2021 · Metsimaholo council results

Viljoensdrift, Free State

Ward results

No party has a majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

46 seats24 for a majority

ANC16 seats

DA12 seats

EFF12 seats

FF+3 seats

AIC1 seat

Other2 seats

ATM1 seat

MCA1 seat

Metsimaholo · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16	34,7826
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12	26,087
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	12	26,087
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	3	6,5217
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	2,1739
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	2,1739
METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	1	2,1739
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AGENCY FOR NEW AGENDA	0	0
BATHO BA QETILE	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
OTHER	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0

46 seats; 24 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

34.5%25 472 votes

26.2%19 356 votes

25.3%18 681 votes

5.0%3 668 votes

1.6%1 178 votes

Other7.5%5 545 votes

1.5%1 114 votes

1.2%910 votes

1.2%851 votes

1.1%846 votes

0.6%478 votes

0.5%369 votes

0.5%352 votes

0.4%329 votes

0.4%296 votes

Metsimaholo · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	25 472	34,4682
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	19 356	26,1922
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	18 681	25,2788
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	3 668	4,9635
INDEPENDENTS	—	1 178	1,594
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	1 114	1,5074
METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	—	910	1,2314
OTHER	—	851	1,1516
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	846	1,1448
AGENCY FOR NEW AGENDA	—	478	0,6468
BATHO BA QETILE	—	369	0,4993
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	352	0,4763
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	329	0,4452
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	296	0,4005

73900 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC needs

8seats

ANC16

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−10.6pp

201645.1%

202134.5%

Closest covering ward

106votes apart

ANC40.6%

EFF37.4%

Ward 1 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC24—

DA8—

UDM2—

19 for a majority · 36 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC26

DA15

22 for a majority · 42 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC19

DA12

EFF8—

22 for a majority · 42 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC16

DA12

EFF12

24 for a majority · 46 seats

FS204 - Metsimaholo · 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	24	36	19
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8	36	19
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	36	19
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	1	36	19
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	36	19
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	36	19
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	36	19
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	36	19
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	36	19
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	26	42	22
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	15	42	22
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	42	22
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	42	22
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	42	22
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19	42	22
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12	42	22
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	8	42	22
2 016	METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	2	42	22
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	42	22
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	42	22
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	42	22
2 016	ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	0	42	22
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	42	22
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	42	22
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	42	22
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16	46	24
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12	46	24
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	12	46	24
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	3	46	24
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	46	24
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	46	24
2 021	METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	1	46	24
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	46	24
2 021	AGENCY FOR NEW AGENDA	0	46	24
2 021	BATHO BA QETILE	0	46	24
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	46	24
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	46	24
2 021	OTHER	0	46	24
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	46	24

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 %

ANC54.6%—

DA26.5%—

EFF0.0%—

ICOSA11.8%—

UDM4.1%—

Other3.0%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC65.4%

DA21.1%

EFF0.0%

ICOSA0.0%

UDM5.0%

FF+2.6%

UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT2.5%

Other3.4%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC63.0%

DA35.2%

EFF0.0%

ICOSA0.0%

UDM0.0%

Other1.7%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC45.1%

DA29.0%

EFF17.9%

ICOSA0.0%

UDM0.0%

MCA4.9%

Other3.2%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC34.5%

DA26.2%

EFF25.3%

FF+5.0%

Other9.1%

FS204 - Metsimaholo · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	29 661	54,6223	54 302	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	14 403	26,5239	54 302	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	6 393	11,773	54 302	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 232	4,1103	54 302	Reported
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	635	1,1694	54 302	Reported
2 000	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	485	0,8932	54 302	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ALLIANCE 2000+	493	0,9079	54 302	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AGENCY FOR NEW AGENDA	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BATHO BA QETILE	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	38 514	65,4055	58 885	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12 404	21,0648	58 885	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 972	5,0471	58 885	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 521	2,583	58 885	Reported
2 006	METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	1 454	2,4692	58 885	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	722	1,2261	58 885	Reported
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	685	1,1633	58 885	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	513	0,8712	58 885	Reported
2 006	AGENCY FOR NEW AGENDA	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BATHO BA QETILE	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	49 101	63,0413	77 887	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	27 432	35,2203	77 887	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 211	1,5548	77 887	Reported
2 011	METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	30	0,0385	77 887	Reported
2 011	AGENCY FOR NEW AGENDA	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BATHO BA QETILE	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	40 491	45,0751	89 830	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	26 028	28,9747	89 830	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	16 057	17,8749	89 830	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 922	2,1396	89 830	Reported
2 016	METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	4 409	4,9082	89 830	Reported
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	116	0,1291	89 830	Reported
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	198	0,2204	89 830	Reported
2 016	AGENCY FOR NEW AGENDA	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BATHO BA QETILE	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	209	0,2327	89 830	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	162	0,1803	89 830	Reported
2 016	ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	49	0,0545	89 830	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	25 472	34,4682	73 900	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	19 356	26,1922	73 900	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	18 681	25,2788	73 900	Reported
2 021	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	Unavailable	Unavailable	73 900	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	73 900	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	3 668	4,9635	73 900	Reported
2 021	METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	910	1,2314	73 900	Reported
2 021	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	Unavailable	Unavailable	73 900	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1 114	1,5074	73 900	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	329	0,4452	73 900	Reported
2 021	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	73 900	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	846	1,1448	73 900	Reported
2 021	ALLIANCE 2000+	Unavailable	Unavailable	73 900	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	352	0,4763	73 900	Reported
2 021	AGENCY FOR NEW AGENDA	478	0,6468	73 900	Reported
2 021	BATHO BA QETILE	369	0,4993	73 900	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	296	0,4005	73 900	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	Unavailable	Unavailable	73 900	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	Unavailable	Unavailable	73 900	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	Unavailable	Unavailable	73 900	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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Council government

Who governed after 2021

2021ANC + EFF25 Nov 2021

2021DA06 Oct 2023

2023AIC + ANC + EFF + MCAFeb 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.

