2021 · Bela-Bela council results

Vingerkraal, Limpopo

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

17 seats9 for a majority

ANC10 seats

DA3 seats

EFF2 seats

BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION1 seat

FF+1 seat

Bela-Bela · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10	58,8235
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3	17,6471
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	11,7647
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	1	5,8824
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	5,8824
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
BELABELA COMMUNITY REVOLUTION	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN PARTY	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0

17 seats; 9 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

55.8%17 200 votes

17.4%5 357 votes

11.3%3 493 votes

7.2%2 231 votes

Other8.2%2 531 votes

2.5%756 votes

2.0%627 votes

1.8%553 votes

0.7%207 votes

0.6%188 votes

0.4%123 votes

0.2%53 votes

0.1%24 votes

Bela-Bela · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	17 200	55,8224
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	5 357	17,3861
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	3 493	11,3365
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	2 231	7,2407
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	—	756	2,4536
INDEPENDENTS	—	627	2,0349
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	—	553	1,7948
BELABELA COMMUNITY REVOLUTION	—	207	0,6718
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	188	0,6102
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	123	0,3992
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	53	0,172
DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN PARTY	—	24	0,0779

30812 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

1seats

ANC10

10 of 17 council seats

DA falls

−9.8pp

201627.2%

202117.4%

Closest covering ward

879votes apart

ANC45.4%

DA22.8%

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

ANC12—

DA2—

EFF0—

AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS0—

FF+0—

8 for a majority · 15 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC12

DA4

9 for a majority · 17 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC9

DA5

EFF2—

9 for a majority · 17 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC10

DA3

EFF2

FF+1—

9 for a majority · 17 seats

LIM366 - Bela-Bela · 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	12	15	8
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	15	8
2 006	ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM	1	15	8
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	15	8
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	15	8
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	15	8
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	12	17	9
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	17	9
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	1	17	9
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	17	9
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	17	9
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	17	9
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9	17	9
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	17	9
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	17	9
2 016	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	1	17	9
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	17	9
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	17	9
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	17	9
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	17	9
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT	0	17	9
2 016	UBUNTU PARTY	0	17	9
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10	17	9
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3	17	9
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	17	9
2 021	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	1	17	9
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	17	9
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	17	9
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	17	9
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	17	9
2 021	BELABELA COMMUNITY REVOLUTION	0	17	9
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	17	9
2 021	DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN PARTY	0	17	9
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	17	9

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 %

ANC71.9%—

DA18.2%—

EFF0.0%—

AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS9.9%—

FF+0.0%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC77.2%

DA12.9%

EFF0.0%

AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS0.0%

FF+0.0%

ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM5.5%

Other4.4%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC69.4%

DA23.0%

EFF0.0%

AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS0.0%

FF+0.0%

Other7.6%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC51.5%

DA27.2%

EFF13.1%

AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS0.0%

FF+0.0%

BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION5.7%

Other2.5%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC55.8%

DA17.4%

EFF11.3%

AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS0.0%

FF+7.2%

Other8.2%

LIM366 - Bela-Bela · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	13 056	71,9062	18 157	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 308	18,2189	18 157	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS	1 793	9,875	18 157	Reported
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BELABELA COMMUNITY REVOLUTION	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN PARTY	0	0	18 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	17 137	77,1902	22 201	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 868	12,9183	22 201	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	22 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS	0	0	22 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	22 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	0	22 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM	1 225	5,5178	22 201	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	22 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	389	1,7522	22 201	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	323	1,4549	22 201	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	259	1,1666	22 201	Reported
2 006	BELABELA COMMUNITY REVOLUTION	0	0	22 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	22 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	22 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	22 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT	0	0	22 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	22 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN PARTY	0	0	22 201	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	22 426	69,3809	32 323	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 427	22,9774	32 323	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	32 323	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS	0	0	32 323	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	32 323	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	0	0	32 323	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM	0	0	32 323	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	32 323	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	163	0,5043	32 323	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	181	0,56	32 323	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	32 323	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BELABELA COMMUNITY REVOLUTION	0	0	32 323	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	32 323	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	185	0,5723	32 323	Reported
2 011	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	32 323	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT	0	0	32 323	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	32 323	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN PARTY	0	0	32 323	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16 919	51,5195	32 840	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8 932	27,1985	32 840	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4 289	13,0603	32 840	Reported
2 016	AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS	0	0	32 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	32 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	1 868	5,6882	32 840	Reported
2 016	ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM	0	0	32 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	32 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	85	0,2588	32 840	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	78	0,2375	32 840	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	32 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BELABELA COMMUNITY REVOLUTION	0	0	32 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	32 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	158	0,4811	32 840	Reported
2 016	UBUNTU PARTY	179	0,5451	32 840	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT	121	0,3685	32 840	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	32 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN PARTY	0	0	32 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	17 200	55,8224	30 812	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 357	17,3861	30 812	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 493	11,3365	30 812	Reported
2 021	AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS	0	0	30 812	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2 231	7,2407	30 812	Reported
2 021	BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	756	2,4536	30 812	Reported
2 021	ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM	0	0	30 812	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	553	1,7948	30 812	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	30 812	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	30 812	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	30 812	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	BELABELA COMMUNITY REVOLUTION	207	0,6718	30 812	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	188	0,6102	30 812	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	123	0,3992	30 812	Reported
2 021	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	30 812	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT	0	0	30 812	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	53	0,172	30 812	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN PARTY	24	0,0779	30 812	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 Bela-Bela

9 wards

Ward 1

DA65.9%Marthinus Nicolaas Ras

FF+26.3%

Lead: 1 581 votes Ward 2

ANC61.8%Pontsho Vision Mashaba

EFF13.5%

Lead: 1 416 votes Ward 3

ANC67.0%Johannes Material Mabua

EFF16.5%

Lead: 1 357 votes Ward 4

ANC74.9%Freddy Sello Hlungwane

EFF12.8%

Lead: 1 943 votes Ward 5

ANC71.9%Mmatsutsa Henrietta Ledwaba

EFF11.2%

Lead: 1 931 votes Ward 6

ANC45.4%Mfiti Jeremia Ngobeni

DA22.8%

Lead: 879 votes Ward 7

ANC73.8%Khorombi Shadrack Rachidumela

EFF13.6%

Lead: 2 247 votes Ward 8

ANC61.0%Koos Sepuru

INDEPENDENTS11.1%

Lead: 1 895 votes Ward 9

ANC55.6%Mary Fanisa Koover

DA17.6%

Lead: 1 319 votes

Wards in Bela-Bela ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 631	65,8573
Ward 1	2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 050	26,2829
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 811	61,7667
Ward 2	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	395	13,472
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 800	67,0141
Ward 3	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	443	16,4929
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 342	74,92
Ward 4	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	399	12,7639
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 289	71,8907
Ward 5	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	358	11,2437
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 765	45,3728
Ward 6	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	886	22,7763
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 757	73,7758
Ward 7	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	510	13,6473
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 316	60,9634
Ward 8	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	421	11,0819
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 927	55,6454
Ward 9	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	608	17,557

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, 15:39 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 17 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

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The council results cover all of Bela-Bela. Ward results include areas outside Vingerkraal.

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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Vingerkraal, Limpopo

ANC retains its majority

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ANC above the majority

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