DA Holds Cape Town with Clear 56.42% Majority as Final 2026 Results Confirm

The Democratic Alliance has kept its strong grip on the City of Cape Town after the final 2026 local government election results showed the party taking 56.42% of the vote.

With every vote counted in the Western Cape metro, the DA finished well ahead of every other party. The African National Congress came second with 13.95%. Smaller parties followed far behind: the Patriotic Alliance on 3.77%, the Economic Freedom Fighters on 3.73%, the Freedom Front Plus on 3.42%, ActionSA on 2.75%, Al Jama-ah on 2.38% and GOOD on 2.29%.

These numbers give the DA a clear outright majority on the new council. The party will not need any coalition partners to govern the city. This continues the DA’s long run in charge of Cape Town’s administration.

The result is slightly lower than the DA’s share in the 2021 local elections, but it still leaves the party in a very strong position. The ANC’s support also dropped compared with the previous poll. Turnout sat at about 55%, with more than 1.1 million voters taking part across the city’s voting stations.

Cape Town has 235 council seats. A party needs 118 seats to govern alone. The DA’s vote share translates into a comfortable majority, allowing it to choose the mayor and set the city’s direction without relying on other parties.

The final count ends days of counting across the metro. Early on election day the DA had already projected a big win. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and party leaders spoke confidently about the result as numbers came in. The official figures now match that early confidence.

For residents, the outcome means the same party stays in charge of services, budgeting and planning in South Africa’s second-largest city. The DA has run Cape Town for years and this result extends that period. Opposition parties will take their seats in council but will not have the numbers to block the majority.

The 2026 local elections across the country showed mixed results in other metros and municipalities. In Cape Town, however, the picture is straightforward. The DA crossed the 50% mark with room to spare and locked in its control of the city.

Source: https://x.com/MDNnewss/status/2119147297724395527?a=2EWXKrXqNcocO6iWJyg&s=19

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