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Baleng

ANC retains its majority

45of 68 seats

2016 results

2016

Council seats

ANC45 seats65.7% of votes
EFF15 seats21.0% of votes
DA4 seats5.1% of votes
Other4 seats6.0% of votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1 seat2.1% of votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION1 seat0.8% of votes
COPE1 seat1.7% of votes
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 seat1.4% of votes
Vote breakdown

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
65.7%83 349 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
21.0%26 615 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
5.1%6 513 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties8.1%10 332 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
2.1%2 643 votes
INDEPENDENTS
1.8%2 236 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
1.7%2 165 votes
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.4%1 719 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.8%1 026 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.2%299 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.2%244 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC65.7%
EFF21.0%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1.4%
COPE1.7%
DA5.1%
AIC2.1%
Other3.0%
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 Moses Kotane

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
ANC74.4%Leading candidate: XOLILE VICTOR KHESWA
EFF15.1%
Lead: 2 526 votes
Ward 2
ANC56.2%Leading candidate: LILIAN POLOKO LESOMO
EFF30.9%
Lead: 1 034 votes
Ward 3
ANC64.4%Leading candidate: SOLOMON TLHABANE TLADI
EFF23.9%
Lead: 1 650 votes
Ward 4
ANC78.8%Leading candidate: BERTHA MMASEPETLELE PONOSHO
EFF10.5%
Lead: 2 785 votes
Ward 5
ANC71.6%Leading candidate: THATO JOEL MOTSHEGARE
EFF14.7%
Lead: 2 061 votes
Ward 6
ANC75.5%Leading candidate: LIKI KAREL SEDILE
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION7.8%
Lead: 2 916 votes
Ward 7
ANC53.8%Leading candidate: MMATLALA LETTA MODIMOKWANE
EFF37.1%
Lead: 471 votes
Ward 8
ANC60.9%Leading candidate: MEME REBECCA MOENG
EFF14.1%
Lead: 1 776 votes
Ward 9
ANC56.4%Leading candidate: PHADIE NQOTHULA
EFF23.9%
Lead: 1 099 votes
Ward 10
ANC67.8%Leading candidate: GEORGE DANIEL MOATSHE
EFF20.0%
Lead: 1 568 votes
Ward 11
ANC65.9%Leading candidate: EFESIA MATSHERENG
EFF25.1%
Lead: 1 734 votes
Ward 12
ANC64.5%Leading candidate: AARON RAMOTHUPI RAMOKOKA
EFF28.0%
Lead: 1 238 votes
Ward 13
ANC54.3%Leading candidate: PATRICK MODISE TAME
EFF20.0%
Lead: 920 votes
Ward 14
ANC77.4%Leading candidate: ZODWA LIZZY KGAME
EFF8.7%
Lead: 1 803 votes
Ward 15
ANC60.2%Leading candidate: MALESELA SOLOMON MABITSELA
EFF29.8%
Lead: 1 185 votes
Ward 16
ANC72.4%Leading candidate: DAWID JAN SEKALA CHAKA
EFF21.7%
Lead: 2 171 votes
Ward 17
ANC79.3%Leading candidate: SOLOMON MOSWEU MANGANYE
EFF13.0%
Lead: 2 409 votes
Ward 18
ANC65.0%Leading candidate: JOYCE MMAMIKI RADIOKANA
EFF15.7%
Lead: 1 707 votes
Ward 19
ANC67.6%Leading candidate: HARRY KGOTHATSO KODONGO
EFF21.3%
Lead: 1 899 votes
Ward 20
ANC81.7%Leading candidate: MOTSISI OBED MOGAPI
EFF8.9%
Lead: 2 737 votes
Ward 21
ANC67.5%Leading candidate: AGNES TSHOLOFELO LETSWAMOTSE
EFF24.1%
Lead: 2 029 votes
Ward 22
ANC57.4%Leading candidate: KHUTSAFALO MITA KHUNOU
EFF29.4%
Lead: 995 votes
Ward 23
ANC57.8%Leading candidate: MAGDELINE NKETU NKOTSWE
EFF27.1%
Lead: 1 011 votes
Ward 24
ANC59.9%Leading candidate: MMAMOGOMOTSI ABISH MAGODIELO
EFF26.5%
Lead: 1 248 votes
Ward 25
ANC66.3%Leading candidate: MOLOTSI JOHANNES MOSITO
DA18.7%
Lead: 1 682 votes
Ward 26
ANC63.6%Leading candidate: HENDRICK BOYBOY SEKAO
EFF27.0%
Lead: 1 351 votes
Ward 27
ANC70.9%Leading candidate: JOSEPH SHIMANE SIBANDA
INDEPENDENTS10.8%
Lead: 2 300 votes
Ward 28
ANC61.9%Leading candidate: ROSE MAPULA LUKHELE
EFF26.5%
Lead: 1 544 votes
Ward 29
ANC54.8%Leading candidate: KAGISO DONALD BUBISI
EFF21.3%
Lead: 1 246 votes
Ward 30
ANC67.0%Leading candidate: TRYPHOSA MONNAKGOTLA
EFF27.2%
Lead: 1 670 votes
Ward 31
ANC56.7%Leading candidate: OREPA GLADYS KGARIMETSA
EFF30.8%
Lead: 948 votes
Ward 32
ANC74.0%Leading candidate: THAPELO PETRUS THOBOKE
EFF16.7%
Lead: 1 537 votes
Ward 33
ANC57.1%Leading candidate: DIPHETOGO RODNEY MMOLAWA
EFF27.4%
Lead: 1 454 votes
Ward 34
ANC68.7%Leading candidate: DORCAS DIPUO TAU
EFF22.3%
Lead: 1 486 votes
Local, district or metro?

Local councils and district councils share responsibilities. Metros combine both.

Your town and nearby areas

Handles local services such as refuse collection and local roads, with responsibilities shared with the district.

Several local municipalities

Coordinates planning and shared services across its area, such as bulk water infrastructure. Functions vary by area.

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, 11:44 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 68 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, 11:44 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 Moses Kotane. Ward results include areas outside Baleng.

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 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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