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2006 · Mafikeng council results

Syberia, North West

Ward results

ANC has an outright majority

2006

Council seats

ANC39 seats
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY13 seats
ACDP1 seat
DA1 seat
ID1 seat
INDEPENDENTS1 seat
Mafikeng · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3969,6429
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1323,2143
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY11,7857
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE11,7857
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS11,7857
INDEPENDENTS11,7857
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00

56 seats; 29 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
67.0%70 940 votes
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
22.0%23 300 votes
INDEPENDENTS
5.0%5 251 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
1.9%1 972 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.8%1 859 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties2.5%2 619 votes
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
1.2%1 313 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.8%884 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.4%422 votes
Mafikeng · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—70 94066,9618
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—23 30021,9934
INDEPENDENTS—5 2514,9565
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—1 9721,8614
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—1 8591,7548
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS—1 3131,2394
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—8840,8344
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—4220,3983

105941 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

10seats
ANC39

39 of 56 council seats

UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY falls

−20.9pp
200042.9%
200622.0%

Closest covering ward

683votes apart
ANC50.1%
INDEPENDENTS35.0%

Ward 26 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC39—
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY13—
DA1—
ACDP1—
ID1—

29 for a majority · 56 seats

NW383 - Mafikeng · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS395629
2 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY135629
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY15629
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE15629
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS15629
2 006INDEPENDENTS15629
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA05629
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT05629

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 %
ANC53.7%—
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY42.9%—
DA2.4%—
ACDP0.0%—
ID0.0%—
Other1.0%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC67.0%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY22.0%
DA1.9%
ACDP1.8%
ID1.2%
Other6.2%
NW383 - Mafikeng · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS46 47253,666586 594Reported
2 000UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY37 16942,923386 594Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 1192,447186 594Reported
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0086 594No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0086 594No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0086 594No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT6450,744986 594Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS70 94066,9618105 941Reported
2 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY23 30021,9934105 941Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 9721,8614105 941Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 8591,7548105 941Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 3131,2394105 941Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA8840,8344105 941Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT4220,3983105 941Reported

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 Mafikeng

28 wards

Ward 1
ANC69.5%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY14.0%
Lead: 2 368 votesWard 2
ANC70.6%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY19.9%
Lead: 1 759 votesWard 3
ANC69.7%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY26.0%
Lead: 1 968 votesWard 4
ANC68.7%
INDEPENDENTS11.5%
Lead: 2 367 votesWard 5
ANC73.1%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY19.9%
Lead: 1 846 votesWard 6
ANC67.6%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY19.0%
Lead: 2 013 votesWard 7
ANC64.2%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY17.3%
Lead: 809 votesWard 8
ANC71.4%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY24.6%
Lead: 1 378 votesWard 9
ANC61.6%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.5%
Lead: 1 523 votesWard 10
ANC63.7%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.4%
Lead: 738 votesWard 11
ANC56.0%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY25.3%
Lead: 1 203 votesWard 12
ANC66.0%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY25.4%
Lead: 1 257 votesWard 13
ANC65.3%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY29.8%
Lead: 1 080 votesWard 14
ANC62.4%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY26.2%
Lead: 1 260 votesWard 15
ANC67.4%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY29.3%
Lead: 1 401 votesWard 16
ANC55.8%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.0%
Lead: 869 votesWard 17
ANC66.7%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY29.7%
Lead: 1 335 votesWard 18
ANC64.2%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY28.5%
Lead: 1 138 votesWard 19
ANC71.1%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY18.8%
Lead: 2 297 votesWard 20
ANC61.9%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY34.1%
Lead: 1 022 votesWard 21
ANC76.1%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY19.8%
Lead: 2 126 votesWard 22
ANC71.7%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY24.8%
Lead: 2 111 votesWard 23
ANC62.4%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY33.5%
Lead: 1 266 votesWard 24
ANC79.4%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY15.5%
Lead: 2 828 votesWard 25
ANC61.3%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY27.3%
Lead: 1 435 votesWard 26
ANC50.1%
INDEPENDENTS35.0%
Lead: 683 votesWard 27
ANC66.0%
INDEPENDENTS17.5%
Lead: 2 532 votesWard 28
ANC83.5%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY13.2%
Lead: 3 395 votes
Wards in Mafikeng ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 96369,5377
Ward 12 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY59513,9639
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 45170,6137
Ward 22 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY69219,9366
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 14369,6587
Ward 32 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 17526,0417
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 84468,7455
Ward 42 006INDEPENDENTS47711,5301
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 53773,0913
Ward 52 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY69119,9078
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 80067,6165
Ward 62 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY78719,0051
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 10864,1947
Ward 72 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY29917,3233
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 10371,4334
Ward 82 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY72524,6264
Ward 92 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 28461,5965
Ward 92 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY76120,5232
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 41363,706
Ward 102 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY67530,4328
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 19755,9888
Ward 112 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY99425,3313
Ward 122 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 04265,9774
Ward 122 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY78525,3635
Ward 132 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 98465,3061
Ward 132 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY90429,7564
Ward 142 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 16962,3993
Ward 142 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY90926,1507
Ward 152 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 47967,3641
Ward 152 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 07829,2935
Ward 162 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 87955,8229
Ward 162 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 01030,0059
Ward 172 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 40466,7222
Ward 172 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 06929,6697
Ward 182 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 04964,1716
Ward 182 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY91128,5312
Ward 192 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 12471,1455
Ward 192 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY82718,834
Ward 202 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 27961,8621
Ward 202 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 25734,1205
Ward 212 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 87176,1135
Ward 212 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY74519,7508
Ward 222 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 23171,6567
Ward 222 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 12024,8392
Ward 232 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 73362,3546
Ward 232 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 46733,4702
Ward 242 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 51379,4437
Ward 242 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY68515,4907
Ward 252 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 58961,3071
Ward 252 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 15427,3265
Ward 262 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 27450,0661
Ward 262 006INDEPENDENTS1 59135,0286
Ward 272 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 44765,9839
Ward 272 006INDEPENDENTS91517,5153
Ward 282 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 03083,4887
Ward 282 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY63513,1552

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, 15:56 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 56 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 Mafikeng. Ward results include areas outside Syberia.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 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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