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title: "From 47.5% to 32.5% — the ANC’s local government slide, in one chart"
description: "The ANC’s share of the local vote fell from 47.5% to 32.5%, while MK entered at 9.9% and the DA rose to 22.9%. Explore how every major party fared since 2021."
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published: "2026-11-10T11:30:00"
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# From 47.5% to 32.5% — the ANC’s local government slide, in one chart

> The ANC’s share of the local vote fell from 47.5% to 32.5%, while MK entered at 9.9% and the DA rose to 22.9%. Explore how every major party fared since 2021.

By Daily Maverick · Published 10 November 2026, 13:30 SAST

## Key points
- The ANC’s local government vote has plunged from 47.5% in 2021 to 32.5% — the steepest decline of any major party.
- Newcomer MK captured 9.9%, while the SACP took 2.6% after contesting independently.
- The DA climbed to 22.9% and ActionSA nearly tripled its share to 5%, while the EFF slipped to 6.4%.
- Explore the interactive graphic for the full party-by-party picture, hung councils and voter turnout.

## Content

Five years ago the ANC took almost half the local government vote. This time it took less than a third. The party’s share fell 15 percentage points, from 47.5% in 2021 to 32.5%, the steepest drop of any party on the ballot.

Much of that ground has gone to parties that did not contest the last local elections: [MK](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-11-07-our-people-are-angry-mk-party-threatens-to-challenge-election-results/) arrived with 9.9% and the [SACP](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-11-08-sacps-strong-showing-signals-end-of-the-tripartite-alliance/), standing on its own, took 2.6%. The DA gained three points to reach 22.9%, and ActionSA almost tripled its share to 5.0%.

The EFF went the other way, slipping from 10.5% to 6.4%.

Click through the graphic below to see how each party fared, which councils are now hung and how many voters turned out.

[Media: "Since 2021: the story · Daily Maverick"](https://bernard-lgtm.github.io/elections-graphics/story.html?embed=story&frames=shift%2Cda%2Canc%2Cmk%2Ceff%2Cifp%2Chung%2Cturnout)