Party in council
Democratic Alliance in Govan Mbeki
17 of 63 seats now (7 ward, 10 PR). From 2026: 18 of 65 seats (10 ward, 8 PR), as declared by the IEC.
DA
Ward councillors now
- Ward 5 · Mariaan Chamberlain
- Ward 17 · Jacobus Tesner
- Ward 18 · Hester Elizabeth van Marle
- Ward 21 · Fiona Hope Niekerk Pelman
- Ward 25 · Nicholaas Cornelius van Huyssteen
- Ward 28 · Desiré Erasmus
- Ward 30 · Terry-Lee Kleynhans
PR councillors now
Wards won on 4 November 2026
- Ward 1 · Portia Madiyala Mpatlanyane · 35.4%
- Ward 5 · Mariaan Chamberlain · 72.9%
- Ward 17 · Jacobus Tesner · 39.7%
- Ward 18 · Adriaana Engla Marais · 47.3%
- Ward 21 · Fiona Hope Niekerk Pelman · 67.4%
- Ward 24 · Japhta Sipho Skhosana · 27.7%
- Ward 25 · Clarke van der Walt · 53.2%
- Ward 28 · Conway Graham Harrison · 45.8%
- Ward 30 · Lizelle Steyn · 67.6%
- Ward 33 · Anthony Edward van Eeden · 69.3%
PR seats from 2026 · expected
- Suhla James Masango · list 1
- Terry-Lee Kleynhans · list 2
- Samukelo Matheu Hlatywayo · list 4
- Lehlohonolo Joshua Madumise · list 7
- Luntu Litha Bottoman · list 8
- Desiré Erasmus · list 9
- Nicholaas Cornelius van Huyssteen · list 10
- Ribalani Rolet Sambo · list 11
Expected from the IEC certified party lists and the declared seat allocation (list order, skipping ward winners). Confirmed when the IEC publishes its councillor list. New councillors take office at the council's first sitting.