Africa Elects

🧵 Here's a guide to how you can keep up with Africa Elects, on and off Twitter. @AfricaElect shares news related to parliaments, parties and polls on the African continent. We collect, analyse, and visualise election and polling data as they become available...

South Africa local elections, Mpumalanga (final results): ANC (centre-left): 44% (-15) EFF (left-wing): 10% (-5) DA (liberal|centre-right): 15% (+3) FF+ (right-wing): 3% (=) MK (left-wing|conservative): 10% (NEW) ... +/- vs. 2021 election ➤ africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026

South Africa local elections, Nelson Mandela Bay (EC), final results: DA (liberal|centre-right): 53 (+5) ANC (centre-left): 32 (-16) EFF (left-wing): 7 (-1) NA: 1 (-2) ACDP (conservative): 1 (-1) ... +/- vs. 2021 election ➤ africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026

South Africa local elections, Tsantsabane (NC), final results: ANC (centre-left): 3 (-4) DA (liberal|centre-right): 1 (-1) RTC: 7 (NEW) ... +/- vs. 2021 election RTC gains all 7 wards from the ANC, securing an outright council majority. ➤ africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026

South Africa local elections, Kouga (EC), final results: DA (liberal|centre-right): 18 (+2) ANC (centre-left): 8 (-3) FF+ (right-wing): 1 (=) ... +/- vs. 2021 election The DA retains its only outright council majority in the EC. ➤ africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026

South Africa local elections (97% counted): ANC (centre-left): 31% (-15) DA (liberal|centre-right): 25% (+3) EFF (left-wing): 6% (-4) IFP (conservative): 5% (-1) ActionSA (centre-right): 6% (+4) ... +/- vs. 2021 election ➤ africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026 #SAElections2026

South Africa local elections, uMngeni (KZN), final results: DA (liberal|centre-right): 15 (+2) ANC (centre-left): 4 (-6) MK (left-wing|conservative): 5 (NEW) ... +/- vs. 2021 election The DA retains its only KZN municipality. ➤ africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026

South Africa local elections, Richmond (KZN), final results: ANC (centre-left): 5 (-4) DA (liberal|centre-right): 2 (+1) MK (left-wing|conservative): 10 (NEW) ... +/- vs. 2021 election MK secures its first outright council majority ➤ africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026

South Africa local elections (90% counted): ANC (centre-left): 32% (-14) DA (liberal|centre-right): 24% (+2) EFF (left-wing): 6% (-4) IFP (conservative): 5% (-1) ActionSA (centre-right): 5% (+3) ... +/- vs. 2021 election ➤ africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026 #SAElections2026

South African local elections, eThekwini (44% counted): MK (left-wing|conservative): 42% (NEW) DA (liberal|centre-right): 22% (-4) … +/- vs. 2021 election This is the lowest percentage of the vote in eThekwini the ANC has ever received. ➤africaelects.com/south-afric…

South Africa local elections (69% counted): ANC (centre-left): 32% (-14) DA (liberal|centre-right): 25% (+3) EFF (left-wing): 6% (-4) IFP (conservative): 5% (-1) ActionSA (centre-right): 5% (+3) ... +/- vs. 2021 election ➤africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026 #SAElections2026

South Africa local elections (45% counted): ANC (centre-left): 32% (-14) DA (liberal|centre-right): 27% (+5) EFF (left-wing): 6% (-4) IFP (conservative): 4% (-2) ActionSA (centre-right): 4% (+2) ... +/- vs. 2021 election ➤africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026 #SAElections2026

South Africa (Mpumalanga), CSIR projection: ANC (centre-left): 44% (-15) EFF (left-wing): 10% (-5) … +/- vs. 2021 election For the first time, the ANC is projected to win below 50% of the vote in MP. ➤africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026 #SAElections2026

South African (Free State), CSIR projection: ANC (centre-left): 39% (-12) DA (liberal|centre-right): 30% (+11) … +/- vs. 2021 election For the first time, the ANC is projected to win below 50% of the vote in the FS. ➤africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026 #SAElections2026

South Africa (North West), CSIR projection: ANC (centre-left): 45% (-10) EFF (left-wing): 11% (-6) … +/- vs. 2021 election For the first time, the ANC is projected to win below 50% of the vote in NW. ➤africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026 #SAElections2026

South Africa (Eastern Cape), CSIR projection: ANC (centre-left): 49% (-14) DA (liberal|centre-right): 19% (+4) … +/- vs. 2021 election For the first time, the ANC is projected to win below 50% of the vote in the EC. ➤africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026 #SAElections2026

South Africa (Buffalo local election), News24 projection: ANC (centre-left): 42.5% (-16.9) DA (liberal|centre-right): 19.8 (+0.3) UDM (centre-left): 9.9% (+9) EFF (left-wing): 7.2% (-4.9) ... +/- vs. 2021 election ➤africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026 #SAElections2026

South Africa (Manguang local election), News24 projection: ANC (centre-left): 37.3% (-13.3) DA (liberal|centre-right): 30.2% (+4.5) EFF (left-wing): 8.4% (-2.9) ... +/- vs. 2021 election ➤africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026 #SAElections2026

South Africa (Nelson Mandela Bay local election), News24 projection: DA (liberal|centre-right): 40.7% (+0.8) ANC (centre-left): 28.9% (-10.5) EFF (left-wing): 5.3% (-1.1) ... +/- vs. 2021 election ➤africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026 #SAElections2026

South African local elections, Johannesburg (12% counted): DA (liberal|centre-right): 42% (+16) ANC (centre-left): 17% (-17) ActionSA (centre-right): 15% (-1) EFF (left-wing): 6% (-5) … +/- vs. 2021 election ➤ africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026 #SAElections2026

South African local elections, Northern Cape (72% counted): ANC (centre-left): 41% (-10) DA (liberal|centre-right): 24% (+4) PA (right-wing): 10% (+7) EFF (left-wing): 7% (-3) … +/- vs. 2021 election ➤africaelects.com/south-afric… #LGE2026 #SAElections2026