Seventy-seven percent of the votes have now been counted in the Western Cape.

In the City of Cape Town, counting is progressing, with 51% of the votes tallied. The DA is maintaining a strong lead in the province, with just under 55% of the vote.

In the City of Cape Town Metro, the party is also in the lead, securing just over 61% of the votes counted so far.

The ANC trails in second place with just under 10%. The Patriotic Alliance is in third place with 3.88%, followed by the Freedom Front Plus and the EFF, both polling above 3%.

The National Coloured Congress, GOOD Party, Al Jama-ah and ActionSA have each secured more than 2% of the vote at this stage.

Reporter: Shamiela Fisher

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