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Meyerton, Gauteng

Ward results

DA retains its majority

2021

Council seats

DA19 seats
ANC6 seats
EFF2 seats
FF+2 seats
TRANSFORMATIVE YES MOVEMENT1 seat
Midvaal · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1963,3333
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS620
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS26,6667
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS26,6667
TRANSFORMATIVE YES MOVEMENT13,3333
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00
COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION00
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00
INDEPENDENTS00
OTHER00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00

30 seats; 16 needed for a majority.

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Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
62.7%38 855 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
21.2%13 128 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
6.2%3 872 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
5.0%3 118 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties4.8%3 005 votes
TRANSFORMATIVE YES MOVEMENT
1.8%1 126 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.8%481 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.6%380 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.3%195 votes
OTHER
0.3%170 votes
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
0.2%153 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.2%149 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.2%146 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.2%105 votes
COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION
0.2%100 votes
Midvaal · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—38 85562,6916
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—13 12821,1817
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—3 8726,2474
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—3 1185,0308
TRANSFORMATIVE YES MOVEMENT—1 1261,8168
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—4810,7761
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE—3800,6131
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—1950,3146
OTHER—1700,2743
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT—1530,2469
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE—1490,2404
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—1460,2356
INDEPENDENTS—1050,1694
COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION—1000,1613

61978 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

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How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
DA11—
ANC8—
FF+0—

10 for a majority · 19 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
DA15
ANC11
FF+1

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
DA17
ANC9
FF+1
ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENTS MIDVAAL0—
EFF2—

15 for a majority · 29 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
DA19
ANC6
FF+2
EFF2

16 for a majority · 30 seats

GT422 - Midvaal · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE111910
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS81910
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS01910
2 006INDEPENDENTS01910
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY01910
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA01910
2 006PEOPLE'S FORUM01910
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS01910
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE152714
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS112714
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS12714
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE02714
2 011INDEPENDENTS02714
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY02714
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY02714
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA02714
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE172915
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS92915
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS22915
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS12915
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE02915
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE193016
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS63016
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS23016
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS23016
2 021TRANSFORMATIVE YES MOVEMENT13016
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY03016
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT03016
2 021COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION03016
2 021CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE03016
2 021INDEPENDENTS03016
2 021OTHER03016
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA03016
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE03016
2 021UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT03016

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 %
DA53.8%—
ANC33.4%—
FF+2.3%—
ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENTS MIDVAAL5.2%—
EFF0.0%—
Other5.4%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
DA55.7%
ANC38.5%
FF+1.3%
ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENTS MIDVAAL0.0%
EFF0.0%
Other4.5%
2011Vote %vs 2006
DA56.4%
ANC41.4%
FF+0.9%
ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENTS MIDVAAL0.0%
EFF0.0%
Other1.3%
2016Vote %vs 2011
DA59.7%
ANC32.1%
FF+3.0%
ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENTS MIDVAAL0.0%
EFF4.8%
Other0.4%
2021Vote %vs 2016
DA62.7%
ANC21.2%
FF+6.2%
EFF5.0%
Other4.8%
GT422 - Midvaal · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE15 92853,750929 633Reported
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 88633,361529 633Reported
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS6732,271129 633Reported
2 000ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENTS MIDVAAL1 5385,190229 633Reported
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0029 633No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000TRANSFORMATIVE YES MOVEMENT0029 633No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PEOPLE'S FORUM0029 633No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3721,255429 633Reported
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3271,103529 633Reported
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2320,782929 633Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0029 633No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0029 633No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0029 633No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT0029 633No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0029 633No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION0029 633No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0029 633No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE23 80055,699942 729Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS16 45438,507842 729Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS5661,324642 729Reported
2 006ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENTS MIDVAAL0042 729No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0042 729No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006TRANSFORMATIVE YES MOVEMENT0042 729No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PEOPLE'S FORUM5861,371442 729Reported
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2810,657642 729Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3350,78442 729Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0042 729No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS2860,669342 729Reported
2 006PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0042 729No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0042 729No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT0042 729No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0042 729No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION0042 729No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0042 729No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE36 45756,387864 654Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS26 78141,42264 654Reported
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS5700,881664 654Reported
2 011ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENTS MIDVAAL0064 654No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0064 654No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011TRANSFORMATIVE YES MOVEMENT0064 654No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PEOPLE'S FORUM0064 654No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY870,134664 654Reported
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3430,530564 654Reported
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0064 654No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0064 654No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0064 654No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE2510,388264 654Reported
2 011UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT0064 654No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0064 654No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION0064 654No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY1000,154764 654Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE42 77259,701671 643Reported
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22 98432,081371 643Reported
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2 1412,988471 643Reported
2 016ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENTS MIDVAAL0071 643No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3 4374,797471 643Reported
2 016TRANSFORMATIVE YES MOVEMENT0071 643No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PEOPLE'S FORUM0071 643No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY0071 643No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0071 643No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0071 643No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0071 643No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0071 643No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE3090,431371 643Reported
2 016UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT0071 643No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0071 643No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION0071 643No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0071 643No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE38 85562,691661 978Reported
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS13 12821,181761 978Reported
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS3 8726,247461 978Reported
2 021ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENTS MIDVAALUnavailableUnavailable61 978Not separately listed in this source.
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3 1185,030861 978Reported
2 021TRANSFORMATIVE YES MOVEMENT1 1261,816861 978Reported
2 021PEOPLE'S FORUMUnavailableUnavailable61 978Not separately listed in this source.
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYUnavailableUnavailable61 978Not separately listed in this source.
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1950,314661 978Reported
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY4810,776161 978Reported
2 021INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATSUnavailableUnavailable61 978Not separately listed in this source.
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE3800,613161 978Reported
2 021CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1490,240461 978Reported
2 021UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT1530,246961 978Reported
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1460,235661 978Reported
2 021COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION1000,161361 978Reported
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTYUnavailableUnavailable61 978Not separately listed in this source.

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 Midvaal

15 wards

Wards in Midvaal ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 18055,0644
Ward 12 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 12028,29
Ward 22 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 10789,4382
Ward 22 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS3597,8179
Ward 32 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 31786,3055
Ward 32 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS4749,4762
Ward 42 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 65760,1267
Ward 42 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 03823,4895
Ward 52 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 01670,2539
Ward 52 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS63514,7915
Ward 62 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 05254,7346
Ward 62 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 09429,1811
Ward 72 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 26070,5322
Ward 72 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS51511,1424
Ward 82 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 85352,0359
Ward 82 021TRANSFORMATIVE YES MOVEMENT92626,0039
Ward 92 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 01569,0305
Ward 92 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS46315,8616
Ward 102 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 08258,9301
Ward 102 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE87824,8514
Ward 112 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 87843,2918
Ward 112 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 83142,2084
Ward 122 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 72456,3399
Ward 122 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS77125,1961
Ward 132 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 06769,3578
Ward 132 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS94521,3704
Ward 142 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 02789,0365
Ward 142 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS4828,537
Ward 152 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 14381,3616
Ward 152 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3118,0507

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 30 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 Midvaal. Ward results include areas outside Meyerton.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 12 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. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

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