It’s one of four hung metros in the country.
Municipal managers have 14 days to schedule the first council meetings in which speakers and mayors will be sworn in.
The DA edged out the African National Congress in last week’s local government elections to become the largest party in the metro with 57 seats.
The United Democratic Movement, with its two seats in council, looks to be a likely coalition partner for the DA in Nelson Mandela Bay.
Mayor-elect Athol Trollip indicated his eagerness to finalise a partnership after the election results were announced last week.
