2016 · Municipal council

Dihlabeng, Free State

Another Dihlabeng?

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

39 seats20 for a majority

ANC25 seats

DA8 seats

EFF3 seats

INDEPENDENTS2 seats

FF+1 seat

Dihlabeng · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	25	64,1026
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8	20,5128
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	7,6923
INDEPENDENTS	2	5,1282
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	2,5641
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	0	0
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0

39 seats; 20 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

62.9%52 864 votes

20.9%17 552 votes

6.8%5 704 votes

5.6%4 697 votes

Other3.8%3 200 votes

1.5%1 263 votes

0.6%520 votes

0.6%480 votes

0.5%450 votes

0.4%337 votes

0.2%150 votes

Dihlabeng · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	52 864	62,9206
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	17 552	20,891
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	5 704	6,7891
INDEPENDENTS	—	4 697	5,5905
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	1 263	1,5033
LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	—	520	0,6189
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	480	0,5713
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	450	0,5356
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	337	0,4011
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	—	150	0,1785

84017 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

5seats

ANC25

25 of 39 council seats

ANC falls

−11.0pp

201173.9%

201662.9%

EFF gains

+6.8pp

20110.0%

20166.8%

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC29—

DA5—

PAC1—

EFF0—

FF+2—

19 for a majority · 37 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC30

DA8

PAC0

FF+1

21 for a majority · 40 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC25

DA8

EFF3—

FF+1

20 for a majority · 39 seats

FS192 - Dihlabeng · 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	29	37	19
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	37	19
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2	37	19
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	37	19
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	37	19
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	37	19
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	30	40	21
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8	40	21
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	40	21
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	40	21
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	40	21
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	40	21
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	40	21
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	25	39	20
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8	39	20
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	39	20
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	2	39	20
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	39	20
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	39	20
2 016	LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	0	39	20
2 016	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	39	20

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 %

ANC62.0%—

DA17.4%—

PAC12.9%—

EFF0.0%—

FF+0.0%—

Other7.8%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC77.3%

DA12.5%

PAC4.0%

EFF0.0%

FF+4.4%

Other1.8%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC73.9%

DA20.1%

PAC0.5%

EFF0.0%

FF+2.3%

COPE2.1%

Other1.1%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC62.9%

DA20.9%

PAC0.0%

EFF6.8%

FF+1.5%

Other7.9%

FS192 - Dihlabeng · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	33 826	61,966	54 588	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 479	17,3646	54 588	Reported
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	7 032	12,882	54 588	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BOHLOKONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	1 994	3,6528	54 588	Reported
2 000	ALLIANCE 2000+	1 826	3,3451	54 588	Reported
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	44 872	77,2683	58 073	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 283	12,5411	58 073	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	2 309	3,976	58 073	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2 576	4,4358	58 073	Reported
2 006	BOHLOKONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	881	1,5171	58 073	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	152	0,2617	58 073	Reported
2 006	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	57 397	73,9033	77 665	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	15 648	20,1481	77 665	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	363	0,4674	77 665	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 758	2,2636	77 665	Reported
2 011	BOHLOKONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1 630	2,0988	77 665	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	795	1,0236	77 665	Reported
2 011	LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	52 864	62,9206	84 017	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17 552	20,891	84 017	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	84 017	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5 704	6,7891	84 017	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 263	1,5033	84 017	Reported
2 016	BOHLOKONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	84 017	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	84 017	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	450	0,5356	84 017	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	480	0,5713	84 017	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	337	0,4011	84 017	Reported
2 016	LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	520	0,6189	84 017	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	84 017	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	150	0,1785	84 017	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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Ward results

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Wards in Dihlabeng

20 wards

Ward 1

ANC76.9%Thabiso Innocent Mofokeng

DA10.0%

Lead: 2 276 votes Ward 2

ANC77.2%Moranye Moses Twala

EFF13.0%

Lead: 2 078 votes Ward 3

ANC55.9%Desmond Bazil Michaels

DA34.1%

Lead: 1 159 votes Ward 4

ANC74.6%Matsebetsebe David Motaung

INDEPENDENTS8.1%

Lead: 2 843 votes Ward 5

ANC85.8%Thabiso Julius Mbambo

DA5.3%

Lead: 1 795 votes Ward 6

ANC84.3%Jane Twala

EFF6.9%

Lead: 3 695 votes Ward 7

ANC81.2%Tlaleng Martha Mofokeng

DA7.0%

Lead: 3 027 votes Ward 8

ANC81.0%Tjheta Makwa Harry Mofokeng

DA9.3%

Lead: 2 387 votes Ward 9

ANC46.0%Bereng Francis Mokoena

DA42.8%

Lead: 148 votes Ward 10

DA76.0%Catherina Johanna Van Niekerk

ANC14.3%

Lead: 2 904 votes Ward 11

ANC83.5%Mavuso Daniel Shabalala

DA8.6%

Lead: 3 101 votes Ward 12

ANC52.6%

INDEPENDENTS27.5%

Lead: 1 086 votes Ward 13

ANC51.0%

INDEPENDENTS24.5%

Lead: 848 votes Ward 14

ANC67.0%Tseki James Tseki

DA17.7%

Lead: 2 154 votes Ward 15

ANC58.8%Moliehi Evelina Sempe

DA18.7%

Lead: 1 869 votes Ward 16

ANC49.1%Sophia Mmathuso Jacobs

DA34.8%

Lead: 660 votes Ward 17

ANC64.4%Ausana Leah Rakhothule - Mkhwanazi

EFF21.7%

Lead: 1 726 votes Ward 18

ANC46.4%Nomgqibelo Emely Mabizela

DA43.0%

Lead: 156 votes Ward 19

ANC81.0%Mafube St Vincent Mofokeng

INDEPENDENTS6.2%

Lead: 3 504 votes Ward 20

ANC55.6%Pontsho David Lengoabala

DA24.6%

Lead: 1 700 votes

Wards in Dihlabeng ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 617	76,8801
Ward 1	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	341	10,0176
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 500	77,1605
Ward 2	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	422	13,0247
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 974	55,9023
Ward 3	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 815	34,1165
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 188	74,5905
Ward 4	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	345	8,0721
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 913	85,7848
Ward 5	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	118	5,2915
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 022	84,2833
Ward 6	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	327	6,8525
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 311	81,2117
Ward 7	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	284	6,9659
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 697	80,9667
Ward 8	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	310	9,3065
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 120	46,0169
Ward 9	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 972	42,8044
Ward 10	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 577	75,9932
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	673	14,2979
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 455	83,5348
Ward 11	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	354	8,559
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 275	52,6255
Ward 12	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	1 189	27,504
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 634	50,9988
Ward 13	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	786	24,5318
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 929	67,0098
Ward 14	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	775	17,7305
Ward 15	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 741	58,7693
Ward 15	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	872	18,6964
Ward 16	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 266	49,0582
Ward 16	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 606	34,7694
Ward 17	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 601	64,429
Ward 17	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	875	21,6745
Ward 18	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 105	46,4475
Ward 18	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 949	43,0053
Ward 19	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 795	81,0032
Ward 19	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	291	6,2113
Ward 20	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 048	55,5799
Ward 20	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 348	24,5806

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, 15:40 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 39 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 ↗

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The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

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Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

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Dihlabeng, Free State

ANC retains its majority

Council seats

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

ANC above the majority

ANC falls

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How the vote changed

Council seats by election

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

Ward results

Wards in Dihlabeng

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