2021 · Mantsopa council results

Thaba Phatswa, Free State

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

18 seats10 for a majority

ANC11 seats

DA4 seats

EFF2 seats

COPE1 seat

Mantsopa · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	61,1111
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	22,2222
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	11,1111
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	5,5556
AFRICA'S NEW DAWN	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	0	0
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0

18 seats; 10 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

59.6%14 659 votes

23.9%5 884 votes

10.0%2 466 votes

Other6.5%1 591 votes

2.8%681 votes

1.3%309 votes

1.0%250 votes

0.8%186 votes

0.3%62 votes

0.2%61 votes

0.2%42 votes

Mantsopa · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	14 659	59,5894
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	5 884	23,9187
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	2 466	10,0244
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	681	2,7683
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	309	1,2561
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	250	1,0163
INDEPENDENTS	—	186	0,7561
AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS	—	62	0,252
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	—	61	0,248
AFRICA'S NEW DAWN	—	42	0,1707

24600 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

1seats

ANC11

11 of 18 council seats

ANC falls

−6.5pp

201666.1%

202159.6%

Closest covering ward

495votes apart

ANC56.3%

DA29.3%

Ward 3 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC13—

DA1—

PAC1—

9 for a majority · 16 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC13

DA3

COPE1—

9 for a majority · 17 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC11

DA3

EFF2—

COPE1

PAC0—

9 for a majority · 17 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC11

DA4

EFF2

COPE1

10 for a majority · 18 seats

FS196 - Mantsopa · 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	13	16	9
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	16	9
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	16	9
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	16	9
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	16	9
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	16	9
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	13	17	9
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3	17	9
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	17	9
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	17	9
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	17	9
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	17	9
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	17	9
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	17	9
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3	17	9
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	17	9
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	17	9
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	17	9
2 016	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	17	9
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	17	9
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	18	10
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	18	10
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	18	10
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	18	10
2 021	AFRICA'S NEW DAWN	0	18	10
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	18	10
2 021	AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS	0	18	10
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	18	10
2 021	UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	0	18	10
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	18	10

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 %

ANC74.9%—

DA23.5%—

EFF0.0%—

COPE0.0%—

PAC0.0%—

Other1.6%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC79.6%

DA7.4%

EFF0.0%

COPE0.0%

PAC3.5%

ACDP3.1%

FF+2.1%

Other4.3%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC73.6%

DA13.9%

EFF0.0%

COPE7.5%

PAC0.0%

Other5.1%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC66.1%

DA18.8%

EFF10.9%

COPE2.2%

PAC0.0%

Other2.0%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC59.6%

DA23.9%

EFF10.0%

COPE2.8%

PAC0.0%

Other3.7%

FS196 - Mantsopa · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	17 126	74,8809	22 871	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 369	23,4751	22 871	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	22 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	22 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	22 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	22 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	22 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	22 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	22 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	22 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS	0	0	22 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	0	0	22 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICA'S NEW DAWN	0	0	22 871	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19 437	79,6044	24 417	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 809	7,4088	24 417	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	24 417	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	24 417	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	852	3,4894	24 417	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	746	3,0552	24 417	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	514	2,1051	24 417	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	24 417	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	24 417	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	24 417	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS	0	0	24 417	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	0	0	24 417	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICA'S NEW DAWN	0	0	24 417	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	20 595	73,5693	27 994	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 886	13,8815	27 994	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	27 994	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	2 095	7,4837	27 994	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	27 994	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	88	0,3144	27 994	Reported
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	402	1,436	27 994	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	27 994	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	178	0,6359	27 994	Reported
2 011	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	27 994	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS	0	0	27 994	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	0	0	27 994	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICA'S NEW DAWN	0	0	27 994	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19 811	66,0807	29 980	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 651	18,8492	29 980	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 274	10,9206	29 980	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	659	2,1981	29 980	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	29 980	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	29 980	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	282	0,9406	29 980	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	29 980	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	175	0,5837	29 980	Reported
2 016	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	128	0,427	29 980	Reported
2 016	AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS	0	0	29 980	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	0	0	29 980	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICA'S NEW DAWN	0	0	29 980	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	14 659	59,5894	24 600	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 884	23,9187	24 600	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 466	10,0244	24 600	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	681	2,7683	24 600	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	24 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	24 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	309	1,2561	24 600	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	250	1,0163	24 600	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	24 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	0	0	24 600	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS	62	0,252	24 600	Reported
2 021	UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	61	0,248	24 600	Reported
2 021	AFRICA'S NEW DAWN	42	0,1707	24 600	Reported

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 Mantsopa

9 wards

Ward 1

ANC71.9%Sello Jacob Machakela

DA15.9%

Lead: 1 838 votes Ward 2

ANC62.7%Arabang Justice Lemphane

EFF20.8%

Lead: 1 377 votes Ward 3

ANC56.3%Kamohelo Stanford Motsoane

DA29.3%

Lead: 495 votes Ward 4

ANC63.7%Mvuyo Eliott Ncwada

DA15.4%

Lead: 1 412 votes Ward 5

ANC51.8%Tshepo Daniel Molefe

DA21.0%

Lead: 620 votes Ward 6

ANC65.9%Khethang Ignitius Tigeli

EFF17.2%

Lead: 1 074 votes Ward 7

DA61.4%Tania Halse

ANC31.5%

Lead: 1 098 votes Ward 8

ANC60.8%Thabo Elias Mutsi

DA24.3%

Lead: 1 063 votes Ward 9

ANC77.6%Makalo Alphons Lethoko

DA9.5%

Lead: 1 687 votes

Wards in Mantsopa ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 358	71,9122
Ward 1	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	520	15,8585
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 061	62,7397
Ward 2	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	684	20,8219
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 034	56,2568
Ward 3	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	539	29,3254
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 861	63,7329
Ward 4	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	449	15,3767
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 044	51,8114
Ward 5	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	424	21,0422
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 452	65,9401
Ward 6	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	378	17,1662
Ward 7	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 251	61,4021
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 153	31,4512
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 773	60,7816
Ward 8	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	710	24,3401
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 923	77,6029
Ward 9	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	236	9,5238

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 18 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 Mantsopa. Ward results include areas outside Thaba Phatswa.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 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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Thaba Phatswa, Free State

ANC retains its majority

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Combined ballot votes

ANC above the majority

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