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ANC retains its majority

Results

2016

Council seats

ANC43 seats
EFF12 seats
DA7 seats
F4SD3 seats
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2 seats
Other2 seats
ACDP1 seat
COPE1 seat

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
61.0%79 862 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
17.7%23 133 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
10.1%13 166 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties11.3%14 740 votes
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY
4.4%5 792 votes
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
2.5%3 332 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.2%1 538 votes
INDEPENDENTS
1.2%1 524 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.7%961 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL PARTY
0.5%669 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.4%465 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.3%350 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.1%109 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC61.0%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2.5%
EFF17.7%
DA10.1%
COPE0.7%
F4SD4.4%
Other3.6%
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.
All parties & exact values

Ward results

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Wards in Mafikeng

35 wards

Ward 1
ANC74.3%Leading candidate: Ntshinogang Doctor Moseki
EFF10.5%
Lead: 2 394 votes
Ward 2
ANC66.2%Leading candidate: Tshepiso Motshabi
EFF10.9%
Lead: 2 209 votes
Ward 3
ANC66.3%Leading candidate: Tshepo Gaonakala Edwin Malebadi
EFF11.1%
Lead: 2 630 votes
Ward 4
ANC57.4%Leading candidate: Matthews Gaseitsiwe Mokgosi
EFF16.2%
Lead: 1 572 votes
Ward 5
ANC66.7%Leading candidate: Koyose Lenah Phetha
EFF22.4%
Lead: 1 469 votes
Ward 6
ANC69.9%Leading candidate: Morulaganyi Cultulator Segoe
EFF9.9%
Lead: 2 368 votes
Ward 7
ANC49.0%Leading candidate: Sello Lucas Molefe
DA27.3%
Lead: 814 votes
Ward 8
ANC54.8%Leading candidate: Stephen Themba Masilo Gasealahwe
EFF22.8%
Lead: 856 votes
Ward 9
ANC41.4%Leading candidate: Pule Isaac Mokgele
DA38.7%
Lead: 106 votes
Ward 10
ANC48.3%Leading candidate: Kesekang Isaac Motalane
EFF32.3%
Lead: 530 votes
Ward 11
ANC58.1%Leading candidate: Khumong Allac Phashe
EFF19.6%
Lead: 1 274 votes
Ward 12
ANC58.9%Leading candidate: Gape Advice Kgwadibane
EFF24.6%
Lead: 1 251 votes
Ward 13
ANC48.1%Leading candidate: Ditebogo Kamogelo Molema
EFF27.3%
Lead: 591 votes
Ward 14
ANC56.7%Leading candidate: Matshidiso Mavis Manyeneng
EFF18.2%
Lead: 1 394 votes
Ward 15
ANC53.7%Leading candidate: Tironyane Bruce Makolomakwa
EFF27.7%
Lead: 999 votes
Ward 16
ANC66.6%Leading candidate: Moraloga Cornelius Segwe
EFF21.6%
Lead: 1 502 votes
Ward 17
ANC56.9%Leading candidate: Stephen John Van Rooyen
DA26.1%
Lead: 1 147 votes
Ward 18
ANC61.2%Leading candidate: Neo Victoria Moilwa
EFF22.5%
Lead: 1 557 votes
Ward 19
ANC59.6%Leading candidate: Abnah Mojalefa Modise
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY14.6%
Lead: 1 682 votes
Ward 20
ANC58.0%Leading candidate: Pontsho Macdonald Tabane
EFF19.9%
Lead: 1 586 votes
Ward 21
ANC64.7%Leading candidate: Mpho Donation Phuthego
EFF17.6%
Lead: 1 660 votes
Ward 22
ANC57.8%Leading candidate: Bongani Shane Ngobeni
EFF26.3%
Lead: 1 210 votes
Ward 23
ANC60.4%Leading candidate: Phukuntshi David Seele
EFF16.8%
Lead: 1 969 votes
Ward 24
ANC71.8%Leading candidate: Stephen Nkagisang Mokoena
EFF13.2%
Lead: 2 441 votes
Ward 25
ANC64.6%Leading candidate: Gloria Ntswaki Monnapula
EFF23.3%
Lead: 1 674 votes
Ward 26
ANC75.6%Leading candidate: Cathrine Mamotsemme Mosetlo
EFF13.5%
Lead: 2 648 votes
Ward 27
ANC65.1%Leading candidate: Moses Dichabe
EFF20.3%
Lead: 1 812 votes
Ward 28
ANC67.4%Leading candidate: Kagiso Petrus Motsumi
EFF17.0%
Lead: 1 744 votes
Ward 29
ANC69.1%Leading candidate: Kagiso Leonard Dlamini
EFF11.9%
Lead: 2 215 votes
Ward 30
ANC51.3%Leading candidate: Kelebemang Gilbert Mathakathaka
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY28.0%
Lead: 855 votes
Ward 31
ANC74.9%Leading candidate: Themba Gladwin Damaniti
EFF13.1%
Lead: 2 238 votes
Ward 32
ANC56.8%Leading candidate: Mothusiemang Ernest Lekhobe
EFF19.4%
Lead: 1 179 votes
Ward 33
ANC54.4%Leading candidate: Kgomotso Comfort Seheri
EFF22.9%
Lead: 1 259 votes
Ward 34
ANC59.9%Leading candidate: Tsietsi Joshua Matoane
EFF17.6%
Lead: 1 433 votes
Ward 35
ANC59.6%Leading candidate: Nomathamsanqa Maria Ndlovu
EFF20.2%
Lead: 1 518 votes
Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Apr 2017, 11:45 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 69 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
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Mafikeng. Ward results include areas outside Kabe.

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 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. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

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