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Ward results

ANC loses its majority

2021

Council seats

ANC13 seats
LCF6 seats
DA4 seats
EFF3 seats
FF+3 seats
ATM1 seat
Lekwa · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1343,3333
LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM620
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE413,3333
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS310
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS310
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT13,3333
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
DISABILITY AND OLDER PERSON POLITICAL PARTY00
INDEPENDENTS00
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00
MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00

30 seats; 16 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
42.0%19 307 votes
LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM
19.4%8 925 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
13.4%6 137 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
9.2%4 217 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
9.0%4 157 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties7.0%3 193 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
1.9%862 votes
MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST
1.4%641 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.9%436 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.8%374 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.7%339 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.6%296 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.4%161 votes
DISABILITY AND OLDER PERSON POLITICAL PARTY
0.2%84 votes
Lekwa · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—19 30742,0302
LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM—8 92519,4292
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—6 13713,3599
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—4 2179,1802
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—4 1579,0495
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—8621,8765
MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST—6411,3954
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—4360,9491
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—3740,8142
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE—3390,738
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—2960,6444
INDEPENDENTS—1610,3505
DISABILITY AND OLDER PERSON POLITICAL PARTY—840,1829

45936 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC21—
DA4—

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC23
LCF0—
DA6
MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST0—
EFF0—

16 for a majority · 30 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
ANC20
LCF0
DA5
MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST3
EFF2

16 for a majority · 30 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
ANC13
LCF6
DA4
MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST0
EFF3

16 for a majority · 30 seats

MP305 - Lekwa · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS212714
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE42714
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT12714
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS12714
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY02714
2 006INDEPENDENTS02714
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY02714
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA02714
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS233016
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE63016
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA13016
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY03016
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT03016
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS03016
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS203016
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE53016
2 016MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST33016
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS23016
2 016AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION03016
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA03016
2 016SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY03016
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS03016
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS133016
2 021LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM63016
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE43016
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS33016
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS33016
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT13016
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY03016
2 021DISABILITY AND OLDER PERSON POLITICAL PARTY03016
2 021INDEPENDENTS03016
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY03016
2 021MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST03016
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA03016
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE03016

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 %
ANC73.9%—
LCF0.0%—
DA14.9%—
MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST0.0%—
EFF0.0%—
Other11.2%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC77.0%
LCF0.0%
DA13.5%
MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST0.0%
EFF0.0%
UDM2.9%
Other6.6%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC77.3%
LCF0.0%
DA18.3%
MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST0.0%
EFF0.0%
Other4.4%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC65.7%
LCF0.0%
DA16.4%
MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST9.9%
EFF5.1%
Other2.9%
2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC42.0%
LCF19.4%
DA13.4%
MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST1.4%
EFF9.2%
FF+9.0%
Other5.6%
MP305 - Lekwa · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS28 51873,878938 601Reported
2 000LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM0038 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 74314,877938 601Reported
2 000MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST0038 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0038 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS5561,440438 601Reported
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 0235,240838 601Reported
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0038 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0038 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0038 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0038 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0038 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0038 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0038 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000DISABILITY AND OLDER PERSON POLITICAL PARTY0038 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY0038 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS33 80576,999343 903Reported
2 006LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM0043 903No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 92113,486543 903Reported
2 006MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST0043 903No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0043 903No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS8081,840443 903Reported
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY6641,512443 903Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 2902,938343 903Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA7741,76343 903Reported
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0043 903No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY5441,239143 903Reported
2 006PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0043 903No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0043 903No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0043 903No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DISABILITY AND OLDER PERSON POLITICAL PARTY0043 903No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY0043 903No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS44 60377,321757 685Reported
2 011LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM0057 685No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE10 54618,28257 685Reported
2 011MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST0057 685No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0057 685No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS7251,256857 685Reported
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY0057 685No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1160,201157 685Reported
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1 4302,47957 685Reported
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0057 685No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0057 685No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0057 685No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0057 685No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY2650,459457 685Reported
2 011DISABILITY AND OLDER PERSON POLITICAL PARTY0057 685No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY0057 685No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS39 21665,658759 727Reported
2 016LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM0059 727No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE9 77716,369559 727Reported
2 016MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST5 9169,905159 727Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3 0685,136759 727Reported
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS9551,598959 727Reported
2 016INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY0059 727No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0059 727No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA4190,701559 727Reported
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0059 727No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0059 727No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0059 727No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION3280,549259 727Reported
2 016NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0059 727No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016DISABILITY AND OLDER PERSON POLITICAL PARTY0059 727No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY480,080459 727Reported
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS19 30742,030245 936Reported
2 021LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM8 92519,429245 936Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 13713,359945 936Reported
2 021MSUKALIGWA PEOPLE FIRST6411,395445 936Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4 2179,180245 936Reported
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS4 1579,049545 936Reported
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3740,814245 936Reported
2 021UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0045 936No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA4360,949145 936Reported
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT8621,876545 936Reported
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2960,644445 936Reported
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE3390,73845 936Reported
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0045 936No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0045 936No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021DISABILITY AND OLDER PERSON POLITICAL PARTY840,182945 936Reported
2 021SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY0045 936No 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.
All parties & exact values

Council government

Who governed after 2021

LCF31 Oct 2024
ANC + EFFFeb 2026
Administrations & sources

MISTRA records the administrations that governed after the 2021 election, through 28 February 2026. The latest recorded administration is shown below, followed by its predecessors. Party roles and officeholders are recorded at formation; later changes may appear in the notes.

ANCEFF

Members at formation · majority coalition · 31 Oct 2024 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: S. Mngomezulu (ANC)

Source notes: Speaker D. Msibi resigned in June 2025 and P. Mahlaba was elected in his place. Mahlaba's party could not be established.

2 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026
  1. ANC + EFF

    31 Oct 2024 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: S. Mngomezulu.

    Speaker D. Msibi resigned in June 2025 and P. Mahlaba was elected in his place. Mahlaba's party could not be established.

  2. LCF

    22 Nov 2021 → 31 Oct 2024 · MONC

    Members at formation. Outside support: ATM + DA + EFF + FF+. Inaugural mayor: D. L. Thabethe.

MISTRA, 2026 edition v1.0

Original coalition coding: CC BY 4.0. IEC seat figures and municipal identifiers retain their original terms. Dates and party labels have been normalised. Counted clarifications are labelled and sourced; original wording and source issues are retained in the data.

Ward results

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Wards in Lekwa

15 wards

Wards in Lekwa ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 08739,6715
Ward 12 021LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM1 02037,2263
Ward 22 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 12944,3093
Ward 22 021LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM84233,0455
Ward 32 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 06034,0289
Ward 32 021LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM77224,7833
Ward 42 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 20337,43
Ward 42 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE84626,3223
Ward 52 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 33039,2099
Ward 52 021LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM1 21835,908
Ward 62 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 01538,2442
Ward 62 021LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM87132,8184
Ward 72 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 96348,6132
Ward 72 021LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM94823,477
Ward 82 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE99233,1329
Ward 82 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS69923,3467
Ward 92 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 81662,6423
Ward 92 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2428,3477
Ward 102 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 38731,5084
Ward 102 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 06624,2163
Ward 112 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 76550,4863
Ward 112 021LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM86224,6568
Ward 122 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 69464,5333
Ward 122 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2419,181
Ward 132 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 02552,8896
Ward 132 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS33317,1827
Ward 142 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 37664,8295
Ward 142 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS68118,5812
Ward 152 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS88139,7563
Ward 152 021LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM80936,5072

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 Lekwa. Ward results include areas outside Sivukile.

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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