2016 · Thaba Chweu council results

Buffelskloof, Mpumalanga

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

27 seats14 for a majority

ANC17 seats

DA7 seats

EFF2 seats

BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION1 seat

Thaba Chweu · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	17	62,963
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7	25,9259
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	7,4074
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	1	3,7037
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0

27 seats; 14 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

62.0%33 722 votes

24.2%13 162 votes

7.3%3 979 votes

Other6.4%3 498 votes

2.2%1 222 votes

1.7%950 votes

0.9%515 votes

0.5%275 votes

0.4%200 votes

0.3%171 votes

0.3%165 votes

Thaba Chweu · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	33 722	62,0334
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	13 162	24,2122
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	3 979	7,3196
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	—	1 222	2,2479
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	950	1,7476
INDEPENDENTS	—	515	0,9474
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	275	0,5059
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	200	0,3679
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	171	0,3146
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	165	0,3035

54361 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

3seats

ANC17

17 of 27 council seats

ANC falls

−10.6pp

201172.6%

201662.0%

Closest covering ward

251votes apart

DA47.2%

ANC41.0%

Ward 7 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC18—

DA3—

EFF0—

FF+1—

PAC1—

12 for a majority · 23 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC20

DA6

FF+0

PAC1

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC17

DA7

EFF2—

FF+0

PAC0

14 for a majority · 27 seats

MP321 - Thaba Chweu · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	18	23	12
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3	23	12
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	23	12
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	23	12
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	23	12
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	20	27	14
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	27	14
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	27	14
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	27	14
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	27	14
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	17	27	14
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7	27	14
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	27	14
2 016	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	1	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	27	14
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	27	14
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	27	14
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	27	14

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 %

ANC79.0%—

DA17.5%—

EFF0.0%—

FF+0.0%—

PAC0.0%—

Other3.4%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC76.6%

DA15.0%

EFF0.0%

FF+3.8%

PAC3.5%

Other1.1%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC72.6%

DA20.0%

EFF0.0%

FF+1.6%

PAC1.7%

Other4.1%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC62.0%

DA24.2%

EFF7.3%

FF+1.7%

PAC0.4%

BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION2.2%

Other2.1%

MP321 - Thaba Chweu · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	27 088	79,0429	34 270	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6 006	17,5255	34 270	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 176	3,4316	34 270	Reported
2 000	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	27 624	76,5993	36 063	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 399	14,971	36 063	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 383	3,835	36 063	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 269	3,5188	36 063	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	388	1,0759	36 063	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	34 684	72,6047	47 771	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 547	19,9849	47 771	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	47 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	787	1,6474	47 771	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	806	1,6872	47 771	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	47 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	0	47 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	736	1,5407	47 771	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	47 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	501	1,0488	47 771	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	47 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	33 722	62,0334	54 361	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	13 162	24,2122	54 361	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 979	7,3196	54 361	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	950	1,7476	54 361	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	200	0,3679	54 361	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	54 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	1 222	2,2479	54 361	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	171	0,3146	54 361	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	54 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	275	0,5059	54 361	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	165	0,3035	54 361	Reported

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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Wards in Thaba Chweu

14 wards

Ward 1

ANC82.5%Marcus Toto Mashego

EFF8.6%

Lead: 2 537 votes Ward 2

ANC86.8%Kagiso Abram Letsane

EFF8.6%

Lead: 2 610 votes Ward 3

ANC80.7%Esther Tiny Mabuza

EFF9.5%

Lead: 3 237 votes Ward 4

ANC81.3%Skhomulo Martiens Phetla

DA11.7%

Lead: 2 463 votes Ward 5

ANC74.6%Kgapyane Jane Malepe

DA14.1%

Lead: 3 368 votes Ward 6

ANC63.5%Juba Judith Mkhize

INDEPENDENTS15.0%

Lead: 1 669 votes Ward 7

DA47.2%Sandra Elsie Van Douwe

ANC41.0%

Lead: 251 votes Ward 8

ANC75.0%Phanos Motsweng Mpholoane

EFF13.5%

Lead: 2 432 votes Ward 9

ANC73.8%Khotso Kenneth Segodi

EFF10.9%

Lead: 3 124 votes Ward 10

ANC58.2%Sandile Godfrey Shongwe

DA24.0%

Lead: 1 363 votes Ward 11

ANC64.6%Martha Nomasonto Masimola

DA22.4%

Lead: 906 votes Ward 12

DA79.9%Nicko Janse Van Vuuren

ANC9.8%

Lead: 3 464 votes Ward 13

ANC61.6%Mandla Bombie Mokoena

DA28.9%

Lead: 1 018 votes Ward 14

DA67.8%Reinier Gravett Herbst

ANC21.3%

Lead: 1 559 votes

Wards in Thaba Chweu ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 833	82,5466
Ward 1	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	296	8,6247
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 898	86,7665
Ward 2	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	288	8,6228
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 668	80,6686
Ward 3	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	431	9,4788
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 875	81,3296
Ward 4	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	412	11,6549
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 153	74,5735
Ward 5	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	785	14,0959
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 184	63,5068
Ward 6	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	515	14,9753
Ward 7	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 908	47,181
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 657	40,9743
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 968	75,0253
Ward 8	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	536	13,549
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 665	73,8167
Ward 9	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	541	10,8963
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 321	58,2288
Ward 10	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	958	24,0341
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 386	64,6455
Ward 11	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	480	22,3881
Ward 12	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 949	79,8908
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	485	9,8119
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 915	61,635
Ward 13	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	897	28,8703
Ward 14	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 273	67,7698
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	714	21,288

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Apr 2017, 11:45 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:42 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 27 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, 11:45 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

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The council results cover all of Thaba Chweu. Ward results include areas outside Buffelskloof.

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 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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Buffelskloof, Mpumalanga

ANC retains its majority

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