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2021 · Phokwane council results

Banksdrif, Northern Cape

Ward results
Parts of Banksdrif fall in other municipalities

ANC retains its majority

2021

Council seats

ANC10 seats
EFF4 seats
DA2 seats
F4SD1 seat
PSDF1 seat
FF+1 seat
Phokwane · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1052,6316
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS421,0526
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE210,5263
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY15,2632
PHOKWANE SERVICE DELIVERY FORUM15,2632
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS15,2632
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST00
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00
INDEPENDENTS00
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00
PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA00
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00

19 seats; 10 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
47.2%14 995 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
23.4%7 425 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
11.6%3 691 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
5.8%1 832 votes
PHOKWANE SERVICE DELIVERY FORUM
3.4%1 069 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties8.7%2 775 votes
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY
2.3%742 votes
PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA
2.2%702 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
1.2%383 votes
INDEPENDENTS
1.2%372 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.9%292 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST
0.3%111 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.3%104 votes
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.2%69 votes
Phokwane · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—14 99547,1734
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—7 42523,3586
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—3 69111,6117
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—1 8325,7634
PHOKWANE SERVICE DELIVERY FORUM—1 0693,363
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY—7422,3343
PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA—7022,2084
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE—3831,2049
INDEPENDENTS—3721,1703
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION—2920,9186
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST—1110,3492
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—1040,3272
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—690,2171

31787 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

0seats
ANC10

10 of 19 council seats

ANC falls

−13.2pp
201660.4%
202147.2%

Closest covering ward

138votes apart
ANC32.3%
DA27.7%

Ward 6 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC13—
DA2—

10 for a majority · 18 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC13
DA3
COPE1—
FF+0—

10 for a majority · 18 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
ANC12
EFF3—
DA3
COPE0
FF+0

10 for a majority · 19 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
ANC10
EFF4
DA2
FF+1

10 for a majority · 19 seats

NC094 - Phokwane · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS131810
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE21810
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION11810
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS11810
2 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY11810
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY01810
2 006INDEPENDENTS01810
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS131810
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE31810
2 011AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION11810
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE11810
2 011INDEPENDENTS01810
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS01810
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS121910
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE31910
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS31910
2 016AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS11910
2 016AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION01910
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE01910
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS01910
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS101910
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS41910
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE21910
2 021FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY11910
2 021PHOKWANE SERVICE DELIVERY FORUM11910
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS11910
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY01910
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST01910
2 021AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION01910
2 021INDEPENDENTS01910
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE01910
2 021PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA01910
2 021UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY01910

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %
ANC74.5%—
EFF0.0%—
DA18.7%—
COPE0.0%—
FF+0.0%—
Other6.8%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC71.4%
EFF0.0%
DA11.4%
COPE0.0%
FF+0.0%
ID4.1%
AZAPO5.3%
Other7.7%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC69.7%
EFF0.0%
DA16.4%
COPE6.6%
FF+1.8%
Other5.6%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC60.4%
EFF13.1%
DA17.5%
COPE1.5%
FF+1.9%
AIC3.6%
Other2.0%
2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC47.2%
EFF23.4%
DA11.6%
COPE0.0%
FF+5.8%
PSDF3.4%
F4SD2.3%
PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA2.2%
Other4.2%
NC094 - Phokwane · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS21 22174,49128 488Reported
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 33418,723728 488Reported
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION6632,327328 488Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 0293,61228 488Reported
2 000AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PHOKWANE SERVICE DELIVERY FORUM0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22 42071,426331 389Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0031 389No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 57911,402131 389Reported
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0031 389No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0031 389No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1 6785,345831 389Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 2914,112931 389Reported
2 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY9923,160331 389Reported
2 006AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS0031 389No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PHOKWANE SERVICE DELIVERY FORUM0031 389No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY0031 389No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA0031 389No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY5351,704431 389Reported
2 006PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0031 389No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST0031 389No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS24 23069,660534 783Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 68916,355734 783Reported
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE2 2986,606734 783Reported
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS6291,808434 783Reported
2 011AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1 7515,034134 783Reported
2 011INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PHOKWANE SERVICE DELIVERY FORUM0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS21 94560,401336 332Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4 76713,120736 332Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 36217,510736 332Reported
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE5591,538636 332Reported
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS6831,879936 332Reported
2 016AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION7171,973536 332Reported
2 016INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0036 332No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0036 332No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1 2993,575436 332Reported
2 016PHOKWANE SERVICE DELIVERY FORUM0036 332No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY0036 332No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA0036 332No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0036 332No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0036 332No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST0036 332No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14 99547,173431 787Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS7 42523,358631 787Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 69111,611731 787Reported
2 021CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0031 787No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 8325,763431 787Reported
2 021AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION2920,918631 787Reported
2 021INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0031 787No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY690,217131 787Reported
2 021AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS0031 787No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021PHOKWANE SERVICE DELIVERY FORUM1 0693,36331 787Reported
2 021FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY7422,334331 787Reported
2 021PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA7022,208431 787Reported
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1040,327231 787Reported
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE3831,204931 787Reported
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST1110,349231 787Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

