2026 South African municipal elections
Between 2 November 2026 and 1 February 2027
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The 2026 South African municipal elections will be held across South Africa, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. A total of 508 political parties registered to participate in the elections. The total number of voting districts heading into the elections was 4,488.
As of December 2025, a total of 27.67 million South Africans were registered to vote, according to the Electoral Commission. The largest voting block was citizens aged 30 through 39 years old. 55% of registered voters were female.