Province

Northern Cape

26 municipal councils · 438 councillors in office · 233 wards from 2026

Richtersveld · ANCNama Khoi · ANCKamiesberg · ANCHantam · ANCKaroo Hoogland · ANCKhâi-Ma · ANCUbuntu · ANCUmsobomvu · ANCEmthanjeni · ANCKareeberg · ANCRenosterberg · ANCThembelihle · ANCSiyathemba · ANCSiyancuma · ANCKai !Garib · ANC!Kheis · ANCTsantsabane · RTCKgatelopele · ANCDawid Kruiper · DASol Plaatje · ANCDikgatlong · ANCMagareng · ANCPhokwane · ANCJoe Morolong · ANCGa-Segonyana · ANCGamagara · DA

Seats across the province, now and from 2026

438 seats now · 440 in the councils elected in 2026.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
231 → 191 (-40)
DA
87 → 94 (+7)
PA
13 → 44 (+31)
EFF
47 → 36 (-11)
FF Plus
13 → 13
SACP
0 → 13 (+13)
RTC
0 → 9 (+9)
JTGR
0 → 5 (+5)
NCM
7 → 3 (-4)
DBOKKE
0 → 3 (+3)
30 others
37 → 29 (-8)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026

Local councils

CouncilWards 2021 → 2026Councillors now
Dawid Kruiper NC08717 → 1733
Dikgatlong NC0928 → 815
Emthanjeni NC0738 → 815
Gamagara NC4538 → 815
Ga-Segonyana NC45215 → 1529
Hantam NC0657 → 713
Joe Morolong NC45115 → 1529
Kai !Garib NC08210 → 1019
Kamiesberg NC0646 → 611
Kareeberg NC0746 → 611
Karoo Hoogland NC0666 → 611
Kgatelopele NC0866 → 611
Khâi-Ma NC0676 → 611
!Kheis NC0846 → 611
Magareng NC0936 → 611
Nama Khoi NC0629 → 917
Phokwane NC09410 → 1019
Renosterberg NC0755 → 69
Richtersveld NC0616 → 611
Siyancuma NC0787 → 713
Siyathemba NC0776 → 611
Sol Plaatje NC09133 → 3365
Thembelihle NC0766 → 611
Tsantsabane NC0857 → 713
Ubuntu NC0716 → 611
Umsobomvu NC0727 → 713