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District council

Waterberg District

2026 results

2026

District votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
41.9%77 610 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
15.0%27 687 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
10.8%19 964 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties32.3%59 790 votes
ON THE MOVE
9.3%17 176 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
7.9%14 681 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
6.0%11 184 votes
LEPHALALE NEW GENERATION MOVEMENT
1.1%2 050 votes
DITIRELO BATHONG PARTY
0.9%1 751 votes
SUCCESS AFRICAN MOVEMENT
0.7%1 277 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
0.6%1 194 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.6%1 138 votes
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION
0.6%1 089 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.6%1 071 votes
THABAZIMBI RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
0.4%780 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.4%649 votes
UNITED RESIDENT'S PARTY
0.3%646 votes
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
0.3%617 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.3%575 votes
MODIMOLLE MOOKGOPHONG VAALWATER ALMA ROADTAN PARTY
0.3%530 votes
MODIMOLLE - MOOKGOPHONG PARTY
0.3%508 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.3%487 votes
BATHOBOHLE POLITICAL PARTY
0.2%427 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.2%416 votes
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
0.2%352 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.2%349 votes
LEPHALALE UNITED MOVEMENT
0.2%307 votes
LEPHALALE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
0.1%239 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.1%192 votes
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA
0.1%105 votes
How a district council works

A district council serves several local municipalities together.

Elected on the district ballot

Voters choose a party on a separate district PR ballot.

From local councils

Local councils elect representatives from their own councillors to serve on the district council.

Its work includes district-wide planning and shared services. Adding local council results together does not give the district council’s result.

IEC guide to council seats
Sources & district ballots

This ballot elects 40% of district councillors. It does not describe full council control.

185 051 valid votes · 4 439 spoilt

IEC report ↗ ·

Local, district or metro?

Local services, shared district services: who does what?

Your town and nearby areas

Handles local services such as refuse collection and local roads, with responsibilities shared with the district.

Several local municipalities

Coordinates planning and shared services across its area, such as bulk water infrastructure. Functions vary by area.

One council for a large city

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 government

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IEC-reported seats
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Lephalale

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30 seats · 16 for a majority

Hung council
IEC-reported seats
2021 seats: ANC majority · 19/29
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64 seats · 33 for a majority

Hung council
IEC-reported seats
2021 seats: ANC majority · 42/64
Boundaries

Membership: Municipal Demarcation Board, 2026. The outline follows member municipalities’ reconciled ward boundaries.

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