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Appeldraai

ANC has an outright majority

34of 67 seats

2016 results

2016

Council seats

ANC34 seats50.9% of votes
DA22 seats32.2% of votes
EFF5 seats7.5% of votes
Other6 seats8.5% of votes
FF+4 seats5.4% of votes
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS2 seats3.2% of votes
Vote breakdown

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
50.9%66 689 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
32.2%42 231 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
7.5%9 812 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties9.4%12 380 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
5.4%7 057 votes
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS
3.2%4 137 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.5%595 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.3%396 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.1%195 votes

How the vote changed

Other

Swipe to see history

2016Vote %
ANC50.9%—
DA32.2%—
EFF7.5%—
FF+5.4%—
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS3.2%—
Other0.9%—
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 year selector in the results section to explore its 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

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Wards in JB Marks

34 wards

What is a ward?

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats
Ward 1
ANC67.1%Leading candidate: KOMANI MOSES MANELI
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS15.3%
Lead: 2 302 votes
Ward 2
DA61.0%Leading candidate: GAVIN GEORGE EDWARDS
ANC21.3%
Lead: 1 911 votes
Ward 3
DA71.4%Leading candidate: ANNE VAN ONSELEN-VILJOEN
FF+16.9%
Lead: 3 662 votes
Ward 4
DA57.6%Leading candidate: LUDWIG JOHANNES ZERWICK
ANC26.3%
Lead: 1 286 votes
Ward 5
DA78.2%Leading candidate: JASPER MAARTEN VENTER
FF+17.9%
Lead: 2 183 votes
Ward 6
ANC58.6%Leading candidate: BOSIGO JAFTA MONAISA
DA19.6%
Lead: 1 234 votes
Ward 7
DA88.7%Leading candidate: ANNETTE LOUISE LOOTS
FF+8.6%
Lead: 4 405 votes
Ward 8
ANC78.3%Leading candidate: KGOSIMANG ELIAS GEORGE MOGOEEMANG
EFF8.7%
Lead: 2 339 votes
Ward 9
ANC70.4%Leading candidate: BENJAMIN LEBURU OFENTSE
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS9.9%
Lead: 2 508 votes
Ward 10
ANC79.6%Leading candidate: XOLILE GEORGE CHAKA
EFF8.0%
Lead: 2 144 votes
Ward 11
ANC74.4%Leading candidate: KGOJANE SALOME MONCHO
DA14.0%
Lead: 1 430 votes
Ward 12
ANC82.0%Leading candidate: DUDU PETRUS MODISE
EFF6.9%
Lead: 2 885 votes
Ward 13
ANC56.8%Leading candidate: KELVIN ARTHUR JOHNSON
DA32.4%
Lead: 1 107 votes
Ward 14
ANC78.7%Leading candidate: MATLHOMOLA LAZARUS MAKOE
DA7.8%
Lead: 2 773 votes
Ward 15
DA74.5%Leading candidate: PETRUS JACOBUS PIENAAR
FF+17.0%
Lead: 2 053 votes
Ward 16
ANC79.5%Leading candidate: ATANG JACOB MALINGA
EFF11.6%
Lead: 2 920 votes
Ward 17
ANC77.5%Leading candidate: KASTIRI JOHN NGOMEZULU
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS9.0%
Lead: 2 261 votes
Ward 18
ANC80.5%Leading candidate: SABATA JOHANNES KGANTICOE
EFF8.7%
Lead: 2 743 votes
Ward 19
ANC74.4%Leading candidate: MPHO PATRICIA KGASANE
EFF17.7%
Lead: 2 101 votes
Ward 20
ANC64.9%Leading candidate: KEDIBONE LENAH MONTSHO
EFF27.0%
Lead: 1 747 votes
Ward 21
ANC55.6%Leading candidate: RUFANE ALISTAIR MAKOUSA
DA37.0%
Lead: 695 votes
Ward 22
DA85.0%Leading candidate: SANDRA BRITZ
FF+8.6%
Lead: 1 250 votes
Ward 23
DA86.4%Leading candidate: JACOBUS JOHANNES ESTERHUYSEN
FF+11.2%
Lead: 4 665 votes
Ward 24
DA79.2%Leading candidate: JEANNE MARGUERITE ADRIAANSE
FF+13.1%
Lead: 2 175 votes
Ward 25
DA79.2%Leading candidate: ABRAHAM ALBERTUS LE ROUX
FF+13.7%
Lead: 2 058 votes
Ward 26
ANC77.9%Leading candidate: PULE TREVOR LETSHABO
EFF14.6%
Lead: 2 716 votes
Ward 27
ANC72.8%Leading candidate: MAHAISA SAMUEL MOTHOPENG
EFF16.4%
Lead: 1 974 votes
Ward 28
ANC43.9%Leading candidate: SHORTY PAUL VALIPATHWA
DA40.2%
Lead: 113 votes
Ward 29
ANC84.0%Leading candidate: MANUEL MOLATHEGI KATEES
EFF10.8%
Lead: 2 698 votes
Ward 30
ANC78.8%Leading candidate: MARIA MAPULE MATABOGO
EFF12.9%
Lead: 2 140 votes
Ward 31
ANC78.9%Leading candidate: ALETTA SERAME MOTLADIILE
EFF12.3%
Lead: 2 277 votes
Ward 32
ANC51.8%Leading candidate: DANIEL MELATO MOROKENG
DA28.6%
Lead: 904 votes
Ward 33
ANC81.6%Leading candidate: DINAH MPHO MATSAPOLA
EFF10.3%
Lead: 2 955 votes
Ward 34
ANC56.7%Leading candidate: ISHMAEL MOILWA
DA26.2%
Lead: 945 votes
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Several local municipalities

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One council for a large city

Combines local and district responsibilities. There is no separate district council above it.

A district municipality is a level of local government. A voting district is a small voting area; it has no council of its own.

CoGTA guide to local government
Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Apr 2017, 11:46 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:44 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 67 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: 06 Apr 2017, 11:46 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.

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of JB Marks. Ward results include areas outside Appeldraai.

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 2016.

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

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