The ANC is leading the early Northern Cape local government election count, with provincial results moving faster than the national tally as officials verify ballots across the country. At the latest update, 32% of votes in the province had been verified.
The ANC had secured 28 seats in the Northern Cape, while the DA was in second place with 11 seats. The figures represent an early count and are not a final result. Counting and verification were still under way when the results were reported.
The province’s smaller population has placed it well ahead of the national process. Across the country, only 8% of votes had been counted at the same stage. Nationally, the ANC had won 42 seats, while the Patriotic Alliance was in third position with nine seats, drawing early support from strongholds in the Northern and Western Cape.
Local forum secures early breakthrough
The first seat won by a smaller party in the early results went to the Siyancuma Independent Forum in its local area in the Northern Cape. The result gives the forum an early foothold in the province’s municipal political landscape, although the available figures do not indicate the final balance of power in the municipality.
The early count also recorded seats for the Peoples Movement for Change. The party won one seat in Laingsburg and another in Kamisberg. Laingsburg is in the Western Cape, while Kamisberg is in the Northern Cape, placing both results within the wider early picture emerging across the two provinces.
| Party or forum | Early result reported |
|---|---|
| ANC | 28 seats in the Northern Cape |
| DA | 11 seats in the Northern Cape |
| Siyancuma Independent Forum | One seat in its local area |
| Peoples Movement for Change | Seats in Laingsburg and Kamisberg |
Results remain provisional
The numbers should be read as a snapshot of the count rather than a final declaration. The verification process is important because votes must be checked and results recorded before the official outcome is confirmed. Further updates may change the number of seats allocated to parties and independent groupings as more ballots are processed.
For voters, the early figures offer an indication of where support is concentrated but do not yet provide a complete picture of every municipality. The available update does not include the full vote percentages for the Northern Cape, turnout figures or a municipality-by-municipality breakdown.
- 32% of Northern Cape votes had been verified in the reported update.
- The ANC was leading the province with 28 seats.
- The DA had secured 11 seats.
- The Siyancuma Independent Forum had won one seat in its local area.
National count moves more slowly
The difference between the provincial and national counting rates reflects the uneven pace at which results are being processed. The Northern Cape, with its relatively small population and widely dispersed communities, was considerably further along than the country as a whole when the figures were released.
At national level, the ANC’s 42 seats formed part of an incomplete count. The Patriotic Alliance’s nine seats came from early results in areas where it has support in the Northern and Western Cape. No final national or provincial outcome could be drawn from those figures alone.
“People get into an accident as soon as they see a gang standing on the road.”
The statement came from a resident of Hanover Park in Cape Town in a separate report on concerns about gang violence and security. It was part of the wider election-day reporting and does not relate to the Northern Cape results.
As verification continues, the focus in the province will turn to the final seat totals and the distribution of political control in individual municipalities. Until those processes are completed, the ANC’s lead, the DA’s 11 seats and the independent forum’s breakthrough remain early results rather than a concluded provincial outcome.
