2016 · Merafong City council results

Fochville, Gauteng

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

55 seats28 for a majority

ANC30 seats

DA12 seats

EFF9 seats

AIC1 seat

IFP1 seat

Other2 seats

UDM1 seat

FF+1 seat

Merafong City · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	30	54,5455
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12	21,8182
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	9	16,3636
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	1,8182
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	1,8182
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	1,8182
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	1,8182
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS	0	0
MERAFONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0

55 seats; 28 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

54.0%56 931 votes

21.7%22 913 votes

16.2%17 073 votes

2.1%2 253 votes

2.0%2 125 votes

Other4.0%4 214 votes

1.4%1 437 votes

1.3%1 414 votes

0.3%341 votes

0.3%327 votes

0.2%237 votes

0.1%148 votes

0.1%138 votes

0.1%79 votes

0.0%50 votes

0.0%43 votes

Merafong City · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	56 931	53,9584
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	22 913	21,7166
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	17 073	16,1816
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	2 253	2,1354
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	2 125	2,014
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	1 437	1,362
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	1 414	1,3402
INDEPENDENTS	—	341	0,3232
MERAFONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	—	327	0,3099
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	237	0,2246
INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA	—	148	0,1403
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	—	138	0,1308
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	79	0,0749
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	50	0,0474
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS	—	43	0,0408

105509 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

2seats

ANC30

30 of 55 council seats

ANC falls

−20.1pp

201174.0%

201654.0%

Closest covering ward

117votes apart

ANC39.7%

EFF33.3%

Ward 19 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC33—

DA12—

FF+3—

IFP2—

26 for a majority · 51 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC41

DA11

FF+0

IFP1

29 for a majority · 56 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC30

DA12

EFF9—

FF+1

IFP1

28 for a majority · 55 seats

GT484 - Merafong City · 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	33	51	26
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12	51	26
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	3	51	26
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2	51	26
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	51	26
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	51	26
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	51	26
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	51	26
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	51	26
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	41	56	29
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	11	56	29
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	56	29
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	56	29
2 011	MERAFONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	1	56	29
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	56	29
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	56	29
2 011	INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA	0	56	29
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	56	29
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	56	29
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	56	29
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	30	55	28
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12	55	28
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	9	55	28
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	55	28
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	55	28
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	55	28
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	55	28
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	55	28
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	55	28
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	55	28
2 016	INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA	0	55	28
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	55	28
2 016	INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS	0	55	28
2 016	MERAFONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	55	28
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	55	28

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 %

ANC72.8%—

DA17.7%—

EFF0.0%—

FF+1.1%—

IFP2.6%—

Other5.7%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC65.2%

DA22.3%

EFF0.0%

FF+4.8%

IFP3.8%

Other3.9%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC74.0%

DA19.7%

EFF0.0%

FF+0.7%

IFP1.6%

Other4.0%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC54.0%

DA21.7%

EFF16.2%

FF+2.0%

IFP1.4%

AIC2.1%

Other2.6%

GT484 - Merafong City · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	58 784	72,8309	80 713	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	14 283	17,696	80 713	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	80 713	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	923	1,1436	80 713	Reported
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 104	2,6068	80 713	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 598	3,2188	80 713	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	80 713	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 054	1,3059	80 713	Reported
2 000	MERAFONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	80 713	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	80 713	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	80 713	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	375	0,4646	80 713	Reported
2 000	INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA	0	0	80 713	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	300	0,3717	80 713	Reported
2 000	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	80 713	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	80 713	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	80 713	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	80 713	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	80 713	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS	0	0	80 713	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	28 728	65,2375	44 036	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 839	22,3431	44 036	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	44 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2 098	4,7643	44 036	Reported
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 660	3,7696	44 036	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 148	2,607	44 036	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	44 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	182	0,4133	44 036	Reported
2 006	MERAFONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	44 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	44 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	265	0,6018	44 036	Reported
2 006	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	44 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA	0	0	44 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	44 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	116	0,2634	44 036	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	44 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	44 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	44 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	44 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS	0	0	44 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	75 918	74,0389	102 538	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	20 207	19,7068	102 538	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	102 538	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	690	0,6729	102 538	Reported
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 611	1,5711	102 538	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	923	0,9002	102 538	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	102 538	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	102 538	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	MERAFONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	1 189	1,1596	102 538	Reported
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1 163	1,1342	102 538	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	102 538	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	102 538	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA	402	0,392	102 538	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	102 538	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	102 538	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	223	0,2175	102 538	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	172	0,1677	102 538	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	102 538	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	102 538	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS	0	0	102 538	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	56 931	53,9584	105 509	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	22 913	21,7166	105 509	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	17 073	16,1816	105 509	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2 125	2,014	105 509	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 437	1,362	105 509	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 414	1,3402	105 509	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	2 253	2,1354	105 509	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	105 509	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	MERAFONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	327	0,3099	105 509	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	237	0,2246	105 509	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	105 509	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	105 509	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA	148	0,1403	105 509	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	105 509	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	138	0,1308	105 509	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	105 509	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	105 509	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	79	0,0749	105 509	Reported
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	50	0,0474	105 509	Reported
2 016	INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS	43	0,0408	105 509	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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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 Merafong City

