2021 · Dihlabeng council results

Paul Roux, Free State

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

40 seats21 for a majority

ANC23 seats

DA7 seats

EFF4 seats

AULA2 seats

FF+2 seats

Other2 seats

F4SD1 seat

INDEPENDENTS1 seat

Dihlabeng · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	23	57,5
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7	17,5
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	10
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE	2	5
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2	5
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	1	2,5
INDEPENDENTS	1	2,5
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	0	0
OTHER	0	0
PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA	0	0

40 seats; 21 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

55.7%39 015 votes

16.3%11 412 votes

10.2%7 158 votes

4.7%3 261 votes

4.1%2 861 votes

Other9.1%6 350 votes

3.8%2 648 votes

2.4%1 694 votes

0.8%566 votes

0.5%381 votes

0.5%368 votes

0.3%239 votes

0.3%205 votes

0.2%149 votes

0.1%100 votes

Dihlabeng · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	39 015	55,6904
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	11 412	16,2896
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	7 158	10,2174
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE	—	3 261	4,6548
INDEPENDENTS	—	2 861	4,0838
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	2 648	3,7798
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	—	1 694	2,418
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	566	0,8079
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	381	0,5438
LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	—	368	0,5253
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	239	0,3412
PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA	—	205	0,2926
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	149	0,2127
OTHER	—	100	0,1427

70057 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

2seats

ANC23

23 of 40 council seats

ANC falls

−7.2pp

201662.9%

202155.7%

Closest covering ward

40votes apart

ANC42.2%

EFF41.2%

Ward 17 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC29—

DA5—

PAC1—

EFF0—

AULA0—

19 for a majority · 37 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC30

DA8

PAC0

21 for a majority · 40 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC25

DA8

EFF3—

20 for a majority · 39 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC23

DA7

EFF4

AULA2—

21 for a majority · 40 seats

FS192 - Dihlabeng · 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	29	37	19
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	37	19
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2	37	19
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	37	19
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	37	19
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	37	19
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	30	40	21
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8	40	21
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	40	21
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	40	21
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	40	21
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	40	21
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	40	21
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	25	39	20
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8	39	20
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	39	20
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	2	39	20
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	39	20
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	39	20
2 016	LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	0	39	20
2 016	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	23	40	21
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7	40	21
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	40	21
2 021	ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE	2	40	21
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2	40	21
2 021	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	1	40	21
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1	40	21
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	40	21
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	40	21
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	40	21
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	40	21
2 021	LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	0	40	21
2 021	OTHER	0	40	21
2 021	PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA	0	40	21

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 %

ANC62.0%—

DA17.4%—

PAC12.9%—

EFF0.0%—

AULA0.0%—

Other7.8%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC77.3%

DA12.5%

PAC4.0%

EFF0.0%

AULA0.0%

FF+4.4%

Other1.8%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC73.9%

DA20.1%

PAC0.5%

EFF0.0%

AULA0.0%

COPE2.1%

Other3.4%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC62.9%

DA20.9%

PAC0.0%

EFF6.8%

AULA0.0%

Other9.4%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC55.7%

DA16.3%

EFF10.2%

AULA4.7%

F4SD2.4%

FF+3.8%

Other7.0%

FS192 - Dihlabeng · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	33 826	61,966	54 588	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 479	17,3646	54 588	Reported
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	7 032	12,882	54 588	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BOHLOKONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	1 994	3,6528	54 588	Reported
2 000	ALLIANCE 2000+	1 826	3,3451	54 588	Reported
2 000	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	54 588	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	44 872	77,2683	58 073	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 283	12,5411	58 073	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	2 309	3,976	58 073	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2 576	4,4358	58 073	Reported
2 006	BOHLOKONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	881	1,5171	58 073	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	152	0,2617	58 073	Reported
2 006	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	58 073	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	57 397	73,9033	77 665	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	15 648	20,1481	77 665	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	363	0,4674	77 665	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 758	2,2636	77 665	Reported
2 011	BOHLOKONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1 630	2,0988	77 665	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	795	1,0236	77 665	Reported
2 011	LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	77 665	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	52 864	62,9206	84 017	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17 552	20,891	84 017	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	84 017	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5 704	6,7891	84 017	Reported
2 016	ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE	0	0	84 017	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 263	1,5033	84 017	Reported
2 016	BOHLOKONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	84 017	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	84 017	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	0	84 017	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	450	0,5356	84 017	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	480	0,5713	84 017	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	337	0,4011	84 017	Reported
2 016	LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	520	0,6189	84 017	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	84 017	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	84 017	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA	0	0	84 017	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	84 017	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	150	0,1785	84 017	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	39 015	55,6904	70 057	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	11 412	16,2896	70 057	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	Unavailable	Unavailable	70 057	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	7 158	10,2174	70 057	Reported
2 021	ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE	3 261	4,6548	70 057	Reported
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2 648	3,7798	70 057	Reported
2 021	BOHLOKONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	70 057	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ALLIANCE 2000+	Unavailable	Unavailable	70 057	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	1 694	2,418	70 057	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	149	0,2127	70 057	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	566	0,8079	70 057	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	Unavailable	Unavailable	70 057	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	368	0,5253	70 057	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	381	0,5438	70 057	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	239	0,3412	70 057	Reported
2 021	PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA	205	0,2926	70 057	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	Unavailable	Unavailable	70 057	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	Unavailable	Unavailable	70 057	Not 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 Dihlabeng

