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2006 · Merafong City council results

The Hill, Gauteng

Ward results

ANC has an outright majority

2006

Council seats

ANC33 seats
DA12 seats
FF+3 seats
IFP2 seats
UDM1 seat
Merafong City · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3364,7059
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1223,5294
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS35,8824
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY23,9216
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT11,9608
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS00
INDEPENDENTS00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00

51 seats; 26 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
65.2%28 728 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
22.3%9 839 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
4.8%2 098 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
3.8%1 660 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties3.9%1 711 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
2.6%1 148 votes
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
0.6%265 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.4%182 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.3%116 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
Merafong City · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—28 72865,2375
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—9 83922,3431
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—2 0984,7643
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—1 6603,7696
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—1 1482,607
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS—2650,6018
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—1820,4133
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION—1160,2634
INDEPENDENTS—00

44036 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

7seats
ANC33

33 of 51 council seats

ANC falls

−7.6pp
200072.8%
200665.2%

Closest covering ward

9votes apart
ANC84.6%
DA15.4%

Ward 10 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC33—
DA12—
FF+3—
IFP2—
UDM1—

26 for a majority · 51 seats

NW405 - Merafong City · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS335126
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE125126
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS35126
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY25126
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT15126
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION05126
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS05126
2 006INDEPENDENTS05126
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA05126

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

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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %
ANC72.8%—
DA17.7%—
FF+1.1%—
IFP2.6%—
UDM3.2%—
Other2.5%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC65.2%
DA22.3%
FF+4.8%
IFP3.8%
UDM2.6%
Other1.3%
NW405 - Merafong City · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS58 78472,830980 713Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE14 28317,69680 713Reported
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS9231,143680 713Reported
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 1042,606880 713Reported
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 5983,218880 713Reported
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1 0541,305980 713Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0080 713No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3750,464680 713Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA3000,371780 713Reported
2 000AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION0080 713No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS28 72865,237544 036Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE9 83922,343144 036Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2 0984,764344 036Reported
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 6603,769644 036Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 1482,60744 036Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1820,413344 036Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS2650,601844 036Reported
2 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0044 036No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA0044 036No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1160,263444 036Reported

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 Merafong City

26 wards

Ward 1
ANC48.5%
DA44.0%
Lead: 92 votesWard 2
ANC100.0%
UDM0.0%
Lead: 28 votesWard 3
ANC96.4%
IFP2.4%
Lead: 78 votesWard 4
ANC87.1%
PAC4.5%
Lead: 109 votesWard 5
ANC82.4%
IFP6.0%
Lead: 883 votesWard 6
ANC100.0%
UDM0.0%
Lead: 37 votesWard 7
ANC100.0%
UDM0.0%
Lead: 32 votesWard 8
ANC91.9%
UDM5.4%
Lead: 418 votesWard 9
ANC77.9%
UDM13.5%
Lead: 67 votesWard 10
ANC84.6%
DA15.4%
Lead: 9 votesWard 11
ANC74.8%
DA10.3%
Lead: 891 votesWard 12
DA44.1%
ANC34.8%
Lead: 200 votesWard 13
ANC61.7%
FF+14.0%
Lead: 836 votesWard 14
ANC80.4%
IFP7.5%
Lead: 1 741 votesWard 15
ANC65.4%
DA14.1%
Lead: 1 054 votesWard 16
DA57.0%
ANC27.2%
Lead: 421 votesWard 17
DA64.5%
ANC21.3%
Lead: 1 158 votesWard 18
DA58.5%
ANC29.6%
Lead: 480 votesWard 19
ANC81.2%
IFP15.3%
Lead: 1 945 votesWard 20
ANC85.1%
IFP4.7%
Lead: 2 338 votesWard 21
DA50.3%
ANC41.1%
Lead: 249 votesWard 22
ANC89.7%
DA4.4%
Lead: 2 455 votesWard 23
ANC84.6%
IFP7.0%
Lead: 2 411 votesWard 24
ANC50.8%
DA37.8%
Lead: 513 votesWard 25
ANC93.2%
DA2.5%
Lead: 2 466 votesWard 26
ANC82.4%
DA12.2%
Lead: 2 254 votes
Wards in Merafong City ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS99148,5071
Ward 12 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE89944,0039
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS28100
Ward 22 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8096,3855
Ward 32 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY22,4096
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11587,1212
Ward 42 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA64,5455
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS95282,3529
Ward 52 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY695,9689
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS37100
Ward 62 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS32100
Ward 72 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS44491,9255
Ward 82 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT265,383
Ward 92 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8177,8846
Ward 92 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1413,4615
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1184,6154
Ward 102 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE215,3846
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 03474,765
Ward 112 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE14310,3398
Ward 122 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE94844,052
Ward 122 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS74834,7584
Ward 132 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 08161,6657
Ward 132 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS24513,976
Ward 142 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 91980,3938
Ward 142 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1787,4571
Ward 152 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 34365,3528
Ward 152 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE28914,0633
Ward 162 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE80557,0113
Ward 162 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS38427,1955
Ward 172 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 73064,5041
Ward 172 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS57221,3274
Ward 182 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE97158,5292
Ward 182 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS49129,5961
Ward 192 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 39681,1653
Ward 192 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY45115,2778
Ward 202 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 47585,11
Ward 202 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1374,7111
Ward 212 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 37450,256
Ward 212 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 12541,1485
Ward 222 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 58189,7427
Ward 222 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1264,3811
Ward 232 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 62884,6104
Ward 232 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2176,9865
Ward 242 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 99950,8134
Ward 242 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 48637,7733
Ward 252 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 53493,1618
Ward 252 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE682,5
Ward 262 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 64782,4097
Ward 262 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE39312,2354

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, 15:52 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 51 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 Merafong City. Ward results include areas outside The Hill.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 2 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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