28 wards

Ward 1

ANC70.7%Godfrey Mogomotsi Sello

EFF13.2%

Lead: 3 288 votes Ward 2

ANC74.0%Terrence Mvuleni Mnqandi

EFF14.4%

Lead: 3 176 votes Ward 3

ANC69.4%Michael Shimmy Links

EFF20.4%

Lead: 1 293 votes Ward 4

ANC68.8%Bukiwe Rose Mafika

EFF17.9%

Lead: 1 663 votes Ward 5

ANC49.8%Nasiwe Mcetywa

EFF23.8%

Lead: 417 votes Ward 6

ANC59.5%Nono Abram Tsotetsi

EFF22.6%

Lead: 1 298 votes Ward 7

ANC71.6%Maphotha Prinsloo Nkutha

EFF16.1%

Lead: 2 250 votes Ward 8

ANC66.1%Mzwandile Bennett Nkabinde

EFF13.0%

Lead: 1 765 votes Ward 9

ANC60.2%Mohapi Andries Malibe

EFF19.5%

Lead: 1 057 votes Ward 10

ANC72.2%Mosimanegape Nelson Matshe

EFF14.1%

Lead: 2 205 votes Ward 11

ANC58.9%Welcome Mpisekaya Mbaba

EFF14.8%

Lead: 1 173 votes Ward 12

ANC52.9%Thabo Mokuke

DA28.0%

Lead: 1 179 votes Ward 13

ANC44.6%Fundani Sontshwayo

EFF22.8%

Lead: 769 votes Ward 14

DA59.2%Annett Venter

ANC18.9%

Lead: 2 109 votes Ward 15

ANC52.4%Luvo Aaron Mganu

EFF25.3%

Lead: 790 votes Ward 16

DA44.8%Devin Charles Nieuwenhuyzen

ANC37.0%

Lead: 300 votes Ward 17

DA65.1%Lauralee Isherwood

ANC20.8%

Lead: 1 680 votes Ward 18

ANC49.2%Elizabeth Motshepuwa Lekopa

DA33.4%

Lead: 552 votes Ward 19

ANC39.7%Vusumzi Magicpower Tyelingane

EFF33.3%

Lead: 117 votes Ward 20

ANC59.9%Mlungisi Ngqele

EFF22.9%

Lead: 1 700 votes Ward 21

DA55.5%Johan David Willem Zwart

ANC29.3%

Lead: 1 499 votes Ward 22

ANC57.5%Maki Lydia Skosana

EFF30.9%

Lead: 1 184 votes Ward 23

ANC65.6%Marefilloe Francinah Moeketsi-Motholo

EFF19.0%

Lead: 1 737 votes Ward 24

ANC49.1%Nkosinate Phinias Salane

DA27.8%

Lead: 772 votes Ward 25

ANC76.9%Mziwakhe David Dlhamini

EFF17.4%

Lead: 2 137 votes Ward 26

ANC72.1%Bongiwe Anna Mpeke

EFF20.1%

Lead: 2 259 votes Ward 27

ANC49.7%Mthuthuzeli Naki

EFF29.7%

Lead: 533 votes Ward 28

DA63.1%Carlos Manuel Dias Rebelo

ANC27.0%

Lead: 1 777 votes

Wards in Merafong City ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 040	70,7035
Ward 1	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	752	13,1607
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 940	74,0323
Ward 2	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	764	14,3555
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 830	69,4234
Ward 3	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	537	20,3718
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 250	68,7653
Ward 4	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	587	17,9401
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	799	49,844
Ward 5	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	382	23,8303
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 092	59,4994
Ward 6	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	794	22,5825
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 902	71,5836
Ward 7	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	652	16,0829
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 196	66,1446
Ward 8	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	431	12,9819
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 564	60,1538
Ward 9	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	507	19,5
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 738	72,2427
Ward 10	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	533	14,0633
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 565	58,9454
Ward 11	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	392	14,7646
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 509	52,8879
Ward 12	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 330	28,0354
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 574	44,5766
Ward 13	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	805	22,7981
Ward 14	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 098	59,156
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	989	18,8849
Ward 15	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 530	52,3614
Ward 15	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	740	25,3251
Ward 16	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 723	44,7649
Ward 16	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 423	36,9706
Ward 17	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 470	65,1371
Ward 17	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	790	20,8333
Ward 18	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 721	49,2136
Ward 18	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 169	33,4287
Ward 19	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	722	39,7358
Ward 19	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	605	33,2966
Ward 20	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 754	59,9478
Ward 20	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 054	22,943
Ward 21	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 176	55,476
Ward 21	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 677	29,2926
Ward 22	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 558	57,5478
Ward 22	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 374	30,9111
Ward 23	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 445	65,62
Ward 23	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	708	19,0016
Ward 24	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 778	49,0618
Ward 24	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 006	27,7594
Ward 25	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 761	76,8867
Ward 25	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	624	17,3768
Ward 26	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 130	72,1032
Ward 26	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	871	20,0645
Ward 27	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 327	49,719
Ward 27	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	794	29,749
Ward 28	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 104	63,051
Ward 28	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 327	26,9551

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, 15:41 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 55 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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PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

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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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This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 6 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.

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