AICANCEFFMCA

Members at formation · majority coalition · 06 Oct 2023 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: J. Malindi (AIC)

3 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026

AIC + ANC + EFF + MCA
06 Oct 2023 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: J. Malindi.
DA
03 Dec 2021 → 06 Oct 2023 · MONC
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: J. Zwane.
ANC + EFF
22 Nov 2021 → 25 Nov 2021 · Vacancy
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: S. Motjeane.

Ward results

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Wards in Metsimaholo

23 wards

Ward 1

ANC40.6%Matthews Jabulani Radebe

EFF37.4%

Lead: 106 votes Ward 2

ANC56.9%Joseph Morena Molawa

EFF34.0%

Lead: 692 votes Ward 3

ANC53.3%Mosiuoa Solomon Poho

EFF25.6%

Lead: 920 votes Ward 4

ANC40.8%Thandiwe Linah Soetsang

EFF23.7%

Lead: 624 votes Ward 5

ANC53.4%Sara Mapule Mofokeng

DA17.8%

Lead: 1 235 votes Ward 6

ANC37.7%Mahadi Nkheloane

EFF33.5%

Lead: 115 votes Ward 7

ANC38.6%Portia Mabatho Mahlaela

EFF30.6%

Lead: 205 votes Ward 8

EFF41.5%Lefa Lawrence Nhlapo

ANC30.5%

Lead: 358 votes Ward 9

ANC46.7%Mosokodi Elias Mqwathi

EFF37.3%

Lead: 291 votes Ward 10

ANC45.9%Nokuthula Mirriam Mtshali

EFF41.2%

Lead: 152 votes Ward 11

ANC56.3%Dial Vakele Rani

EFF29.1%

Lead: 738 votes Ward 12

ANC44.3%Lebohang Andries Makhefu

EFF30.4%

Lead: 331 votes Ward 13

ANC52.1%Fikile Daniel Mosokweni

EFF23.3%

Lead: 847 votes Ward 14

DA75.7%Francois Jacobus Van Der Merwe

FF+13.1%

Lead: 2 495 votes Ward 15

DA64.5%Louis Jacobus Van Heerden

ANC11.4%

Lead: 1 930 votes Ward 16

DA81.7%Jan Jacobus Barnard

FF+13.6%

Lead: 2 837 votes Ward 17

DA51.0%Thabang Kennedy Rankoe

ANC21.0%

Lead: 653 votes Ward 18

DA57.3%Linda Day

ANC21.5%

Lead: 901 votes Ward 19

ANC53.1%Lunga Mthetho

EFF20.2%

Lead: 811 votes Ward 20

ANC39.6%Lucas Fisher

EFF36.8%

Lead: 119 votes Ward 21

ANC50.4%Teboho Glen Sehaole

EFF36.3%

Lead: 334 votes Ward 22

DA81.5%Ruanda Meyer

FF+12.0%

Lead: 3 051 votes Ward 23

EFF58.2%Manana Bernice Mozolo

ANC26.9%

Lead: 1 308 votes

Wards in Metsimaholo ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 349	40,5592
Ward 1	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 243	37,3722
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 722	56,8504
Ward 2	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 030	34,0046
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 771	53,2632
Ward 3	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	851	25,594
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 488	40,8118
Ward 4	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	864	23,6972
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 853	53,4468
Ward 5	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	618	17,8252
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 030	37,7428
Ward 6	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	915	33,5288
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	991	38,6355
Ward 7	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	786	30,6433
Ward 8	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 348	41,4897
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	990	30,4709
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 442	46,6818
Ward 9	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 151	37,2612
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 487	45,8667
Ward 10	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 335	41,1783
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 526	56,2892
Ward 11	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	788	29,0668
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 052	44,3134
Ward 12	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	721	30,3707
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 535	52,0869
Ward 13	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	688	23,3458
Ward 14	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 019	75,6642
Ward 14	2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	524	13,1328
Ward 15	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 344	64,4664
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	414	11,3861
Ward 16	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 403	81,6655
Ward 16	2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	566	13,5829
Ward 17	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 110	51,0345
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	457	21,0115
Ward 18	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 443	57,3074
Ward 18	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	542	21,525
Ward 19	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 310	53,144
Ward 19	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	499	20,2434
Ward 20	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 703	39,5587
Ward 20	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 584	36,7944
Ward 21	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 199	50,3782
Ward 21	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	865	36,3445
Ward 22	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 577	81,4806
Ward 22	2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	526	11,9818
Ward 23	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 430	58,2036
Ward 23	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 122	26,8743

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 46 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 Metsimaholo. Ward results include areas outside Viljoensdrift.

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. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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Viljoensdrift, Free State

No party has a majority

Council seats

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

ANC needs

ANC falls

Closest covering ward

How the vote changed

Council seats by election

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

Who governed after 2021

Ward results

Wards in Metsimaholo

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