2016 · Municipal council

Steve Tshwete, Mpumalanga

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Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

58 seats30 for a majority

ANC32 seats

DA17 seats

EFF7 seats

FF+2 seats

Steve Tshwete · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	32	55,1724
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17	29,3103
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	7	12,069
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2	3,4483
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY	0	0
UNITED CONSTRUCTIVE PARTY	0	0

58 seats; 30 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

55.5%64 124 votes

29.1%33 603 votes

11.3%13 027 votes

Other4.2%4 809 votes

2.6%2 967 votes

0.5%557 votes

0.4%460 votes

0.3%382 votes

0.1%168 votes

0.1%141 votes

0.1%134 votes

Steve Tshwete · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	64 124	55,4883
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	33 603	29,0776
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	13 027	11,2726
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	2 967	2,5674
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	557	0,482
INDEPENDENTS	—	460	0,3981
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	382	0,3306
UNITED CONSTRUCTIVE PARTY	—	168	0,1454
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	141	0,122
SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY	—	134	0,116

115563 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

2seats

ANC32

32 of 58 council seats

ANC falls

−12.3pp

201167.8%

201655.5%

EFF gains

+11.3pp

20110.0%

201611.3%

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC29—

DA11—

EFF0—

GREATER MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION4—

MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ORGANISATION1—

24 for a majority · 47 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC39

DA17

30 for a majority · 58 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC32

DA17

EFF7—

30 for a majority · 58 seats

MP313 - Steve Tshwete · 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	47	24
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	11	47	24
2 006	GREATER MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	4	47	24
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	47	24
2 006	MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ORGANISATION	1	47	24
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	47	24
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	39	58	30
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17	58	30
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	58	30
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	58	30
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	58	30
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	58	30
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	58	30
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	58	30
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	32	58	30
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17	58	30
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	7	58	30
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2	58	30
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	58	30
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	58	30
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	58	30
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	58	30
2 016	SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY	0	58	30
2 016	UNITED CONSTRUCTIVE PARTY	0	58	30

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 %

ANC68.6%—

DA25.3%—

EFF0.0%—

GREATER MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION0.0%—

MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ORGANISATION2.6%—

Other3.5%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC62.6%

DA22.6%

EFF0.0%

GREATER MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION9.4%

MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ORGANISATION1.9%

FF+2.2%

Other1.4%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC67.8%

DA28.3%

EFF0.0%

GREATER MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION0.0%

MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ORGANISATION0.0%

Other3.9%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC55.5%

DA29.1%

EFF11.3%

GREATER MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION0.0%

MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ORGANISATION0.0%

Other4.2%

MP313 - Steve Tshwete · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	48 196	68,6025	70 254	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17 757	25,2754	70 254	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	70 254	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	GREATER MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	0	70 254	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ORGANISATION	1 845	2,6262	70 254	Reported
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	70 254	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 351	1,923	70 254	Reported
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	70 254	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	70 254	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	297	0,4228	70 254	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	70 254	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	70 254	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED CONSTRUCTIVE PARTY	0	0	70 254	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY	0	0	70 254	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	45 937	62,5725	73 414	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	16 558	22,5543	73 414	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	73 414	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	GREATER MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	6 865	9,3511	73 414	Reported
2 006	MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ORGANISATION	1 410	1,9206	73 414	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 627	2,2162	73 414	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 017	1,3853	73 414	Reported
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	73 414	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	73 414	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	73 414	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	73 414	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	73 414	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED CONSTRUCTIVE PARTY	0	0	73 414	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY	0	0	73 414	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	72 264	67,8153	106 560	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	30 114	28,2601	106 560	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	106 560	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	GREATER MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	0	106 560	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ORGANISATION	0	0	106 560	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	736	0,6907	106 560	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	702	0,6588	106 560	Reported
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1 883	1,7671	106 560	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	558	0,5236	106 560	Reported
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	106 560	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	106 560	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	238	0,2233	106 560	Reported
2 011	UNITED CONSTRUCTIVE PARTY	0	0	106 560	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY	0	0	106 560	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	64 124	55,4883	115 563	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	33 603	29,0776	115 563	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	13 027	11,2726	115 563	Reported
2 016	GREATER MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	0	115 563	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ORGANISATION	0	0	115 563	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2 967	2,5674	115 563	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	557	0,482	115 563	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	141	0,122	115 563	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	115 563	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	115 563	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	382	0,3306	115 563	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	115 563	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED CONSTRUCTIVE PARTY	168	0,1454	115 563	Reported
2 016	SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY	134	0,116	115 563	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 Steve Tshwete

