The ANC attained 50.19 per cent in Gauteng, followed by the DA with 27.45 per cent, the EFF with 14.69 per cent and the VF Plus with 3.56 per cent.
The ANC saw a decline of 3.4 per cent compared to the previous elections and the DA also experienced a drop of 3.33 per cent in the recent elections. Meanwhile, the EFF number of votes rose by 4.39 per cent, while the VF Plus also increased by 1.93 per cent.
This has placed the ANC with 37 seats at the provincial legislature, DA with 20, EFF 11, VF Plus three, IFP one and ACDP one. For the first time since the democratic elections, the ANC will have almost the same number of representatives at the legislature as the opposition parties combined.
Nationally, the ANC won by 57.5 per cent followed by the DA with 20.77 per cent and the EFF with 10.7 per cent. The number of parties represented in parliament will grow to 14 from 13. With 400 seats in parliament, the leading ANC secured 230 seats, DA 84, EFF 44, IFP 14, VF Plus 10, ACDP four, NFP two, UDM two, Good two, Cope two, ATM two, AIC two, PAC one and ALJAMA with one.
The ANC lost 19 seats in parliament while the EFF gained 19 more seats. The DA lost five seats and the VF Plus gained six seats. Meanwhile, the DA retained power in the Western Cape with 55.45 per cent, followed by the ANC with 28.63 per cent and the EFF with 4.04 per cent. However, it also lost to the EFF as the official opposition party in Mpumalanga.
Currently, the EFF is an official opposition party in three provinces namely, Mpumalanga, North West and Limpopo. More than 200 000 votes out of the 17.6 million cast, were spoilt votes.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Glen Mashinini declared the elections free and fair.
“We can do this because of the legal framework including the constitution and the electoral legislation along with the systems and processes in which elections are conducted and provides an electoral architecture based on transparency and inclusivity to ensure credible elections with integrity,” said Mashinini.
President Cyril Ramaphosa thanked South Africans for practising peace and calm during the election period. “In both your conduct and your words, you contributed significantly to the peace and calm which characterised the entire election season.”
Ramaphosa further thanked all voters, including first-time voters, for exercising their rights.
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