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Pienaarsrivier, Limpopo

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

2011

Council seats

ANC12 seats
DA4 seats
INDEPENDENTS1 seat
Bela-Bela · 2011 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1270,5882
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE423,5294
INDEPENDENTS15,8824
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00

17 seats; 9 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
69.4%22 426 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
23.0%7 427 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties7.6%2 470 votes
INDEPENDENTS
6.0%1 941 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.6%185 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.6%181 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.5%163 votes
Bela-Bela · 2011 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—22 42669,3809
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—7 42722,9774
INDEPENDENTS—1 9416,005
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE—1850,5723
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—1810,56
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—1630,5043

32323 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

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How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC12—
DA2—
AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS0—
ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM1—
ACDP0—

8 for a majority · 15 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC12
DA4
ACDP0

9 for a majority · 17 seats

LIM366 - Bela-Bela · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12158
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2158
2 006ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM1158
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0158
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0158
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0158
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12179
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4179
2 011INDEPENDENTS1179
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0179
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0179
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0179

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 %
ANC71.9%—
DA18.2%—
AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS9.9%—
ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM0.0%—
ACDP0.0%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC77.2%
DA12.9%
AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS0.0%
ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM5.5%
ACDP1.8%
Other2.6%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC69.4%
DA23.0%
AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS0.0%
ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM0.0%
ACDP0.5%
Other7.1%
LIM366 - Bela-Bela · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS13 05671,906218 157Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 30818,218918 157Reported
2 000AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS1 7939,87518 157Reported
2 000ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM0018 157No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0018 157No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0018 157No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0018 157No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0018 157No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS17 13777,190222 201Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 86812,918322 201Reported
2 006AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS0022 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM1 2255,517822 201Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3891,752222 201Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3231,454922 201Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2591,166622 201Reported
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0022 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22 42669,380932 323Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE7 42722,977432 323Reported
2 011AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS0032 323No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM0032 323No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1630,504332 323Reported
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1810,5632 323Reported
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0032 323No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1850,572332 323Reported

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

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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.
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Ward results

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Wards in Bela-Bela

9 wards

Wards in Bela-Bela ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 19874,183
Ward 12 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 73024,6896
Ward 22 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 27280,7104
Ward 22 011INDEPENDENTS60915,0222
Ward 32 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 29294,9461
Ward 32 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE662,7341
Ward 42 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 46686,2662
Ward 42 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE60211,6284
Ward 52 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 77494,0339
Ward 52 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE963,2542
Ward 62 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 73587,0742
Ward 62 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE33610,6972
Ward 72 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 66471,6322
Ward 72 011INDEPENDENTS55414,8965
Ward 82 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 51358,8945
Ward 82 011INDEPENDENTS77830,2842
Ward 92 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS98075,8514
Ward 92 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE30523,6068

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 25 Oct 2021, 15:03 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:50 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 17 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 Bela-Bela. Ward results include areas outside Pienaarsrivier.

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 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.

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