29 wards

Ward 1

ANC77.3%Doctor Joseph Skhosana

EFF17.9%

Lead: 1 360 votes Ward 2

ANC81.6%Musawenkosi Masina

EFF11.8%

Lead: 2 843 votes Ward 3

ANC60.9%Lindiwe Kelina Mahlangu

DA24.2%

Lead: 1 293 votes Ward 4

ANC54.5%Nobesothu Cathine Mkhuma

DA34.8%

Lead: 644 votes Ward 5

ANC60.2%Manakedi Caroline Mphego

DA21.8%

Lead: 1 022 votes Ward 6

ANC78.9%Thapelo Sarrel Motloung

EFF15.0%

Lead: 2 918 votes Ward 7

ANC54.9%Johan Matshiane

DA16.8%

Lead: 1 137 votes Ward 8

ANC51.8%Johanna Magdalena Mitchell

DA35.1%

Lead: 661 votes Ward 9

ANC75.0%Johannes Skosana

EFF15.7%

Lead: 2 155 votes Ward 10

ANC60.9%Thabo Petrus Mnisi

DA20.4%

Lead: 1 469 votes Ward 11

DA48.9%Ammelia Struwig

ANC34.8%

Lead: 435 votes Ward 12

DA80.2%Hendrik Frederick Niemann

ANC10.0%

Lead: 4 498 votes Ward 13

DA76.7%Susan-Mari Wait

FF+10.3%

Lead: 3 593 votes Ward 14

DA87.4%Jozua Petrus Pretorius

FF+6.0%

Lead: 3 874 votes Ward 15

DA84.2%Helena Gertruida De Klerk

FF+9.3%

Lead: 4 131 votes Ward 16

DA85.5%Johann Dyason

FF+10.0%

Lead: 3 672 votes Ward 17

ANC75.6%Marumo Jim Sekgwele

EFF21.3%

Lead: 1 262 votes Ward 18

ANC74.6%Thabo Elphas Motsepe

EFF19.8%

Lead: 1 629 votes Ward 19

ANC78.8%Ratsatsi Grencencia Mamogale

EFF15.3%

Lead: 1 995 votes Ward 20

ANC62.9%Mondli Itumeleng Kgalema

DA24.0%

Lead: 1 606 votes Ward 21

ANC78.1%Petros Mhlonishwa Masilela

EFF18.0%

Lead: 1 978 votes Ward 22

ANC79.5%Thabo Patric Motau

EFF14.9%

Lead: 2 635 votes Ward 23

ANC81.1%Linah Joyce Ntombikayise Zondo

EFF13.5%

Lead: 3 428 votes Ward 24

ANC84.9%Dionn Leonard Paul

EFF9.6%

Lead: 3 412 votes Ward 25

ANC79.1%Minani Michael Mbatiwe

EFF17.3%

Lead: 2 680 votes Ward 26

ANC80.1%Mandla Marks Skhosana

EFF13.4%

Lead: 2 966 votes Ward 27

ANC67.5%Abraham Mbete Mahlangu

EFF26.2%

Lead: 1 289 votes Ward 28

ANC77.0%Thabang Nathaniel Morufane

EFF13.9%

Lead: 3 096 votes Ward 29

ANC59.9%Maria Nomgqibelo Mathibela

DA25.1%

Lead: 1 591 votes

Wards in Steve Tshwete ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 770	77,2926
Ward 1	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	410	17,9039
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 325	81,6352
Ward 2	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	482	11,834
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 144	60,9091
Ward 3	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	851	24,1761
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 785	54,4539
Ward 4	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 141	34,8078
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 602	60,1577
Ward 5	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	580	21,7799
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 603	78,8575
Ward 6	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	685	14,9923
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 637	54,8592
Ward 7	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	500	16,756
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 057	51,7614
Ward 8	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 396	35,1283
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 725	74,9862
Ward 9	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	570	15,6852
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 207	60,866
Ward 10	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	738	20,353
Ward 11	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 502	48,9251
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 067	34,7557
Ward 12	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 138	80,156
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	640	9,9844
Ward 13	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 148	76,6587
Ward 13	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	555	10,2569
Ward 14	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 160	87,3583
Ward 14	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	286	6,0059
Ward 15	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 641	84,1828
Ward 15	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	510	9,2509
Ward 16	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 160	85,5087
Ward 16	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	488	10,0308
Ward 17	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 757	75,5699
Ward 17	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	495	21,2903
Ward 18	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 219	74,5632
Ward 18	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	590	19,8253
Ward 19	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 477	78,7599
Ward 19	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	482	15,3259
Ward 20	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 597	62,9271
Ward 20	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	991	24,0126
Ward 21	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 571	78,1459
Ward 21	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	593	18,0243
Ward 22	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 242	79,4803
Ward 22	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	607	14,8811
Ward 23	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 112	81,1045
Ward 23	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	684	13,4911
Ward 24	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 846	84,9194
Ward 24	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	434	9,5827
Ward 25	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 429	79,0639
Ward 25	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	749	17,27
Ward 26	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 563	80,0854
Ward 26	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	597	13,4187
Ward 27	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 107	67,4888
Ward 27	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	818	26,2012
Ward 28	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 780	76,9857
Ward 28	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	684	13,9308
Ward 29	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 734	59,9299
Ward 29	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 143	25,0548

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, 15:42 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 58 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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Ward ballot

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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Steve Tshwete, Mpumalanga

ANC retains its majority

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ANC above the majority

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Ward results

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