2016 · Sol Plaatje council results

Motswedimosa, Northern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

65 seats33 for a majority

ANC38 seats

DA19 seats

EFF5 seats

COPE1 seat

INDEPENDENTS1 seat

FF+1 seat

Sol Plaatje · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	38	58,4615
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	19	29,2308
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5	7,6923
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	1,5385
INDEPENDENTS	1	1,5385
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	1,5385
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0

65 seats; 33 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

57.7%88 915 votes

29.6%45 534 votes

7.5%11 533 votes

1.5%2 369 votes

1.5%2 357 votes

Other2.2%3 320 votes

1.1%1 755 votes

0.7%1 037 votes

0.3%528 votes

Sol Plaatje · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	88 915	57,7265
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	45 534	29,5622
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	11 533	7,4876
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	2 369	1,538
INDEPENDENTS	—	2 357	1,5302
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	1 755	1,1394
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	1 037	0,6733
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	—	528	0,3428

154028 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

5seats

ANC38

38 of 65 council seats

EFF gains

+7.5pp

20110.0%

20167.5%

Closest covering ward

177votes apart

DA48.2%

ANC44.9%

Ward 2 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC40—

DA10—

ID2—

28 for a majority · 55 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC40

DA16

COPE5—

32 for a majority · 62 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC38

DA19

COPE1

EFF5—

33 for a majority · 65 seats

NC091 - Sol Plaatje · 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	40	55	28
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10	55	28
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	2	55	28
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	55	28
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	1	55	28
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	1	55	28
2 006	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	0	55	28
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	55	28
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	55	28
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	55	28
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	40	62	32
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	16	62	32
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	5	62	32
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	62	32
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	62	32
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	62	32
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	62	32
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	38	65	33
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	19	65	33
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5	65	33
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	65	33
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	1	65	33
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	65	33
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	65	33
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	65	33

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 %

ANC71.4%—

DA26.8%—

COPE0.0%—

EFF0.0%—

ID0.0%—

Other1.8%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC73.0%

DA17.4%

COPE0.0%

EFF0.0%

ID3.3%

ACDP2.5%

Other3.9%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC63.5%

DA26.3%

COPE7.7%

EFF0.0%

ID0.0%

Other2.5%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC57.7%

DA29.6%

COPE1.5%

EFF7.5%

ID0.0%

Other3.7%

NC091 - Sol Plaatje · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	79 273	71,3959	111 033	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	29 807	26,8452	111 033	Reported
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	111 033	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	111 033	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	111 033	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	111 033	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	111 033	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	111 033	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	672	0,6052	111 033	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	568	0,5116	111 033	Reported
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	111 033	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	111 033	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	0	0	111 033	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	80 760	73,0371	110 574	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	19 223	17,3847	110 574	Reported
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	110 574	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	110 574	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	3 596	3,2521	110 574	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	2 726	2,4653	110 574	Reported
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	1 298	1,1739	110 574	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	922	0,8338	110 574	Reported
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	431	0,3898	110 574	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	110 574	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	110 574	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	276	0,2496	110 574	Reported
2 006	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	206	0,1863	110 574	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	93 884	63,4746	147 908	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	38 944	26,3299	147 908	Reported
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	11 377	7,6919	147 908	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	147 908	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	147 908	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 828	1,2359	147 908	Reported
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	966	0,6531	147 908	Reported
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	147 908	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	147 908	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	147 908	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	670	0,453	147 908	Reported
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	147 908	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	0	0	147 908	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	88 915	57,7265	154 028	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	45 534	29,5622	154 028	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	2 369	1,538	154 028	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	11 533	7,4876	154 028	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	154 028	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 037	0,6733	154 028	Reported
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	528	0,3428	154 028	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 755	1,1394	154 028	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	154 028	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	154 028	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	154 028	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	154 028	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	0	0	154 028	No votes recorded in the complete party list.

