC majority ANC majority
Nkomazi 50 4 9 1 1 65 ANC majority ANC majority
Bushbuckridge 53 2 8 0 13 76 ANC majority ANC majority
Mbombela 59 12 14 3 2 90 ANC majority ANC majority
Gert Sibande 28 8 10 2 0 48 ANC majority ANC majority[189]
Albert Luthuli 38 1 8 0 0 49 ANC majority ANC majority
Msukaligwa 24 4 7 2 2 38 ANC majority ANC majority
Mkhondo 21 4 7 1 5 38 ANC majority Independent-EFF-ATM minority[190][191]
Pixley ka Seme 13 2 3 0 3 21 ANC majority ANC majority
Lekwa 13 4 3 3 7 30 ANC majority LCM-EFF minority[192][193]
Dipaleseng 8 1 2 1 0 12 ANC majority ANC majority
Govan Mbeki 26 17 13 3 4 63 ANC majority ANC minority[194]
Nkangala ANC majority ANC majority
Victor Khanye 9 3 1 1 3 17 ANC majority ANC majority
Emalahleni 35 13 14 4 2 68 ANC majority ANC majority
Steve Tshwete 21 17 9 3 8 58 ANC majority ANC minority[195]
Emakhazeni 10 2 3 0 0 15 ANC majority ANC majority
Thembisile Hani 40 4 12 0 8 64 ANC majority ANC majority
Dr JS Moroka 39 3 10 0 9 62 ANC majority ANC majority

Northern Cape

[edit]

In the following table, green rows indicate those won by the ANC majority, and light green cells indicate municipalities led by an ANC coalition or minority. Light blue rows indicate municipalities won led by a DA coalition or minority. Light red rows indicate municipalities won led by an EFF coalition or minority. Light grey rows indicate municipalities won led by a Minor Party coalition or minority.

Two Tier Municipalities

The ANC has overall control in 4 District Municipality and governs in 1 District Municipality with a coalition. The ANC won overall control of 16 Local Municipalities, in 2 Local Municipalities ANC governs with a coalition, in 2 Local Municipalities ANC governs with a minority. The EFF governs in one local municipality, which has been put into doubt. In 3 local municipalities are governed by minor parties.

Two Tier Municipalities
District Municipality Local Municipality ANC DA EFF Others Total Prior Control New Control
Frances Baard 15 4 5 5 29 ANC majority ANC majority
Sol Plaatje 33 14 6 12 65 ANC majority ANC majority
Dikgatlong 8 1 3 3 15 ANC majority ANC majority
Magareng 6 2 2 1 11 ANC majority ANC majority
Phokwane 10 2 4 3 19 ANC majority ANC majority
John Taolo Gaetsewe ANC majority ANC majority
Joe Morolong 18 1 8 2 29 ANC majority ANC majority
Ga-Segonyana 17 3 7 2 29 ANC majority ANC majority
Gamagara 7 5 1 2 15 ANC majority ANC minority[196]
Namakwa 11 4 3 1 19 ANC majority ANC majority[197][198]
Richtersveld 6 3 1 1 11 ANC majority ANC majority
Nama Khoi 7 5 0 5 17 ANC-KSR coalition[127] NCM-DA coalition[199]
Kamiesberg 6 3 0 2 11 ANC majority ANC majority
Hantam 6 4 0 3 13 ANC majority ANC majority
Karoo Hoogland 5 3 0 3 11 ANC majority ANC-PA coalition[198]
Khâi-Ma 6 1 1 3 11 ANC majority ANC majority
Pixley ka Seme ANC majority ANC majority
Ubuntu 7 3 0 1 11 ANC-IND coalition[127] ANC majority
Umsobomvu 7 2 0 4 13 ANC majority ANC majority
Emthanjeni 9 4 1 1 15 ANC majority ANC majority
Kareeberg 5 2 2 2 11 ANC majority KCM Minority
Renosterberg 5 3 1 0 9 ANC majority ANC majority
Thembelihle 5 1 3 2 11 ANC majority EFF minority[200] (in doubt)[201]
Siyathemba 5 2 0 4 11 ANC majority SCM minority[202]
Siyancuma 6 3 1 3 13 ANC majority
ZF Mgcawu 11 7 1 4 23 ANC majority ANC-Khoisan Revolution coalition
Kai !Garib 10 3 1 5 19 ANC majority ANC majority
!Kheis 5 2 1 3 11 ANC majority DA minority
Tsantsabane 7 2 2 2 13 ANC majority ANC majority
Kgatelopele 5 2 1 3 11 ANC-KCF coalition[127] ANC-PA coalition[198]
Dawid Kruiper 18 12 1 2 33 ANC majority ANC majority

North West

[edit]

In the following table, green rows indicate those won by the ANC, and light green rows indicate those with an ANC minority or coalition. Light red cells indicate those won by EFF with a minority or coalition.

