2016 · Setsoto council results

Hlohlolwane, Free State

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

33 seats17 for a majority

ANC21 seats

DA5 seats

EFF3 seats

UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS3 seats

FF+1 seat

Setsoto · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	21	63,6364
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	15,1515
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	9,0909
UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS	3	9,0909
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	3,0303
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0

33 seats; 17 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

61.4%37 925 votes

16.2%10 011 votes

8.6%5 322 votes

7.5%4 657 votes

Other6.2%3 856 votes

2.5%1 532 votes

1.6%995 votes

0.9%532 votes

0.6%382 votes

0.6%352 votes

0.1%63 votes

Setsoto · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	37 925	61,3961
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	10 011	16,2066
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	5 322	8,6157
UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS	—	4 657	7,5391
INDEPENDENTS	—	1 532	2,4801
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	995	1,6108
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	532	0,8612
DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	382	0,6184
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	352	0,5698
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	63	0,102

61771 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

4seats

ANC21

21 of 33 council seats

ANC falls

−13.4pp

201174.8%

201661.4%

Closest covering ward

57votes apart

ANC43.1%

DA41.4%

Ward 10 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC27—

DA4—

EFF0—

UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS0—

ALLIANCE 2000+0—

17 for a majority · 33 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC26

DA6

18 for a majority · 35 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC21

DA5

EFF3—

UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS3—

17 for a majority · 33 seats

FS191 - Setsoto · 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	27	33	17
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	33	17
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	33	17
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	33	17
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	33	17
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	33	17
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	33	17
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	26	35	18
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	35	18
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	2	35	18
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	35	18
2 011	DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	35	18
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	35	18
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	21	33	17
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	33	17
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	33	17
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS	3	33	17
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	33	17
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	33	17
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	33	17
2 016	DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	33	17
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	33	17
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	33	17

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 %

ANC76.0%—

DA15.0%—

EFF0.0%—

UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS0.0%—

ALLIANCE 2000+4.8%—

Other4.2%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC81.1%

DA12.2%

EFF0.0%

UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS0.0%

ALLIANCE 2000+0.0%

Other6.7%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC74.8%

DA17.8%

EFF0.0%

UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS0.0%

ALLIANCE 2000+0.0%

COPE4.5%

Other2.9%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC61.4%

DA16.2%

EFF8.6%

UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS7.5%

ALLIANCE 2000+0.0%

Other6.2%

FS191 - Setsoto · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	37 114	76,0408	48 808	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 322	15,0016	48 808	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	48 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS	0	0	48 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ALLIANCE 2000+	2 336	4,7861	48 808	Reported
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	48 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 567	3,2105	48 808	Reported
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	48 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	48 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	48 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	48 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	48 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	48 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	48 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	40 045	81,0857	49 386	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6 012	12,1735	49 386	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	49 386	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS	0	0	49 386	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	49 386	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	49 386	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 061	2,1484	49 386	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	863	1,7475	49 386	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	791	1,6017	49 386	Reported
2 006	DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	49 386	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	496	1,0043	49 386	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	49 386	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	118	0,2389	49 386	Reported
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	49 386	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	42 165	74,811	56 362	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10 035	17,8045	56 362	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	56 362	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS	0	0	56 362	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	56 362	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	2 535	4,4977	56 362	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	56 362	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	806	1,43	56 362	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	56 362	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	753	1,336	56 362	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	56 362	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	56 362	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	56 362	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	56 362	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	37 925	61,3961	61 771	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10 011	16,2066	61 771	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5 322	8,6157	61 771	Reported
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS	4 657	7,5391	61 771	Reported
2 016	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	61 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	532	0,8612	61 771	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	61 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	995	1,6108	61 771	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	61 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	382	0,6184	61 771	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	61 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	352	0,5698	61 771	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	61 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	63	0,102	61 771	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 Setsoto

17 wards

Ward 1

ANC48.6%Moselantja Mercy Mothibeli

DA39.1%

Lead: 337 votes Ward 2

ANC65.0%Thabiso Shadrack Selikane

UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS19.8%

Lead: 1 923 votes Ward 3

ANC52.8%Mamotena Lydia Mthimkulu

DA19.1%

Lead: 997 votes Ward 4

ANC47.1%Mahlomola Klaas Ralehlatsi

DA23.2%

Lead: 946 votes Ward 5

ANC65.6%Serame Ishmael Makobane

UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS21.7%

Lead: 1 433 votes Ward 6

ANC66.9%Motsamai William Selasi

DA19.3%

Lead: 2 353 votes Ward 7

ANC74.8%Ntema Peter Khatlake

EFF9.7%

Lead: 2 035 votes Ward 8

ANC68.9%Tsheliso Bernard Jakobo

EFF19.1%

Lead: 1 993 votes Ward 9

ANC52.6%Thabo Isaac Mthimkhulu

DA26.2%

Lead: 793 votes Ward 10

ANC43.1%

DA41.4%

Lead: 57 votes Ward 11

ANC75.9%Komane Elias Koalane

EFF12.4%

Lead: 2 134 votes Ward 12

ANC68.3%Moeketsi Michael Hlakane

EFF10.9%

Lead: 1 829 votes Ward 13

ANC79.5%Mookho Hilda Semahla

EFF9.7%

Lead: 3 024 votes Ward 14

ANC46.6%Puseletso Constance Matobako

INDEPENDENTS18.6%

Lead: 916 votes Ward 15

ANC37.4%Matieho Theresia Sellane

DA29.2%

Lead: 413 votes Ward 16

ANC74.4%Jacob Teboho Mokoena

EFF13.1%

Lead: 1 983 votes Ward 17

ANC85.8%Pakalitha Isaac Mavaleliso

EFF6.2%

Lead: 2 219 votes

Wards in Setsoto ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 728	48,553
Ward 1	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 391	39,084
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 763	64,9659
Ward 2	2 016	UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS	840	19,7508
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 561	52,79
Ward 3	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	564	19,0734
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 865	47,1317
Ward 4	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	919	23,2247
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 140	65,6442
Ward 5	2 016	UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS	707	21,6871
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 305	66,9028
Ward 6	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	952	19,2713
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 339	74,7762
Ward 7	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	304	9,7187
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 759	68,9233
Ward 8	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	766	19,1356
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 582	52,5931
Ward 9	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	789	26,2301
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 500	43,0663
Ward 10	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 443	41,4298
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 552	75,8846
Ward 11	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	418	12,4294
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 176	68,2774
Ward 12	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	347	10,888
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 444	79,4647
Ward 13	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	420	9,6908
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 526	46,5812
Ward 14	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	610	18,6203
Ward 15	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 887	37,4405
Ward 15	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 474	29,246
Ward 16	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 406	74,374
Ward 16	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	423	13,0757
Ward 17	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 392	85,7963
Ward 17	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	173	6,2052

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 33 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

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The council results cover all of Setsoto. Ward results include areas outside Hlohlolwane.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 3 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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Hlohlolwane, Free State

ANC retains its majority

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Combined ballot votes

ANC above the majority

ANC falls

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