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Choseng

ANC retains its majority

34of 48 seats

2016 results

2016

Council seats

ANC34 seats64.8% of votes
EFF6 seats12.3% of votes
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY3 seats6.6% of votes
Other5 seats8.3% of votes
DA2 seats3.9% of votes
ACDP1 seat1.0% of votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1 seat2.1% of votes
COPE1 seat1.4% of votes
Vote breakdown

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
64.8%62 532 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
12.3%11 827 votes
INDEPENDENTS
6.9%6 636 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties16.0%15 444 votes
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY
6.6%6 366 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
3.9%3 755 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
2.1%1 978 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
1.4%1 339 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.0%946 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.6%534 votes
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.5%526 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC64.8%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0.0%
EFF12.3%
F4SD6.6%
DA3.9%
AIC2.1%
Other10.3%
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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Browse wards

Wards in Greater Taung

24 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
ANC59.3%Leading candidate: KEGOMODITSWE LETTAH SEBOLAI
DA17.4%
Lead: 1 896 votes
Ward 2
ANC56.7%Leading candidate: TOLOKI TLHAGANYANE
INDEPENDENTS19.5%
Lead: 1 530 votes
Ward 3
ANC54.6%Leading candidate: LOPANG CHRISTOPHER TOKWE
INDEPENDENTS26.8%
Lead: 1 151 votes
Ward 4
ANC63.1%Leading candidate: GAESITE WALTER GAOBUSIWE
EFF15.3%
Lead: 1 820 votes
Ward 5
ANC58.4%Leading candidate: MASEGO ELVIS NCWENG
INDEPENDENTS14.1%
Lead: 2 115 votes
Ward 6
ANC65.9%Leading candidate: MARTINUS FRANS LESHOE
INDEPENDENTS13.7%
Lead: 1 979 votes
Ward 7
ANC63.2%Leading candidate: MATLHOMOLA RICHARD MOKGOBO
EFF14.4%
Lead: 2 069 votes
Ward 8
ANC61.5%Leading candidate: MOTHOHELA ISAAC MOTSHABI
EFF14.4%
Lead: 2 244 votes
Ward 9
ANC67.3%Leading candidate: MASEGO CHRISTINE LEPEDI
INDEPENDENTS13.9%
Lead: 2 330 votes
Ward 10
ANC76.0%Leading candidate: MOSIEMANG CHRISTOPHER BABUSENG
EFF14.2%
Lead: 2 038 votes
Ward 11
ANC62.2%Leading candidate: TUMISANG REGINALD GAORAELWE
EFF21.8%
Lead: 1 126 votes
Ward 12
ANC62.8%Leading candidate: RICHARD OAGENG SELEKE
EFF18.4%
Lead: 1 881 votes
Ward 13
ANC69.6%Leading candidate: DITHOGAKO GRACE TOTONG
EFF15.4%
Lead: 2 440 votes
Ward 14
ANC64.6%Leading candidate: BOITUMELO JOEL SEDUPANE
EFF16.1%
Lead: 1 821 votes
Ward 15
ANC67.1%Leading candidate: NOSI ENNY NTASI
EFF13.1%
Lead: 1 833 votes
Ward 16
ANC61.0%Leading candidate: JAMES TLADINYANE PITSO
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY23.2%
Lead: 1 766 votes
Ward 17
ANC68.7%Leading candidate: OBAKENG JOHN BALEBANYE
EFF21.8%
Lead: 2 120 votes
Ward 18
ANC73.6%Leading candidate: OTSILE VICTOR MONGALE
EFF18.7%
Lead: 2 368 votes
Ward 19
ANC65.7%Leading candidate: THAPELO MATSHWE
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY17.6%
Lead: 1 692 votes
Ward 20
ANC69.2%Leading candidate: ITUMELENG NICHOLAS MARIBE
EFF11.1%
Lead: 2 198 votes
Ward 21
ANC54.4%Leading candidate: KEAMOGETSE GRACE MOIPOLAI
INDEPENDENTS13.4%
Lead: 1 347 votes
Ward 22
ANC77.6%Leading candidate: KEABETSWE BETTY MOCUMI
EFF16.5%
Lead: 2 240 votes
Ward 23
ANC82.7%Leading candidate: EBUSANG HENDRIK TLADI
EFF6.3%
Lead: 2 970 votes
Ward 24
ANC55.3%Leading candidate: JOYCE MALEPE
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY27.5%
Lead: 1 197 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, 11:46 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 48 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 Greater Taung. Ward results include areas outside Choseng.

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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