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Bohlokong

ANC retains its majority

23of 40 seats

2021 results

2021

Council seats

ANC23 seats55.7% of votes
DA7 seats16.3% of votes
EFF4 seats10.2% of votes
Other6 seats14.9% of votes
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE2 seats4.7% of votes
FF+2 seats3.8% of votes
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY1 seat2.4% of votes
INDEPENDENTS1 seat4.1% of votes
Vote breakdown

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
55.7%39 015 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
16.3%11 412 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
10.2%7 158 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties17.8%12 472 votes
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE
4.7%3 261 votes
INDEPENDENTS
4.1%2 861 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
3.8%2 648 votes
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY
2.4%1 694 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.8%566 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.5%381 votes
LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW
0.5%368 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.3%239 votes
PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA
0.3%205 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.2%149 votes
OTHER
0.1%100 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC55.7%
DA16.3%
EFF10.2%
AULA4.7%
F4SD2.4%
FF+3.8%
Other7.0%
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 year selector in the results section to explore its 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

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Wards in Dihlabeng

20 wards

What is a ward?

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats
Ward 1
ANC72.6%Leading candidate: JABULANI TITUS SIBISI
EFF11.3%
Lead: 1 535 votes
Ward 2
ANC64.3%Leading candidate: MORANYE MOSES TWALA
EFF19.1%
Lead: 1 063 votes
Ward 3
ANC49.2%Leading candidate: PETRO ROMEO VAN WYK
DA22.2%
Lead: 1 285 votes
Ward 4
ANC73.3%Leading candidate: LEBOHANG LAWRENCE RADEBE
EFF12.2%
Lead: 1 820 votes
Ward 5
ANC58.2%Leading candidate: MMADINEO MIYA
EFF11.2%
Lead: 1 047 votes
Ward 6
ANC75.4%Leading candidate: JANE TWALA
EFF13.4%
Lead: 2 170 votes
Ward 7
ANC70.4%Leading candidate: MOKETE DAVID MAKHATHINI
EFF15.8%
Lead: 1 762 votes
Ward 8
ANC66.5%Leading candidate: VUSUMUZI JOSHUA HADEBE
EFF12.3%
Lead: 1 736 votes
Ward 9
DA41.3%Leading candidate: PHILLIP ARTHUR MAASDORP
ANC38.3%
Lead: 94 votes
Ward 10
DA47.6%
INDEPENDENTS22.6%
Lead: 1 177 votes
Ward 11
ANC48.1%Leading candidate: MELELA GLORIA MASANGANE
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE28.0%
Lead: 704 votes
Ward 12
ANC61.7%Leading candidate: MOTSHEDISE ALETTA MOKWENA
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE16.8%
Lead: 1 496 votes
Ward 13
ANC70.3%Leading candidate: MOKUWANE SHADRACK MOSIA
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE15.6%
Lead: 1 369 votes
Ward 14
ANC62.3%Leading candidate: TSEKI JAMES TSEKI
DA17.7%
Lead: 1 476 votes
Ward 15
ANC49.8%Leading candidate: MOLIEHI EVELINA SEMPE
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY32.3%
Lead: 844 votes
Ward 16
ANC45.7%Leading candidate: DUDUZILE LYDIA SIBISI
DA29.5%
Lead: 584 votes
Ward 17
ANC42.2%Leading candidate: LEFU SETIMELA MOLOI
EFF41.2%
Lead: 40 votes
Ward 18
DA34.9%
ANC33.6%
Lead: 49 votes
Ward 19
ANC74.4%Leading candidate: TSEKISO VICTOR TSIBELA
EFF13.5%
Lead: 2 484 votes
Ward 20
ANC74.0%Leading candidate: JOHAN JOHANNES NHLAPO
DA16.0%
Lead: 2 729 votes
Local, district or metro?

Local councils and district councils share responsibilities. Metros combine both.

Your town and nearby areas

Handles local services such as refuse collection and local roads, with responsibilities shared with the district.

Several local municipalities

Coordinates planning and shared services across its area, such as bulk water infrastructure. Functions vary by area.

One council for a large city

Combines local and district responsibilities. There is no separate district council above it.

A district municipality is a level of local government. A voting district is a small voting area; it has no council of its own.

CoGTA guide to local government
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 40 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.

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Dihlabeng. Ward results include areas outside Bohlokong.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 9 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 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area.

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