The municipal boundaries are determined by the Organised Local Government Act, 1997 (Act 52 of 1997).[203]

Two Tier Municipalities

The ANC won overall control in 3 District Municipalities, and the EFF governs one District Municipality with a minority. The ANC won overall control in 15 Local Municipalities. The ANC governs with a minority in 3 Local Municipalities and with a coalition in 1 Local Municipality.

Two Tier Municipalities
District Municipality Local Municipality ANC DA EFF FF+ F4SD Others Total Prior Control New Control
Bojanala ANC majority ANC majority
Kgetlengrivier 7 1 2 2 0 1 13 ANC majority ANC majority
Madibeng 44 12 14 4 1 7 81 ANC majority ANC majority
Moretele 34 2 9 0 2 5 52 ANC majority ANC majority
Moses Kotane 46 2 13 0 1 7 69 ANC majority ANC majority
Rustenburg 43 13 17 3 1 11 89 ANC-AIC-BCM coalition[127] ANC-AIC-Arona-Ind coalition[204]
Dr Kenneth Kaunda ANC majority ANC majority[205]
Matlosana 40 16 9 7 2 3 77 ANC majority ANC majority
JB Marks 33 17 6 9 0 2 67 ANC majority ANC minority[206][207]
Maquassi Hills 13 2 4 1 1 1 22 ANC majority ANC majority
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati 16 1 10 0 0 3 30 ANC majority EFF minority[208]
Kagisano-Molopo 20 2 4 0 0 3 29 ANC majority ANC majority
Greater Taung 28 1 11 0 2 6 48 ANC majority ANC majority
Lekwa-Teemane 7 1 4 1 1 0 14 ANC majority ANC minority
Mamusa 9 1 4 1 0 1 16 ANC majority ANC minority (in doubt)[209]
Naledi 10 3 3 1 0 1 18 ANC majority ANC majority
Ngaka Modiri Molema ANC majority ANC majority[210]
Ditsobotla 21 6 6 2 2 3 40 ANC majority ANC majority
Ramotshere Moiloa 23 1 6 1 5 1 38 ANC majority ANC majority
Ratlou 19 1 3 0 3 1 27 ANC majority ANC majority
Tswaing 19 4 4 1 0 1 29 ANC majority ANC majority
Mafikeng 40 5 17 1 2 5 69 ANC majority ANC majority

Western Cape

[edit]

In the following table, green cells indicate those municipalities won by the ANC with Majorities, light green cells indicate municipalities won by the ANC with Minorities or coalitions. blue cells indicate municipalities won by the DA with a majority, light blue cells indicate those won by the DA with a minority or coalition. light grey cells indicate those won by the Minor Party with a minority or coalition.

Metropolitan Municipalities
[edit]

The DA maintained overall control of the City of Cape Town.

Metropolitan Municipalities
Municipality ACDP ANC CCC DA EFF GOOD Others Total Prior Control New Control
City of Cape Town 6 43 7 136 10 9 20 231 DA majority DA majority
Two Tier Municipalities
[edit]

The DA was able to maintain overall control of 3 District municipalities and governs another with a coalition. The ANC governs one District Municipality with a coalition.

The DA was able to maintain overall control of 8 Local municipalities, the DA governs 7 Local Municipalities with coalitions and 2 Local Municipalities with minorities. The ANC governs 3 Local Municipalities with coalitions and 1 Local Municipalities with minorities. The ANC lost more power in the province than previously in 2016. One Local Municipality is governed by a minor party.

