2021 · Tswaing council results

Kopela, North West

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

28 seats15 for a majority

ANC19 seats

DA4 seats

EFF4 seats

FF+1 seat

Tswaing · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19	67,8571
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	14,2857
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	14,2857
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	3,5714
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0

28 seats; 15 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

65.0%26 345 votes

13.3%5 410 votes

12.7%5 134 votes

Other9.1%3 671 votes

2.9%1 182 votes

2.7%1 082 votes

1.2%471 votes

1.1%437 votes

0.7%275 votes

0.6%224 votes

Tswaing · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	26 345	64,9532
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	5 410	13,3383
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	5 134	12,6578
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	1 182	2,9142
INDEPENDENTS	—	1 082	2,6677
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	—	471	1,1612
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	437	1,0774
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	275	0,678
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	—	224	0,5523

40560 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

4seats

ANC19

19 of 28 council seats

DA falls

−4.0pp

201616.7%

202112.7%

Closest covering ward

285votes apart

ANC42.3%

DA33.8%

Ward 14 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC21—

DA2—

UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1—

FF+1—

14 for a majority · 26 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC22

DA7

UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1

FF+0

16 for a majority · 30 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC20

DA5

EFF3—

UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0

FF+1

15 for a majority · 29 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC19

DA4

EFF4

UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0

FF+1

15 for a majority · 28 seats

NW382 - Tswaing · 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	21	26	14
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	26	14
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	26	14
2 006	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	26	14
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	26	14
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	26	14
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	22	30	16
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7	30	16
2 011	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	30	16
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	30	16
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	30	16
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	30	16
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	20	29	15
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	29	15
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	29	15
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	29	15
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	29	15
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	29	15
2 016	AGANG SOUTH AFRICA	0	29	15
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	29	15
2 016	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	29	15
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	29	15
2 016	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	29	15
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19	28	15
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	28	15
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	28	15
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	28	15
2 021	AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	0	28	15
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	28	15
2 021	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	28	15
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	28	15
2 021	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	28	15

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 %

ANC77.6%—

DA4.5%—

EFF0.0%—

UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY12.5%—

FF+0.0%—

Other5.4%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC76.8%

DA6.1%

EFF0.0%

UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY4.9%

FF+3.3%

ACDP2.5%

Other6.3%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC73.5%

DA21.8%

EFF0.0%

UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1.8%

FF+1.4%

Other1.5%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC68.2%

DA16.7%

EFF9.5%

UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1.1%

FF+1.6%

Other2.9%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC65.0%

DA12.7%

EFF13.3%

UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0.7%

FF+2.9%

Other5.5%

NW382 - Tswaing · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	30 643	77,5811	39 498	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 786	4,5217	39 498	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	39 498	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	4 918	12,4513	39 498	Reported
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	39 498	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	39 498	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NOORDWES FORUM	563	1,4254	39 498	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	470	1,1899	39 498	Reported
2 000	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	0	39 498	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	39 498	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	0	0	39 498	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	39 498	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AGANG SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	39 498	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	39 219	76,7931	51 071	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 132	6,1326	51 071	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	51 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	2 495	4,8854	51 071	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 710	3,3483	51 071	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 293	2,5318	51 071	Reported
2 006	NOORDWES FORUM	0	0	51 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	51 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	0	51 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	51 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	0	0	51 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	51 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AGANG SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	51 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	39 667	73,5105	53 961	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	11 738	21,7527	53 961	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	53 961	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	954	1,7679	53 961	Reported
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	781	1,4473	53 961	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	440	0,8154	53 961	Reported
2 011	NOORDWES FORUM	0	0	53 961	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	53 961	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	0	53 961	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	53 961	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	0	0	53 961	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	53 961	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AGANG SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	53 961	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	34 862	68,2084	51 111	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8 522	16,6735	51 111	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4 866	9,5205	51 111	Reported
2 016	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	545	1,0663	51 111	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	812	1,5887	51 111	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	140	0,2739	51 111	Reported
2 016	NOORDWES FORUM	0	0	51 111	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	51 111	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	352	0,6887	51 111	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	569	1,1133	51 111	Reported
2 016	AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	0	0	51 111	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	257	0,5028	51 111	Reported
2 016	AGANG SOUTH AFRICA	50	0,0978	51 111	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	26 345	64,9532	40 560	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 134	12,6578	40 560	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5 410	13,3383	40 560	Reported
2 021	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	275	0,678	40 560	Reported
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 182	2,9142	40 560	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	40 560	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	NOORDWES FORUM	0	0	40 560	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	40 560	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	471	1,1612	40 560	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	437	1,0774	40 560	Reported
2 021	AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	224	0,5523	40 560	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	40 560	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AGANG SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	40 560	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 Tswaing

14 wards

Ward 1

ANC82.8%Tshomarelo Piet Januarie

EFF11.3%

Lead: 1 729 votes Ward 2

ANC81.9%Motseothata Victor Mogodu

EFF8.9%

Lead: 1 673 votes Ward 3

ANC78.0%Matshidiso Margaret Moreo

EFF14.8%

Lead: 1 747 votes Ward 4

ANC70.4%Nozemanga Wilheminah Thwane

EFF19.7%

Lead: 1 491 votes Ward 5

ANC87.3%Ralebatla Levy Tlhagale

EFF8.0%

Lead: 2 028 votes Ward 6

ANC80.6%Tebogo Jan Sekgelo

DA11.5%

Lead: 2 047 votes Ward 7

ANC60.0%Nkagisang Patrick Moleboge

INDEPENDENTS16.5%

Lead: 1 521 votes Ward 8

ANC47.3%Gosiame David Gaedie

DA37.6%

Lead: 386 votes Ward 9

ANC56.5%Shuping Joel Kgatitswe

EFF17.7%

Lead: 1 136 votes Ward 10

ANC69.9%Jacob Papi Molatudi

EFF13.2%

Lead: 1 330 votes Ward 11

ANC69.2%Salamina Kedumetse Moleleki

EFF21.6%

Lead: 1 547 votes Ward 12

ANC60.2%Simane Michael Williams

EFF18.1%

Lead: 1 065 votes Ward 13

ANC42.0%Thomas Mpho Sehemo

DA25.1%

Lead: 459 votes Ward 14

ANC42.3%Puseletso Meriam Mokoto

DA33.8%

Lead: 285 votes

Wards in Tswaing ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 003	82,7686
Ward 1	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	274	11,3223
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 878	81,8657
Ward 2	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	205	8,9364
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 157	77,9826
Ward 3	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	410	14,8228
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 071	70,4422
Ward 4	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	580	19,7279
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 232	87,2898
Ward 5	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	204	7,9781
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 388	80,6484
Ward 6	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	341	11,5164
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 098	60,0114
Ward 7	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	577	16,5046
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 882	47,334
Ward 8	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 496	37,6258
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 655	56,5425
Ward 9	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	519	17,7315
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 641	69,8595
Ward 10	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	311	13,2397
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 249	69,2213
Ward 11	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	702	21,6066
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 523	60,1976
Ward 12	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	458	18,1028
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 143	41,9604
Ward 13	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	684	25,1101
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 425	42,2723
Ward 14	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 140	33,8179

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, 15:39 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 28 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

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The council results cover all of Tswaing. Ward results include areas outside Kopela.

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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Kopela, North West

ANC retains its majority

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Combined ballot votes

ANC above the majority

DA falls

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