Northern Cape is first province to finish 2026 election count
Ongoing: Elections Hot
The ANC won over 41% of the vote and 191 council seats in the Northern Cape, ahead of the DA with almost 22%. One outstanding voting station in Siyaquma means that municipality cannot yet be constituted.
The EFF took 9% of the vote in the province and the Patriotic Alliance took 8%. The province has just over 700 000 voters, which is less than 3% of South Africa's registered voters.
Elkin Topkin, the Independent Electoral Commission's Provincial Head of Elections in the Northern Cape, said the count took four days. He said staff had gone without sleep for 40 hours and were glad to finish.
Topkin said the Siyaquma municipality cannot be constituted until the outstanding voting station is concluded.
Key facts
- Who
- Elkin Topkin (IEC Provincial Head of Elections in the Northern Cape); Independent Electoral Commission (electoral body running the 2026 local government elections); African National Congress (party that topped the vote in the Northern Cape); Democratic Alliance (party that finished second in the Northern Cape)
- What
- The Northern Cape completed capturing the 2026 local government election results, the first province to do so. The ANC topped the vote with over 41% and 191 seats, ahead of the DA (almost 22%), the EFF (9%) and the Patriotic Alliance (8%). One voting station in Siyaquma remains outstanding, so that municipality cannot be constituted yet.
- When
- 6 November 2026
- Where
- Northern Cape, Siyaquma, South Africa
- Status
- Reported