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138 South African councils lack a majority as municipal count nears end
South Africa’s electoral commission showed 138 councils without a majority in its provisional tally on 8 November, with one council still uncalculated.
Monday 9th November 2026
By inAfrika Newsroom
South Africa’s Electoral Commission declared the results of the 4 November municipal elections on Sunday and ordered a revote at one Northern Cape voting station where ballot papers were destroyed before they could be counted.
Commission chair Mosotho Moepya said in the 8 November declaration that all 213 council results had been declared. He reported 127 hung councils, meaning no party held more than half the seats in those councils. The figure updates the provisional count reported before the declaration.
The revote covers the Jabulani Community Hall voting district in Ward 3 of Siyancuma Local Municipality. SAnews reported that the commission had approached the Electoral Court and registered a case with police. The declaration gave no revote date.
The commission declared the elections free and fair and reported turnout of 52%, compared with 45.9% in the 2021 municipal election. President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed parties at the declaration and called on them to prioritise basic services as they form local governments.
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