The counting, verifying and finalising of votes will continue for a second day, today.
And as the numbers stand, more municipalities in the Western Cape will be governed by multiple parties – a coalition.
With 75 percent of the votes completed, the commission hopes to conclude the process by today.
Heart FM News Reporter Arthur Pose is at the Provincial Results Operations Centre in Century City in Cape Town:
And while the ANC is still in the lead nationally, now holding 31.9% of the votes, it has lost support in the Western Cape.
The ANC in the Western Cape says it is disappointed with its performance in this year’s Local Goverment Elections.
It holds only 13.17% of the votes – while the DA remains in the lead with over 50%.
Arthur Pose elaborates:
OTHER PARTIES IN THE WESTERN CAPE
Meanwhile, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says the party has worked hard for the results they’re seeing so far.
They are currently leading in Laingsburg in the Western Cape now at more than 26% of the vote.
And the Good Party’s general secretary Brett Herron says he’s disappointed with the alleged low turnout in black and coloured townships in Cape Town.
Over 70 percent of the voted has been counted in the province, and the party has yet to secure a single seat in the Metro.
Herron claims the majority of black and coloured voters didn’t cast their votes.