Province
Eastern Cape
33 municipal councils · 1 407 councillors in office · 703 wards from 2026
Seats across the province, now and from 2026
1407 seats now · 1394 in the councils elected in 2026.
PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC 954 → 714 (-240)
DA 169 → 196 (+27)
SACP 0 → 100 (+100)
EFF 114 → 80 (-34)
UDM 44 → 76 (+32)
ATM 30 → 71 (+41)
MK 0 → 24 (+24)
PA 9 → 22 (+13)
PAC 9 → 21 (+12)
AIC 11 → 11
45 others 49 → 79 (+30)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026
Metropolitan councils
| Council | Wards 2021 → 2026 | Councillors now |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo City BUF | 50 → 50 | 100 |
| Nelson Mandela Bay NMA | 60 → 60 | 120 |
Local councils
| Council | Wards 2021 → 2026 | Councillors now |
|---|---|---|
| Amahlathi EC124 | 15 → 14 | 30 |
| Blue Crane Route EC102 | 6 → 6 | 11 |
| Dr AB Xuma EC137 | 20 → 19 | 39 |
| Dr Beyers Naude EC101 | 12 → 12 | 24 |
| Elundini EC141 | 17 → 17 | 34 |
| Emalahleni EC136 | 17 → 17 | 34 |
| Enoch Mgijima EC139 | 34 → 34 | 68 |
| Great Kei EC123 | 7 → 7 | 13 |
| Ingquza Hill EC153 | 32 → 32 | 64 |
| Intsika Yethu EC135 | 21 → 20 | 42 |
| Inxuba Yethemba EC131 | 9 → 9 | 18 |
| King Sabata Dalindyebo EC157 | 37 → 37 | 73 |
| Kouga EC108 | 15 → 15 | 30 |
| Kou-Kamma EC109 | 6 → 6 | 12 |
| Kumkani Mhlontlo EC156 | 26 → 26 | 51 |
| Makana EC104 | 14 → 13 | 27 |
| Matatiele EC441 | 27 → 26 | 54 |
| Mbhashe EC121 | 32 → 32 | 63 |
| Mnquma EC122 | 32 → 32 | 63 |
| Ndlambe EC105 | 10 → 10 | 20 |
| Ngqushwa EC126 | 12 → 11 | 23 |
| Ntabankulu EC444 | 19 → 19 | 38 |
| Nyandeni EC155 | 32 → 32 | 64 |
| Port St Johns EC154 | 20 → 21 | 39 |
| Raymond Mhlaba EC129 | 23 → 21 | 45 |
| Sakhisizwe EC138 | 9 → 9 | 17 |
| Senqu EC142 | 17 → 17 | 34 |
| Sundays River Valley EC106 | 8 → 8 | 16 |
| Umzimvubu EC442 | 28 → 28 | 55 |
| Walter Sisulu EC145 | 11 → 11 | 22 |
| Winnie Madikizela-Mandela EC443 | 32 → 32 | 64 |