The Democratic Alliance (DA) has taken Ward 120 in the City of Johannesburg from the African National Congress (ANC), following the completion of vote counting in the 2026 Local Government Elections.
The latest Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) results, recorded at 10:58 on Monday, 9 November, show the DA securing 40.9% of the ward ballot, placing it ahead of the ANC, which received 20.3%.
The DA’s councillor candidate, Kishore Badal, contested the ward against candidates from other political parties, with the results marking a change in political representation in the area.
ActionSA secured third place with 11.8%, followed by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK) with 9.5%. Other parties collectively accounted for 17.5% of the vote.
Voter turnout stood at 57.4%, compared with 41.2% during the 2021 Local Government Elections.The IEC confirmed that 100% of voting districts in Ward 120 had been counted, with the DA emerging ahead of the ANC, which previously held the ward.
The outcome marks a shift in the ward’s electoral support, with the DA finishing 20.6 percentage points ahead of the ANC on the ward ballot.
The results are listed as provisional, with counting complete, pending the IEC’s formal declaration and certification processes.
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