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2021 · Letsemeng council results

Petrusburg, Free State

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

2021

Council seats

ANC9 seats
DA2 seats
EFF1 seat
FF+1 seat
Letsemeng · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS969,2308
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE215,3846
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS17,6923
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS17,6923
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00
INDEPENDENTS00

13 seats; 7 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
64.5%12 408 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
16.1%3 093 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
10.8%2 073 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties8.6%1 654 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
5.1%978 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.7%327 votes
INDEPENDENTS
1.5%286 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.3%63 votes
Letsemeng · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—12 40864,5309
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—3 09316,0859
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—2 07310,7812
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—9785,0863
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—3271,7006
INDEPENDENTS—2861,4874
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—630,3276

19228 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

2seats
ANC9

9 of 13 council seats

ANC falls

−4.0pp
201668.5%
202164.5%

Closest covering ward

998votes apart
ANC58.3%
DA16.5%

Ward 6 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC8—
DA1—
FF+0—

6 for a majority · 10 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC8
DA2
COPE1—
FF+0

6 for a majority · 11 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
ANC8
DA2
EFF1—
COPE0
FF+0

6 for a majority · 11 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
ANC9
DA2
EFF1
FF+1

7 for a majority · 13 seats

FS161 - Letsemeng · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8106
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1106
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1106
2 006INDEPENDENTS0106
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0106
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0106
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8116
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2116
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1116
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0116
2 011INDEPENDENTS0116
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0116
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8116
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2116
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1116
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0116
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0116
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0116
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9137
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2137
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1137
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1137
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0137
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0137
2 021INDEPENDENTS0137

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 %
ANC76.3%—
DA18.8%—
EFF0.0%—
COPE0.0%—
FF+0.0%—
Other4.9%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC74.2%
DA12.4%
EFF0.0%
COPE0.0%
FF+2.9%
ACDP3.5%
PAC2.2%
Other4.8%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC76.4%
DA14.3%
EFF0.0%
COPE5.6%
FF+2.3%
Other1.3%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC68.5%
DA13.1%
EFF11.2%
COPE3.4%
FF+3.3%
Other0.5%
2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC64.5%
DA16.1%
EFF10.8%
COPE0.0%
FF+5.1%
Other3.5%
FS161 - Letsemeng · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12 54376,314216 436Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 08218,751516 436Reported
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0016 436No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0016 436No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0016 436No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ALLIANCE 2000+8114,934316 436Reported
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0016 436No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0016 436No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0016 436No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11 40074,189815 366Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 90612,40415 366Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0015 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0015 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS4512,935115 366Reported
2 006ALLIANCE 2000+0015 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY5383,501215 366Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3362,186615 366Reported
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0015 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS16 75576,433621 921Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 13914,319621 921Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0021 921No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1 2325,620221 921Reported
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS5082,317421 921Reported
2 011ALLIANCE 2000+0021 921No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2521,149621 921Reported
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0021 921No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0021 921No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS15 57468,511322 732Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 97213,074122 732Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 54011,173722 732Reported
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE7813,435722 732Reported
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS7513,303722 732Reported
2 016ALLIANCE 2000+0022 732No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1140,501522 732Reported
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0022 732No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0022 732No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12 40864,530919 228Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 09316,085919 228Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 07310,781219 228Reported
2 021CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0019 228No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS9785,086319 228Reported
2 021ALLIANCE 2000+0019 228No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3271,700619 228Reported
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0019 228No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT630,327619 228Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

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.
IEC 2000 IEC 2006 IEC 2011 IEC 2016 IEC 2021
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Ward results

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Wards in Letsemeng

7 wards

Ward 1
ANC72.1%Leading candidate: Itumeleng Immanuel Ramohlabi
DA12.6%
Lead: 1 251 votesWard 2
ANC58.2%Leading candidate: Vuyani Klaas Stuurman
DA18.8%
Lead: 1 177 votesWard 3
ANC68.4%Leading candidate: Molahlehi Abram Lebaka
EFF15.8%
Lead: 1 498 votesWard 4
ANC78.5%Leading candidate: Hani Xolani Mthukwane
DA8.7%
Lead: 2 171 votesWard 5
ANC61.0%Leading candidate: Nesthor Jessy Thato Kumalo
DA23.9%
Lead: 1 059 votesWard 6
ANC58.3%Leading candidate: Kgomotso David Molusi
DA16.5%
Lead: 998 votesWard 7
ANC55.5%Leading candidate: Semakaleng Desiree Lichaba
DA20.8%
Lead: 1 018 votes
Wards in Letsemeng ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 51672,0532
Ward 12 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE26512,5951
Ward 22 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 73758,191
Ward 22 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE56018,7605
Ward 32 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 94668,4248
Ward 32 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS44815,7525
Ward 42 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 44378,5278
Ward 42 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2728,7432
Ward 52 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 74361,0294
Ward 52 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE68423,9496
Ward 62 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 39358,2845
Ward 62 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE39516,5272
Ward 72 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 63055,4799
Ward 72 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE61220,8305

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 13 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 Letsemeng. Ward results include areas outside Petrusburg.

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.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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