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ANC has an outright majority

2026

Council seats

ANC30 seats
DA6 seats
SACP5 seats
EFF4 seats
MK3 seats
Other4 seats
ATM2 seats
ACDP1 seat
AIC1 seat
Matatiele · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3057,6923
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE611,5385
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY59,6154
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS47,6923
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY35,7692
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT23,8462
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY11,9231
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS11,9231
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00
INDEPENDENTS00
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00

52 seats; 27 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

Municipal PR votes

DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
11.1%5 661 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
6.0%3 058 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties8.6%4 379 votes
Matatiele · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—29 04157,0326
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—5 66111,1174
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY—5 18110,1748
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—3 6007,0699
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY—3 0586,0055
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—1 5112,9674
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS—1 2452,445
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—5271,035
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE—2480,487
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT—2380,4674
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY—2200,4321
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—2030,3987
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—980,1925
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION—890,1748
INDEPENDENTS—00

50920 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC36—
AIC10—
DA1—

25 for a majority · 48 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC39
AIC7
DA3

27 for a majority · 52 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
ANC38
AIC4
DA5
EFF3—

26 for a majority · 51 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
ANC40
AIC2
DA3
EFF7

28 for a majority · 54 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021
ANC30
AIC1
DA6
EFF4
SACP5—

27 for a majority · 52 seats

EC441 - Matatiele · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS364825
2 006AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS104825
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE14825
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT14825
2 006INDEPENDENTS04825
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT04825
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS395227
2 011AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS75227
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE35227
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE25227
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT15227
2 011INDEPENDENTS05227
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS385126
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE55126
2 016AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS45126
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS35126
2 016UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT15126
2 016AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION05126
2 016HIS LORDSHIP TO SAVE AND LEAD PARTY05126
2 016INDEPENDENTS05126
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS405428
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS75428
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE35428
2 021AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS25428
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT15428
2 021UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT15428
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION05428
2 021BATHO PELE MOVEMENT05428
2 021INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION05428
2 021INDEPENDENTS05428
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY05428
2 021OTHER05428
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE05428
2 021SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA05428
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS305227
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE65227
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY55227
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS45227
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY35227
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT25227
2 026AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY15227
2 026AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS15227
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT05227
2 026ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION05227
2 026EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY05227
2 026INDEPENDENTS05227
2 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY05227
2 026PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA05227
2 026PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE05227

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 %
ANC73.8%—
AIC0.0%—
DA19.0%—
EFF0.0%—
SACP0.0%—
Other7.3%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC73.9%
AIC20.9%
DA1.8%
EFF0.0%
SACP0.0%
Other3.5%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC72.0%
AIC13.2%
DA4.7%
EFF0.0%
SACP0.0%
COPE3.8%
Other6.3%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC73.6%
AIC7.1%
DA8.8%
EFF6.8%
SACP0.0%
Other3.7%
2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC73.0%
AIC2.7%
DA5.2%
EFF11.8%
Other7.3%
2026Vote %vs 2021
ANC56.8%
AIC2.5%
DA10.6%
EFF6.9%
SACP10.3%—
Other12.8%—
EC441 - Matatiele · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 54673,75433 452Reported
2 000AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE65518,97453 452Reported
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT822,37543 452Reported
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY882,54923 452Reported
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY812,34653 452Reported
2 000SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000BATHO PELE MOVEMENT003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000HIS LORDSHIP TO SAVE AND LEAD PARTY003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION003 452No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS70 34573,897295 193Reported
2 006AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS19 85620,858795 193Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 6981,783795 193Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 8432,986695 193Reported
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006BATHO PELE MOVEMENT0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT2740,287895 193Reported
2 006HIS LORDSHIP TO SAVE AND LEAD PARTY0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION0095 193No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS73 78671,9899102 495Reported
2 011AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS13 50413,1753102 495Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 8684,7495102 495Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE3 8563,7621102 495Reported
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 6372,5728102 495Reported
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011BATHO PELE MOVEMENT00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011HIS LORDSHIP TO SAVE AND LEAD PARTY00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00102 495No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS82 45673,5636112 088Reported
2 016AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS7 9867,1248112 088Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE9 8718,8065112 088Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS7 6256,8027112 088Reported
2 016SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 1671,9333112 088Reported
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION7020,6263112 088Reported
2 016BATHO PELE MOVEMENT00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016HIS LORDSHIP TO SAVE AND LEAD PARTY1890,1686112 088Reported
2 016ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00112 088No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS73 85772,961101 228Reported
2 021AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS2 7602,7265101 228Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 2565,1922101 228Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS11 99211,8465101 228Reported
2 021SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTYUnavailableUnavailable101 228Not separately listed in this source.
2 021UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYUnavailableUnavailable101 228Not separately listed in this source.
2 021CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLEUnavailableUnavailable101 228Not separately listed in this source.
2 021UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 3281,3119101 228Reported
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1 7661,7446101 228Reported
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYUnavailableUnavailable101 228Not separately listed in this source.
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2450,242101 228Reported
2 021SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA6520,6441101 228Reported
2 021INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION6500,6421101 228Reported
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION2080,2055101 228Reported
2 021BATHO PELE MOVEMENT5990,5917101 228Reported
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE2920,2885101 228Reported
2 021AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENTUnavailableUnavailable101 228Not separately listed in this source.
2 021EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTYUnavailableUnavailable101 228Not separately listed in this source.
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIAUnavailableUnavailable101 228Not separately listed in this source.
2 021UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONTUnavailableUnavailable101 228Not separately listed in this source.
2 021HIS LORDSHIP TO SAVE AND LEAD PARTYUnavailableUnavailable101 228Not separately listed in this source.
2 021ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITIONUnavailableUnavailable101 228Not separately listed in this source.
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS57 81656,8278101 739Reported
2 026AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS2 5802,5359101 739Reported
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE10 77510,5908101 739Reported
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS7 0566,9354101 739Reported
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10 45610,2773101 739Reported
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY5 9585,8562101 739Reported
2 026CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00101 739No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00101 739No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2 9802,9291101 739Reported
2 026AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY9480,9318101 739Reported
2 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3610,3548101 739Reported
2 026SOCIALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00101 739No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION00101 739No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION00101 739No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026BATHO PELE MOVEMENT00101 739No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE5210,5121101 739Reported
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT4830,4747101 739Reported
2 026EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY4390,4315101 739Reported
2 026PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3230,3175101 739Reported
2 026UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00101 739No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026HIS LORDSHIP TO SAVE AND LEAD PARTY00101 739No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION1670,1641101 739Reported

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.
  • Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow.
  • 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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Wards covering KwaMbombo ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 92 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 19860,1406
Ward 92 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1829,1365

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Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Nov 2026, 15:17 SAST · checked 10 Nov 2026, 01:35 SAST

Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. Reporting progress measures voting districts, not turnout.

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.

Government comparisons use the confirmed pre-election administration when available, otherwise the latest dated record. The new government appears when its membership is confirmed. A retained or changed government requires confirmed records on both sides; seats alone cannot establish it.

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 52 council seats. Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. A seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.

IEC result time: 06 Nov 2026, 15:17 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 Matatiele. Ward results include areas outside KwaMbombo.

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.

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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