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.
IEC 2000 IEC 2006 IEC 2011 IEC 2016 IEC 2021
All parties & exact values

Council government

Who governed after 2021

ANC01 Oct 2023
ANC + EFFFeb 2026
Administrations & sources

MISTRA records the administrations that governed after the 2021 election, through 28 February 2026. The latest recorded administration is shown below, followed by its predecessors. Party roles and officeholders are recorded at formation; later changes may appear in the notes.

ANCEFF

Members at formation · majority coalition · Around 01 Oct 2023 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: T. B. Afrika (ANC)

Source notes: Mayor T. B. Afrika was replaced by W. Harmse, also of the ANC. Neither the exact date on which this occurred nor the reason why it happened could be established.

  • Release note: conflicting start dates.
2 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026
  1. ANC + EFF

    Around 01 Oct 2023 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: T. B. Afrika.

    Mayor T. B. Afrika was replaced by W. Harmse, also of the ANC. Neither the exact date on which this occurred nor the reason why it happened could be established.

    Release note: conflicting start dates.

  2. ANC

    20 Apr 2022 → 01 Oct 2023 · Recomposition

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: T. B. Afrika.

MISTRA, 2026 edition v1.0

Original coalition coding: CC BY 4.0. IEC seat figures and municipal identifiers retain their original terms. Dates and party labels have been normalised. Counted clarifications are labelled and sourced; original wording and source issues are retained in the data.

Ward results

Browse wards

Wards in Phokwane

10 wards

Ward 1
ANC54.9%Leading candidate: Nikelwa Pieters
EFF33.1%
Lead: 749 votesWard 2
ANC57.8%Leading candidate: Sibongile Mittah Khosa
EFF29.6%
Lead: 831 votesWard 3
ANC48.0%Leading candidate: Olebogeng Samuel Tumodi
EFF34.9%
Lead: 306 votesWard 4
ANC38.9%Leading candidate: Tebogo Bernard Afrika
EFF21.7%
Lead: 466 votesWard 5
ANC51.3%Leading candidate: Willem Harmse
DA25.8%
Lead: 1 016 votesWard 6
ANC32.3%Leading candidate: Tsholofelo Gladys Diloke
DA27.7%
Lead: 138 votesWard 7
ANC52.4%Leading candidate: Remaketse Portia Selogilwe
EFF22.8%
Lead: 830 votesWard 8
ANC63.7%Leading candidate: Ernest Meyer
EFF23.4%
Lead: 1 133 votesWard 9
ANC38.8%Leading candidate: Motlagosebatho Portia Mohale
EFF33.5%
Lead: 179 votesWard 10
ANC37.6%Leading candidate: Samson Maruping Mokgobo
DA22.0%
Lead: 675 votes
Wards in Phokwane ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 88254,9008
Ward 12 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1 13333,0513
Ward 22 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 70557,777
Ward 22 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS87429,6171
Ward 32 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 12047,9863
Ward 32 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS81434,8757
Ward 42 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 05238,9053
Ward 42 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS58621,6716
Ward 52 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 04751,3161
Ward 52 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 03125,8461
Ward 62 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS97232,3353
Ward 62 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE83427,7445
Ward 72 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 47152,386
Ward 72 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS64122,8276
Ward 82 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 79263,7269
Ward 82 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS65923,4353
Ward 92 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 32438,7588
Ward 92 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1 14533,5187
Ward 102 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 63037,5663
Ward 102 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE95522,0097

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 15 Jan 2022, 17:50 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:38 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 19 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: 15 Jan 2022, 17:50 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 Phokwane. Ward results include areas outside Banksdrif.

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 2021.

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.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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