2021 · Thaba Chweu council results

Bosoord, Mpumalanga

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

27 seats14 for a majority

ANC16 seats

DA6 seats

EFF3 seats

AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT1 seat

FF+1 seat

Thaba Chweu · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16	59,2593
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	22,2222
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	11,1111
AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT	1	3,7037
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	3,7037
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0
POWER OF AFRICANS UNITY	0	0

27 seats; 14 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

58.3%25 251 votes

21.9%9 474 votes

11.6%5 005 votes

3.6%1 566 votes

Other4.6%1 995 votes

1.3%582 votes

1.3%551 votes

0.7%305 votes

0.5%199 votes

0.4%190 votes

0.2%77 votes

0.1%48 votes

0.1%43 votes

Thaba Chweu · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	25 251	58,3285
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	9 474	21,8845
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	5 005	11,5613
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	1 566	3,6174
AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT	—	582	1,3444
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	551	1,2728
INDEPENDENTS	—	305	0,7045
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	199	0,4597
POWER OF AFRICANS UNITY	—	190	0,4389
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	77	0,1779
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	48	0,1109
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	—	43	0,0993

43291 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

2seats

ANC16

16 of 27 council seats

EFF gains

+4.2pp

20167.3%

202111.6%

Closest covering ward

549votes apart

ANC54.8%

EFF34.0%

Ward 4 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC18—

DA3—

EFF0—

FF+1—

PAC1—

12 for a majority · 23 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC20

DA6

FF+0

PAC1

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC17

DA7

EFF2—

FF+0

PAC0

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC16

DA6

EFF3

FF+1

PAC0

14 for a majority · 27 seats

MP321 - Thaba Chweu · 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	18	23	12
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3	23	12
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	23	12
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	23	12
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	23	12
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	20	27	14
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	27	14
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	27	14
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	27	14
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	27	14
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	17	27	14
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7	27	14
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	27	14
2 016	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	1	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	27	14
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	27	14
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	27	14
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16	27	14
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	27	14
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT	1	27	14
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 021	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	27	14
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	27	14
2 021	POWER OF AFRICANS UNITY	0	27	14

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 %

ANC79.0%—

DA17.5%—

EFF0.0%—

FF+0.0%—

PAC0.0%—

Other3.4%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC76.6%

DA15.0%

EFF0.0%

FF+3.8%

PAC3.5%

Other1.1%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC72.6%

DA20.0%

EFF0.0%

FF+1.6%

PAC1.7%

Other4.1%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC62.0%

DA24.2%

EFF7.3%

FF+1.7%

PAC0.4%

BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION2.2%

Other2.1%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC58.3%

DA21.9%

EFF11.6%

FF+3.6%

PAC0.2%

Other4.4%

MP321 - Thaba Chweu · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	27 088	79,0429	34 270	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6 006	17,5255	34 270	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 176	3,4316	34 270	Reported
2 000	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	POWER OF AFRICANS UNITY	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	34 270	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	27 624	76,5993	36 063	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 399	14,971	36 063	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 383	3,835	36 063	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 269	3,5188	36 063	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	388	1,0759	36 063	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	POWER OF AFRICANS UNITY	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	36 063	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	34 684	72,6047	47 771	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 547	19,9849	47 771	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	47 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	787	1,6474	47 771	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	806	1,6872	47 771	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	47 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	0	47 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	736	1,5407	47 771	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT	0	0	47 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	47 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	47 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	501	1,0488	47 771	Reported
2 011	POWER OF AFRICANS UNITY	0	0	47 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	47 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	33 722	62,0334	54 361	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	13 162	24,2122	54 361	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 979	7,3196	54 361	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	950	1,7476	54 361	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	200	0,3679	54 361	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	54 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	1 222	2,2479	54 361	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	171	0,3146	54 361	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT	0	0	54 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	165	0,3035	54 361	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	54 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	275	0,5059	54 361	Reported
2 016	POWER OF AFRICANS UNITY	0	0	54 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	54 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	25 251	58,3285	43 291	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 474	21,8845	43 291	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5 005	11,5613	43 291	Reported
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 566	3,6174	43 291	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	77	0,1779	43 291	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	43 291	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	43	0,0993	43 291	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	43 291	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT	582	1,3444	43 291	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	551	1,2728	43 291	Reported
2 021	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	43 291	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	199	0,4597	43 291	Reported
2 021	POWER OF AFRICANS UNITY	190	0,4389	43 291	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	48	0,1109	43 291	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 Thaba Chweu

14 wards

Ward 1

ANC69.0%Mamsey Dikeledi Sibanyoni

DA18.4%

Lead: 994 votes Ward 2

ANC79.5%George Mandla Sangxu

DA11.7%

Lead: 1 967 votes Ward 3

ANC68.3%Sam Tshepo Mokwena

DA18.6%

Lead: 1 443 votes Ward 4

ANC54.8%Petrus Tebogo Mkhondo

EFF34.0%

Lead: 549 votes Ward 5

ANC60.4%Annah Rankwe

EFF20.5%

Lead: 1 327 votes Ward 6

ANC78.2%Paul Bodutu Mokgosinyane

EFF17.2%

Lead: 1 853 votes Ward 7

ANC54.4%Herns Trower

DA26.1%

Lead: 1 082 votes Ward 8

ANC64.7%Cornelias Mphonyana Mohlala

EFF10.3%

Lead: 2 109 votes Ward 9

ANC75.1%Gregory Mahlogonolo Mashile

EFF13.6%

Lead: 2 674 votes Ward 10

ANC57.4%Quintan Paul Benjamin Lawrence

DA27.8%

Lead: 813 votes Ward 11

ANC65.1%Martha Nomasonto Masimola

DA16.4%

Lead: 662 votes Ward 12

DA71.3%Spiridon Couvaras

FF+14.8%

Lead: 2 304 votes Ward 13

ANC64.0%Deli Thimoty Maphanga

DA23.5%

Lead: 1 491 votes Ward 14

DA56.8%Marius Opperman

ANC25.4%

Lead: 816 votes

Wards in Thaba Chweu ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 356	68,9725
Ward 1	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	362	18,413
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 305	79,4554
Ward 2	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	338	11,6512
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 982	68,2977
Ward 3	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	539	18,5734
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 447	54,8314
Ward 4	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	898	34,028
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 009	60,4029
Ward 5	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	682	20,5051
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 375	78,1764
Ward 6	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	522	17,1824
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 083	54,3722
Ward 7	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 001	26,1289
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 508	64,6892
Ward 8	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	399	10,2915
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 267	75,0862
Ward 9	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	593	13,6291
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 574	57,4034
Ward 10	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	761	27,7535
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	886	65,0514
Ward 11	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	224	16,4464
Ward 12	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 905	71,3233
Ward 12	2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	601	14,7557
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 357	63,962
Ward 13	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	866	23,5007
Ward 14	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 475	56,7744
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	659	25,3657

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 27 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 Thaba Chweu. Ward results include areas outside Bosoord.

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 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.

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