{
  "id": 19086187,
  "title": "DA holds Cape Town majority despite losing support and seats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/da-holds-cape-town-majority-despite-losing-support-and-seats",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-11-09-da-holds-cape-town-majority-despite-losing-support-and-seats/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Democratic Alliance (DA) maintained control of Cape Town's city administration despite a slight drop in voter support and the loss of three council seats, according to the results of the local government elections released by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). The DA secured 56.42% of the votes, a decline from the 58.33% it received in the previous election. The party currently holds 133 seats, three fewer than in 2021.\n\nThe African National Congress (ANC) experienced a significant decrease in support, seeing a 5% drop in votes to 13.95% and losing a total of 10 seats. The party now holds 33 seats, with 32 of them representing wards and one PR seat. The Patriotic Alliance emerged as the third-largest party with nine seats, up from four in 2016. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) lost one seat, while the Freedom Front Plus doubled its seat allocation to eight. The GOOD Party's representation decreased from nine to six.",
  "summary": "The DA retained control of Cape Town after winning 56.42% of the vote, while the ANC lost support and seats as the ActionSA and the SACP emerged among the main beneficiaries.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}