20 wards

Ward 1

ANC72.6%Jabulani Titus Sibisi

EFF11.3%

Lead: 1 535 votes Ward 2

ANC64.3%Moranye Moses Twala

EFF19.1%

Lead: 1 063 votes Ward 3

ANC49.2%Petro Romeo Van Wyk

DA22.2%

Lead: 1 285 votes Ward 4

ANC73.3%Lebohang Lawrence Radebe

EFF12.2%

Lead: 1 820 votes Ward 5

ANC58.2%Mmadineo Miya

EFF11.2%

Lead: 1 047 votes Ward 6

ANC75.4%Jane Twala

EFF13.4%

Lead: 2 170 votes Ward 7

ANC70.4%Mokete David Makhathini

EFF15.8%

Lead: 1 762 votes Ward 8

ANC66.5%Vusumuzi Joshua Hadebe

EFF12.3%

Lead: 1 736 votes Ward 9

DA41.3%Phillip Arthur Maasdorp

ANC38.3%

Lead: 94 votes Ward 10

DA47.6%

INDEPENDENTS22.6%

Lead: 1 177 votes Ward 11

ANC48.1%Melela Gloria Masangane

ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE28.0%

Lead: 704 votes Ward 12

ANC61.7%Motshedise Aletta Mokwena

ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE16.8%

Lead: 1 496 votes Ward 13

ANC70.3%Mokuwane Shadrack Mosia

ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE15.6%

Lead: 1 369 votes Ward 14

ANC62.3%Tseki James Tseki

DA17.7%

Lead: 1 476 votes Ward 15

ANC49.8%Moliehi Evelina Sempe

FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY32.3%

Lead: 844 votes Ward 16

ANC45.7%Duduzile Lydia Sibisi

DA29.5%

Lead: 584 votes Ward 17

ANC42.2%Lefu Setimela Moloi

EFF41.2%

Lead: 40 votes Ward 18

DA34.9%

ANC33.6%

Lead: 49 votes Ward 19

ANC74.4%Tsekiso Victor Tsibela

EFF13.5%

Lead: 2 484 votes Ward 20

ANC74.0%Johan Johannes Nhlapo

DA16.0%

Lead: 2 729 votes

Wards in Dihlabeng ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 819	72,6148
Ward 1	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	284	11,3373
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 513	64,2736
Ward 2	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	450	19,1164
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 339	49,2317
Ward 3	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 054	22,1848
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 184	73,3378
Ward 4	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	364	12,223
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 297	58,2398
Ward 5	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	250	11,2259
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 640	75,4286
Ward 6	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	470	13,4286
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 270	70,4313
Ward 7	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	508	15,7617
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 132	66,4589
Ward 8	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	396	12,3441
Ward 9	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 300	41,3223
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 206	38,3344
Ward 10	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 238	47,5866
Ward 10	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1 061	22,5601
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 684	48,128
Ward 11	2 021	ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE	980	28,008
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 054	61,6817
Ward 12	2 021	ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE	558	16,7568
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 759	70,3319
Ward 13	2 021	ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE	390	15,5938
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 060	62,3487
Ward 14	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	584	17,6755
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 395	49,8335
Ward 15	2 021	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	1 551	32,2722
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 644	45,7302
Ward 16	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 060	29,4854
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 650	42,2103
Ward 17	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 610	41,187
Ward 18	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 304	34,913
Ward 18	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 255	33,6011
Ward 19	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 036	74,43
Ward 19	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	552	13,5327
Ward 20	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 482	74,0221
Ward 20	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	753	16,0077

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 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.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats

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

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.

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Paul Roux, Free State

ANC retains its majority

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Combined ballot votes

ANC above the majority

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