Two Tier Municipalities
District Municipality Local Municipality ANC DA EFF FF+ Good PA Others Total Prior Control New Control
Cape Winelands 9 23 1 2 2 1 1 39 DA majority DA majority[211]
Breede Valley 10 19 2 2 2 1 5 41 DA majority DA-VF+-ACDP coalition
Drakenstein 13 36 1 3 4 1 7 65 DA majority DA majority
Langeberg 6 10 1 3 1 1 2 23 DA majority DA-VF+ coalition[212]
Stellenbosch 8 28 2 1 3 1 2 43 DA majority DA majority
Witzenberg 7 8 1 1 2 1 3 23 DA-COPE coalition[128] DA-VF+-GOOD-WP coalition
Central Karoo 4 4 0 0 1 2 2 13 ANC-KGP-KDF coalition[128] ANC-PA-KDF coalition[213]
Beaufort West 4 4 0 0 1 3 1 13 ANC-KDF coalition[128] ANC-KDF-PA coalition[214]
Laingsburg 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 ANC-KOP coalition[128] ANC-KDF-PA coalition[215]
Prince Albert 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 7 KGP-ANC coalition[128] ANC minority[216]
Garden Route 11 16 2 2 2 2 0 35 DA majority DA-VF+ coalition[217]
Bitou 4 5 0 0 0 1 3 13 ANC-AUF coalition[128] DA-AUF-PDC coalition[218]
George 10 26 2 4 6 1 6 55 DA majority DA-VF+-ACDP coalition[219]
Hessequa 6 9 0 1 0 1 0 17 DA-VF+ coalition[128] DA majority
Kannaland 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 ICOSA-ANC coalition[128] ANC-KIP minority[220]
Knysna 7 8 1 0 0 2 3 21 ANC-COPE coalition[128] DA-KIM minority[221]
Mossel Bay 5 19 0 2 0 1 2 29 DA majority DA majority
Oudtshoorn 8 7 0 3 1 1 5 25 DA majority ANC-OGI-ICOSA minority[222]
Overberg 8 12 0 2 1 0 0 23 DA majority DA majority
Cape Agulhas 3 5 0 1 0 0 2 11 DA majority DA-VF+ coalition[212]
Overstrand 4 17 1 2 0 0 3 27 DA majority DA majority
Swellendam 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 11 DA majority DA majority
Theewaterskloof 9 11 1 1 3 2 1 27 DA majority ANC-PA-Good coalition
West Coast 7 14 0 1 2 1 0 25 DA majority DA majority
Bergrivier 3 8 0 0 1 1 0 13 DA majority DA majority
Cederberg 4 2 0 1 0 1 3 11 ANC majority[223][224] CFR-DA-VF+ coalition[225]
Matzikama 4 6 1 1 1 2 0 15 ANC-UD coalition DA-VF+ minority
Saldanha Bay 6 13 1 1 4 1 1 27 DA majority DA-VF+ coalition
Swartland 5 14 1 2 1 0 0 23 DA majority DA majority

Aftermath

[edit]

Post-election coalition governments

[edit]

As of 7 November there were still 70 hung councils.[226] Following meetings with other political parties on 6 November, the ANC announced that treasurer-general Paul Mashatile and deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte would lead coalition negotiations with other political parties.[227][228] During a public address in Soweto on 8 November, President Ramaphosa announced that the ANC would not enter coalitions unconditionally.[229]

On 7 November, the DA announced that it would not enter coalitions with the ANC or EFF, but may partner with ActionSA and Freedom Front Plus.[230]

The GOOD party announced that it will not enter coalitions, rather serving as "constructive opposition".[231]

As of 9 November, ActionSA were negotiating a possible coalition with the DA in Tshwane. It had also received written demands from the EFF, which they refused.[232]

On 13 November, Malema proposed that coalitions should be avoided in the major metropolitan municipalities in Gauteng. He suggested that the EFF should run Tshwane, leaving the ANC to govern Ekurhuleni and ActionSA to govern Johannesburg.[233]

On 15 November, the Patriotic Alliance announced a coalition agreement with the ANC. The PA will have their own mayors, deputy mayors and several mayoral committee members.[234]

On 16 November, EFF Leader Julius Malema announced that the party had terminated coalition discussions with the ANC.[235]

On 17 November, IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa announced that it had entered into a coalition agreement with the ANC in the 21 hung councils in KwaZulu-Natal, despite previously saying a week earlier that the party would not form coalitions with the ANC.[236]

Controversies

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Amnesty International has called on the Electoral Commission of South Africa to investigate reports of manhandling and the arrest of Newzroom Afrika journalist Ziniko Mhlaba.[237] Ziniko Mhlaba was arrested by police at a Soweto polling station after he allegedly obstructed justice by distracting the presiding officer.[238]

DA federal council chairwoman Helen Zille was purportedly dragged out of a Port Elizabeth polling station by police after being asked to leave the premises. She has since opened a case of assault at the Bethelsdorp police station and an Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) investigator has been assigned the case.[239][240]

In the Eastern Cape province it was reported that 22 polling stations couldn't open because protestors dug trenches and barricaded roads. At one polling station a voter management device (VMD) and a map were stolen. The IEC considered chartering a helicopter to lower in officials and material and commence voting. Around noon the polling stations opened after police and municipal officials dispersed the protesters.[241][17]


Notes

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  1. ^ Includes Abstention, Other answers and No answer responses
  2. ^ National Freedom Party did not contest the 2016 election, in the 2011 election NFP received 2.58%

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