Municipal council
Sol Plaatje
ANC retains its majority
2021 results
Council seats
Other12 seats16.7% of votes
Vote breakdown
Combined ballot votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties19.9%24 475 votes
How the vote changed
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Seats unavailable for this election.
28 for a majority · 55 seats
32 for a majority · 62 seats
33 for a majority · 65 seats
33 for a majority · 65 seats
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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 year selector in the results section to explore its 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.
Council government
Who governed after 2021
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.
Members at formation · minority administration · 11 Oct 2023 – 23 Jul 2025
Outside support at formation: GOOD. Supporters are separate from governing members.
Inaugural mayor: K. D. Sonyoni (ANC)
Source notes: Mayor K. D. Sonyoni and Speaker N. N. Maputle were both recalled in December 2024. M. Bartlett and D. Peters, both of the ANC, were elected in their places.
1 recorded administration · 2021–February 2026
- ANC
11 Oct 2023 → 23 Jul 2025 · Recomposition
Members at formation. Outside support: GOOD. Inaugural mayor: K. D. Sonyoni.
Mayor K. D. Sonyoni and Speaker N. N. Maputle were both recalled in December 2024. M. Bartlett and D. Peters, both of the ANC, were elected in their places.
Go closer
Browse wardsWards in Sol Plaatje
33 wards
What is a ward?
One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.
A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.
The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.
Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.
IEC guide to council seatsLocal, district or metro?
Local councils and district councils share responsibilities. Metros combine both.
Handles local services such as refuse collection and local roads, with responsibilities shared with the district.
Coordinates planning and shared services across its area, such as bulk water infrastructure. Functions vary by area.
Combines local and district responsibilities. There is no separate district council above it.
A district municipality is a level of local government. A voting district is a small voting area; it has no council of its own.
CoGTA guide to local governmentSources & 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 65 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.
The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.
PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.
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.
IEC guide to council seats