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The Coastal

Election results 2021

Local government elections: the national picture and every council in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

IEC data as of 15 Jan 2022, 17:35

National picture

Councils finished

213 / 213

Seats allocated

8 794 / 8 794

Hung councils

70

23 148 of 23 148 voting districts counted100.0%
  • ANC10 699 300 · 4548 seats · 45.6%
  • DA5 082 747 · 1497 seats · 21.7%
  • EFF2 419 950 · 982 seats · 10.3%
  • OTHER1 825 016 · 621 seats · 7.6%
  • IFP1 324 267 · 545 seats · 5.6%
  • VF PLUS549 877 · 221 seats · 2.3%
  • ACTIONSA547 905 · 90 seats · 2.3%
  • IND406 135 · 52 seats · 1.7%

Top 8 of 13 parties shown.

Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal

Colours show the party with the most votes. Start with a province, then select a council for its full results and ward map.

The three coastal provinces · leading parties by votes

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Colours show each council's leading party. Select a province to zoom in.

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Western Cape: DA leading. Select to zoom in.Eastern Cape: ANC leading. Select to zoom in.KwaZulu-Natal: ANC leading. Select to zoom in.WESTERN CAPEEASTERN CAPEKWAZULU-NATAL
Leading party by province (most votes). Select one to zoom in:

Western Cape

  • DA54.3%
  • ANC20.4%
  • OTHER5.9%
  • GOOD4.3%
  • EFF3.4%
  • VF PLUS3.0%

Coastal councils

Inland councils

Eastern Cape

  • ANC63.0%
  • DA15.3%
  • EFF7.9%
  • OTHER3.6%
  • UDM2.8%
  • IND2.5%

Coastal councils

Inland councils

KwaZulu-Natal

  • ANC41.4%
  • IFP24.2%
  • DA12.9%
  • EFF8.6%
  • OTHER4.5%
  • NFP2.1%

Coastal councils

Inland councils

Results are published by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) and are provisional until declared. The Coastal displays them as received. Council boundaries are today's; where a council's boundaries have changed since a past election it is left uncoloured. Official figures are on the IEC results dashboard.