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 Sol Plaatje

33 wards

Ward 1

DA52.6%Bernadette Petunia Francis

ANC40.5%

Lead: 573 votes Ward 2

DA48.2%Lucia Visagie

ANC44.9%

Lead: 177 votes Ward 3

DA49.3%Clifford Benedict Lewis

ANC32.2%

Lead: 828 votes Ward 4

ANC70.0%Thokozile Hapiness Mpanza

EFF13.4%

Lead: 2 668 votes Ward 5

ANC84.2%Petrus Motseki Mohapi

DA7.2%

Lead: 3 810 votes Ward 6

ANC81.4%Deborah Thandiwe Setlholo

EFF10.4%

Lead: 2 982 votes Ward 7

ANC76.9%Pulane Prudence Kwagile

EFF12.9%

Lead: 2 800 votes Ward 8

ANC60.8%Tshabalala Charles Ngoma

DA26.4%

Lead: 2 195 votes Ward 9

ANC75.5%Gladys Keikantsemang Monyamane

EFF14.5%

Lead: 3 009 votes Ward 10

ANC77.5%Jozi Themba Gomba

EFF13.6%

Lead: 2 862 votes Ward 11

ANC80.8%Yvonne Tshebeletso Qonga

EFF12.7%

Lead: 2 660 votes Ward 12

ANC81.2%Magdeline Mokgalagadi

EFF10.8%

Lead: 2 835 votes Ward 13

ANC77.1%Motlalepula Rachel Wapad

EFF10.8%

Lead: 2 858 votes Ward 14

DA74.2%Leopold Heinrich Sarel Pieterse

ANC17.6%

Lead: 2 486 votes Ward 15

ANC82.4%Winter Manga Keetile

EFF9.1%

Lead: 2 893 votes Ward 16

ANC85.1%Boitumelo Joel Stout

EFF10.3%

Lead: 3 512 votes Ward 17

ANC81.5%Gaolaolwe Ishmael Petoro

EFF10.9%

Lead: 3 521 votes Ward 18

ANC76.5%Perdy Ronald Van Wyk

EFF9.4%

Lead: 2 236 votes Ward 19

ANC83.8%Boikanyo Pius Gilbert

EFF9.4%

Lead: 3 154 votes Ward 20

DA71.0%Carol-Ann Pearce

ANC15.9%

Lead: 2 578 votes Ward 21

DA70.3%Wesley Allistor Van Rooyen

ANC22.2%

Lead: 2 802 votes Ward 22

DA47.8%Norman David Maditse

ANC43.0%

Lead: 226 votes Ward 23

DA77.8%Philip Johan Vorster

ANC13.0%

Lead: 3 796 votes Ward 24

DA83.0%Dirk Jacobus Petrus Van Der Merwe

ANC8.8%

Lead: 4 617 votes Ward 25

DA51.4%Ockert Cornelius Fourie

ANC40.1%

Lead: 577 votes Ward 26

ANC71.5%Bonsile John Makhamba

DA19.1%

Lead: 2 793 votes Ward 27

ANC50.0%

INDEPENDENTS25.9%

Lead: 886 votes Ward 28

DA61.6%Shaine Hendry Griqua

ANC26.9%

Lead: 1 842 votes Ward 29

ANC64.1%Benjamin Springbok

DA28.1%

Lead: 1 074 votes Ward 30

ANC75.2%Gaopalelwe Paul Kock

DA13.5%

Lead: 2 780 votes Ward 31

ANC80.4%Bothata John Keme

EFF13.7%

Lead: 3 528 votes Ward 32

ANC76.5%Mmaserame Jeanette Lekhatlanya

DA14.8%

Lead: 2 907 votes Ward 33

ANC69.7%Kgomotso Mary Sebego

EFF14.4%

Lead: 1 679 votes

Wards in Sol Plaatje ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 494	52,5828
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 921	40,5018
Ward 2	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 590	48,2309
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 413	44,9348
Ward 3	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 379	49,3159
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 551	32,1517
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 300	70,034
Ward 4	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	632	13,4126
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 166	84,1956
Ward 5	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	356	7,1948
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 420	81,4092
Ward 6	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	438	10,4261
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 364	76,8563
Ward 7	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	564	12,8855
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 880	60,815
Ward 8	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 685	26,4107
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 727	75,4912
Ward 9	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	718	14,5432
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 473	77,5223
Ward 10	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	611	13,6384
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 156	80,7988
Ward 11	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	496	12,6984
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 269	81,1569
Ward 12	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	434	10,7746
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 324	77,123
Ward 13	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	466	10,8121
Ward 14	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 259	74,2031
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	773	17,6002
Ward 15	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 253	82,4379
Ward 15	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	360	9,1232
Ward 16	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 995	85,1268
Ward 16	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	483	10,2919
Ward 17	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 063	81,4718
Ward 17	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	542	10,8683
Ward 18	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 549	76,4776
Ward 18	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	313	9,3909
Ward 19	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 552	83,7538
Ward 19	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	398	9,3846
Ward 20	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 322	71,0284
Ward 20	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	744	15,9076
Ward 21	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 095	70,3487
Ward 21	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 293	22,2127
Ward 22	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 253	47,8039
Ward 22	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 027	43,0087
Ward 23	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 560	77,8157
Ward 23	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	764	13,0375
Ward 24	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 168	83,0067
Ward 24	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	551	8,85
Ward 25	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 622	51,3916
Ward 25	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 045	40,0823
Ward 26	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 810	71,5493
Ward 26	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 017	19,0986
Ward 27	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 834	50,0409
Ward 27	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	948	25,8663
Ward 28	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 267	61,5834
Ward 28	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 425	26,8615
Ward 29	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 911	64,106
Ward 29	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	837	28,0778
Ward 30	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 390	75,2497
Ward 30	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	610	13,5405
Ward 31	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 254	80,4007
Ward 31	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	726	13,7214
Ward 32	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 602	76,4594
Ward 32	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	695	14,7527
Ward 33	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 116	69,6511
Ward 33	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	437	14,3845

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, 15:43 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 65 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 Sol Plaatje. Ward results include areas outside Motswedimosa.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 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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ANC retains its majority

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ANC above the majority

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