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ANC retains its majority

Results

2011

Council seats

ANC41 seats
MPUMALANGA PARTY12 seats
DA4 seats
APC1 seat
AZAPO1 seat
Other1 seat
COPE1 seat

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
67.1%74 652 votes
MPUMALANGA PARTY
19.0%21 149 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
6.4%7 155 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties7.4%8 249 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
1.9%2 164 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
1.5%1 654 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.9%992 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.8%903 votes
INDEPENDENT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
0.7%746 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.7%737 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.4%410 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.3%335 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTENANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI
0.2%175 votes
OTHER
0.1%133 votes

How the vote changed

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2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC67.1%
MPUMALANGA PARTY19.0%
DA6.4%
AZAPO0.9%
UDM0.4%
Other6.2%
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.
All parties & exact values

Ward results

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Wards in Elias Motsoaledi

30 wards

Ward 1
ANC70.6%Leading candidate: Kenneth Sedibaneng Mahlase
MPUMALANGA PARTY21.1%
Lead: 2 044 votes
Ward 2
ANC66.4%Leading candidate: Alfred Phatlane
DA21.9%
Lead: 1 643 votes
Ward 3
ANC54.1%Leading candidate: Mputsu David Mahlangu
MPUMALANGA PARTY34.5%
Lead: 657 votes
Ward 4
ANC70.2%Leading candidate: Tseke Jan Lepota
MPUMALANGA PARTY22.2%
Lead: 1 333 votes
Ward 5
ANC76.0%Leading candidate: Thabo Nelson Mmutle
MPUMALANGA PARTY18.9%
Lead: 2 103 votes
Ward 6
MPUMALANGA PARTY60.9%Leading candidate: Christopher Thathane Mhlanga
ANC33.2%
Lead: 954 votes
Ward 7
ANC49.4%Leading candidate: Magabolle Lucas Phala
MPUMALANGA PARTY34.8%
Lead: 593 votes
Ward 8
ANC56.7%Leading candidate: Daniel Monicca Mzinyane
MPUMALANGA PARTY32.1%
Lead: 836 votes
Ward 9
ANC48.6%Leading candidate: Maphahlane Shadrack Marapi
MPUMALANGA PARTY43.6%
Lead: 208 votes
Ward 10
MPUMALANGA PARTY54.7%Leading candidate: Fanie Motshele Mogotji
ANC36.1%
Lead: 729 votes
Ward 11
MPUMALANGA PARTY57.6%Leading candidate: Alpheus Matome Maloba
ANC37.2%
Lead: 728 votes
Ward 12
MPUMALANGA PARTY43.5%Leading candidate: Ramabane Johannes Podile
ANC40.9%
Lead: 102 votes
Ward 13
DA68.5%Leading candidate: Johan Pieter Kotze
ANC25.0%
Lead: 1 572 votes
Ward 14
ANC78.3%Leading candidate: Salminah Hlaole Mehlape
MPUMALANGA PARTY14.2%
Lead: 2 381 votes
Ward 15
ANC52.5%Leading candidate: Hlekego Samson Mashifane
MPUMALANGA PARTY33.5%
Lead: 562 votes
Ward 16
ANC68.5%Leading candidate: Medo Zephania Buta
MPUMALANGA PARTY21.2%
Lead: 1 713 votes
Ward 17
ANC91.4%Leading candidate: Mmapetla Salmidah Tshoma
COPE3.2%
Lead: 2 941 votes
Ward 18
ANC95.9%Leading candidate: Mpoye Philemon Matshipa
MPUMALANGA PARTY1.4%
Lead: 3 643 votes
Ward 19
ANC77.5%Leading candidate: Julia Mahlangu
MPUMALANGA PARTY15.8%
Lead: 2 609 votes
Ward 20
ANC63.2%Leading candidate: Makhamise Simon Matlala
INDEPENDENTS11.9%
Lead: 2 266 votes
Ward 21
ANC86.0%Leading candidate: Msanyana Elias Nduli
MPUMALANGA PARTY5.6%
Lead: 3 164 votes
Ward 22
ANC80.1%Leading candidate: Lukas Hlabishi Tshoma
DA8.7%
Lead: 2 028 votes
Ward 23
ANC84.7%Leading candidate: Nomsa Ndazi Mahlangu
MPUMALANGA PARTY5.7%
Lead: 3 189 votes
Ward 24
ANC84.1%Leading candidate: Mareme Thomas Mokganyetji
DA5.9%
Lead: 3 155 votes
Ward 25
ANC89.0%Leading candidate: Malope Samaria Mashilo
DA4.0%
Lead: 3 315 votes
Ward 26
ANC81.0%Leading candidate: Manthwaleng Girly Motlafe
MPUMALANGA PARTY6.4%
Lead: 2 971 votes
Ward 27
ANC69.8%Leading candidate: Matime Jan Mohlala
COPE12.7%
Lead: 2 248 votes
Ward 28
ANC85.4%Leading candidate: Magetle David Tladi
DA4.1%
Lead: 3 472 votes
Ward 29
ANC74.5%Leading candidate: Sipho Frans Nkosi
INDEPENDENTS8.3%
Lead: 2 426 votes
Ward 30
ANC82.6%Leading candidate: Mpho Sam Malekane
DA9.6%
Lead: 2 095 votes
Sources & result details

IEC: 25 Oct 2021, 15:03 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:48 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 60 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: 25 Oct 2021, 15:03 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 Elias Motsoaledi. Ward results include areas outside Phookwane.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 3 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 2011.

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. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

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