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2006 · Sol Plaatje council results

Galeshewe, Northern Cape

Ward results

ANC has an outright majority

2006

Council seats

ANC40 seats
DA10 seats
ID2 seats
ACDP1 seat
AZAPO1 seat
INDEPENDENTS1 seat
Sol Plaatje · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4072,7273
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1018,1818
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS23,6364
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY11,8182
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION11,8182
INDEPENDENTS11,8182
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS00
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00

55 seats; 28 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
73.0%80 760 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
17.4%19 223 votes
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
3.3%3 596 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
2.5%2 726 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
1.2%1 298 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties2.7%2 971 votes
INDEPENDENTS
1.0%1 136 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.8%922 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.4%431 votes
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.2%276 votes
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS
0.2%206 votes
Sol Plaatje · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—80 76073,0371
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—19 22317,3847
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS—3 5963,2521
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—2 7262,4653
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION—1 2981,1739
INDEPENDENTS—1 1361,0274
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—9220,8338
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—4310,3898
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT—2760,2496
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS—2060,1863

110574 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

12seats
ANC40

40 of 55 council seats

DA falls

−9.5pp
200026.8%
200617.4%

Closest covering ward

17votes apart
ANC39.5%
DA38.8%

Ward 14 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC40—
DA10—
ID2—
ACDP1—
AZAPO1—

28 for a majority · 55 seats

NC091 - Sol Plaatje · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS405528
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE105528
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS25528
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY15528
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION15528
2 006INDEPENDENTS15528
2 006FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS05528
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY05528
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT05528
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS05528

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %
ANC71.4%—
DA26.8%—
ID0.0%—
ACDP0.0%—
AZAPO0.0%—
Other1.8%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC73.0%
DA17.4%
ID3.3%
ACDP2.5%
AZAPO1.2%
Other2.7%
NC091 - Sol Plaatje · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS79 27371,3959111 033Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE29 80726,8452111 033Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS00111 033No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00111 033No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00111 033No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00111 033No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY6720,6052111 033Reported
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT5680,5116111 033Reported
2 000UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00111 033No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS00111 033No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS80 76073,0371110 574Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE19 22317,3847110 574Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS3 5963,2521110 574Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2 7262,4653110 574Reported
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1 2981,1739110 574Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS9220,8338110 574Reported
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4310,3898110 574Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00110 574No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT2760,2496110 574Reported
2 006FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS2060,1863110 574Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

History data & sources

Ward + municipal PR votes. Connecting bands show the same party’s share or seats between elections, not individual voters moving between parties. Select a year to inspect its values; use the election-year selector to explore its results and places.

The chart names the five largest parties across these elections. The vote list also names parties gaining at least 2 percentage points since the previous election; remaining votes are combined under Other. Other’s change compares the same group of parties in both elections. Missing values remain unavailable.

  • All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
  • Missing or grouped party rows remain gaps unless a complete, ungrouped list establishes zero votes.
  • Municipal boundaries can change between elections. Published area results are not boundary-adjusted.
IEC 2000 IEC 2006
All parties & exact values

