The outcome means the ANC will see its majority in the national assembly - or the number of its MPs - declining to around 230 from the 249 seats it secured in 2014.
Rather unsurprisingly, the DA emerged victorious in the Western Cape, with 1.1-million votes marked in its name – almost double that of its nearest competitor, the ANC, which came in at 28.64%. However, both parties suffered a decline in support in the province compared to 2014.
KZN is the second province, with Mpumalanga, where the DA has lost its title as the official opposition. There was a similar trend in the Free State, where the ANC finished on 61.14%, well ahead of the DA on 17.58% and the EFF on 12.58%. Both opposition parties saw steady growth in the province compared to 2014, while the ANC experienced a 8% decline.
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