Free State · municipality · 2026
Dihlabeng
IEC-reported council seats
Provisional20 seats needed for a majority in a 38-seat council · One dot = one seat
100.0% of districts reporting · 79 of 79
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 38 council seats. Results remain provisional; a seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.
IEC result time: 05 Nov 2026, 19:26 SAST · Source figures ↗
Municipal PR votes
100.0% of districts reporting · 79 of 79
LeadingANC
45.8%
Ahead by 6 124 votes of DA.
Party / candidateShare · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
45.8%18 769 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
30.9%12 645 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUSFF+
6.0%2 455 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
5.6%2 279 votes
ACTIONSAActionSA
2.7%1 096 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCEPA
1.9%790 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTYSACP
1.5%625 votes
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AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATIONAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
1.2%476 votes
BATHO MOVEMENTBATHO MOVEMENT
1.0%407 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENTAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.7%302 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.6%260 votes
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESSAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
0.5%189 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.4%184 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENTAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.4%171 votes
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENTAFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT
0.3%109 votes
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESSAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
0.2%89 votes
AFRICAN LIBERATION MOVEMENTAFRICAN LIBERATION MOVEMENT
0.1%54 votes
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCEALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE
0.1%45 votes
INDEPENDENTSINDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYMK
0.0%0 votes
40 945 PR votes
Ward results
19 wards · Ward ballot
Ward 1 ↗Lead: 843 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗Lead: 689 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗Lead: 171 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗Lead: 770 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗Lead: 709 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗Lead: 440 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 7 ↗Lead: 641 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 8 ↗Lead: 702 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 9 ↗Lead: 362 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 10 ↗Lead: 166 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 11 ↗Lead: 189 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 12 ↗Lead: 74 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 13 ↗Lead: 181 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 14 ↗Lead: 545 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 15 ↗Lead: 711 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 16 ↗Lead: 66 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 17 ↗Lead: 1 142 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 18 ↗Lead: 322 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 19 ↗Lead: 556 votesReporting progress unavailable
ANC53.8%
KABELO MOTAUNGANC53.8%
DA18.1%
ANC51.8%
PETRO ROMEO VAN WYKANC51.8%
DA23.4%
ANC38.3%
MAVUSO DANIEL SHABALALAANC38.3%
DA32.8%
ANC59.3%
LEBOHANG LAWRENCE RADEBEANC59.3%
DA21.2%
ANC60.2%
LEFU RICHARD MOKOENAANC60.2%
DA18.8%
ANC42.2%
JANE TWALAANC42.2%
DA20.7%
ANC53.9%
MATSIDISO LETICIA SIMELAANC53.9%
DA18.9%
ANC55.1%
LETSOSO ELIAS MOFOKENGANC55.1%
DA17.6%
DA46.9%
MARIUS DANIËL MARAISDA46.9%
ANC28.8%
DA43.2%
STEPHANIE SENEKALDA43.2%
INDEPENDENTS36.8%
ANC34.3%
MOKETE PAUL MOKOENAANC34.3%
DA25.1%
ANC39.9%
TAEMANE JOSEPH MOLABAANC39.9%
DA36.6%
ANC37.1%
PHAKISO ELIAS MOPALAMIANC37.1%
DA28.4%
ANC55.0%
TSEKI JAMES TSEKIANC55.0%
DA30.6%
ANC53.1%
LEHLOHONOLO VINCENT KHABAANC53.1%
DA27.5%
ANC39.6%
PHAKISO ELIAS MOPALAMIANC39.6%
DA36.4%
ANC67.9%
SELLO SAMUEL MOKOENAANC67.9%
EFF11.6%
DA41.6%
AARON KELISITSE MOKHOTHUDA41.6%
ANC25.6%
ANC48.2%
MOSIUOA JOHN MTAMBOANC48.2%
DA17.8%