Ward results

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Wards in Sol Plaatje

28 wards

Ward 1
ANC64.0%
DA19.2%
Lead: 2 281 votesWard 2
ANC55.1%
DA28.1%
Lead: 1 027 votesWard 3
ANC55.2%
DA36.2%
Lead: 613 votesWard 4
ANC87.4%
DA8.8%
Lead: 555 votesWard 5
ANC95.2%
ACDP1.6%
Lead: 3 924 votesWard 6
ANC95.0%
DA1.8%
Lead: 6 072 votesWard 7
ANC93.5%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION3.1%
Lead: 4 099 votesWard 8
ANC70.6%
DA20.3%
Lead: 2 467 votesWard 9
ANC93.1%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION3.5%
Lead: 3 699 votesWard 10
ANC93.2%
DA2.5%
Lead: 3 553 votesWard 11
ANC93.6%
IFP1.6%
Lead: 3 466 votesWard 12
ANC94.6%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION2.4%
Lead: 3 368 votesWard 13
ANC94.3%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION2.3%
Lead: 4 041 votesWard 14
ANC39.5%
DA38.8%
Lead: 17 votesWard 15
ANC92.6%
ACDP1.9%
Lead: 4 270 votesWard 16
ANC93.7%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION2.0%
Lead: 4 299 votesWard 17
ANC94.9%
ACDP2.0%
Lead: 4 281 votesWard 18
ANC95.3%
ACDP1.7%
Lead: 2 874 votesWard 19
ANC94.9%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1.9%
Lead: 3 645 votesWard 20
ANC56.2%
DA35.1%
Lead: 630 votesWard 21
DA65.4%
ANC22.8%
Lead: 1 236 votesWard 22
ANC37.0%
INDEPENDENTS32.7%
Lead: 150 votesWard 23
DA74.1%
ANC11.9%
Lead: 2 389 votesWard 24
DA60.2%
ANC27.0%
Lead: 1 806 votesWard 25
DA52.9%
ANC36.0%
Lead: 688 votesWard 26
ANC94.5%
ID1.9%
Lead: 2 833 votesWard 27
ANC83.7%
DA7.9%
Lead: 4 208 votesWard 28
ANC41.0%
ID27.9%
Lead: 363 votes
Wards in Sol Plaatje ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 25963,9898
Ward 12 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE97819,2028
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 09355,0934
Ward 22 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 06628,06
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 77955,1799
Ward 32 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 16636,1663
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS61787,3938
Ward 42 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE628,7819
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 99295,1609
Ward 52 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY681,621
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 18895,0246
Ward 62 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1161,7813
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 24093,5157
Ward 72 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1413,1098
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 46070,6411
Ward 82 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE99320,2736
Ward 92 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 84393,1411
Ward 92 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1443,4901
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 65093,1598
Ward 102 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE972,4758
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 52593,551
Ward 112 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY591,5658
Ward 122 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 45694,5813
Ward 122 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION882,4083
Ward 132 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 14394,2877
Ward 132 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1022,3213
Ward 142 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 04239,4697
Ward 142 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 02538,8258
Ward 152 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 36192,5706
Ward 152 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY911,9316
Ward 162 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 39393,7073
Ward 162 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION942,0051
Ward 172 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 37394,859
Ward 172 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY921,9957
Ward 182 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 92595,2769
Ward 182 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY511,6612
Ward 192 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 72194,8751
Ward 192 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION761,9378
Ward 202 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 67556,2269
Ward 202 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 04535,0789
Ward 212 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 89865,4257
Ward 212 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS66222,8197
Ward 222 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 28637,0178
Ward 222 006INDEPENDENTS1 13632,7001
Ward 232 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 84574,1271
Ward 232 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS45611,8812
Ward 242 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 27560,1801
Ward 242 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 46926,9938
Ward 252 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 16052,8764
Ward 252 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 47236,0343
Ward 262 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 89294,5098
Ward 262 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS591,9281
Ward 272 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 64983,6904
Ward 272 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4417,9388
Ward 282 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 13941,0007
Ward 282 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS77627,9338

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 29 Jul 2016, 09:33 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:54 SAST

Historical comparisons use published area results. Boundaries may change between elections. Vote shares use the ballot labelled on each chart; ballots are not individual voters.

Vote percentages beside council seats combine ward and municipal PR ballots. Seat counts include both ward and PR councillors.

Seat calculation & source

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The totals add up to all 55 council seats. This is the historical election allocation, not a record of government changes during the term. Any grouped “Other” seats remain grouped.

IEC result time: 29 Jul 2016, 09:33 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.

Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Sol Plaatje. Ward results include areas outside Galeshewe.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 21 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

Town-to-ward mappings are available for 2026 only. The historical wards above belong to the whole municipality in 2006.

Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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