Local government elections chat
Ask a question in plain English about the people standing in the 4 November local elections, who's registered to vote and how turnout has changed. Answers come from the IEC's published candidate list and voter figures.
What the chat can answer
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Candidates
Every ward and PR-list candidate on the IEC's 2026 list, with their party, age and list position.
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Parties
Which parties are standing where, how many candidates they field, and their websites.
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Wards and municipalities
The 2026 ward map. Look up the ward for an address or suburb, and see where boundaries changed since 2021.
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Voter registration
Registered voters for 2026 by municipality and province, broken down by sex and age group.
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Turnout
Turnout in every local election since 2000, by municipality and province, by ward in 2021, and by age group since 2006.
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2021 ward results
How each ward voted in 2021: votes per party, turnout and the winning councillor.
It doesn't have the 2026 results, which come after the vote on 4 November, or party manifestos and policies.
Answers are written by AI (Claude) from the IEC's candidate list and voter figures and can be wrong. Check anything important on the ward map. Questions are saved, without personal details, to help improve this chat.