Free State · municipality · 2026
Mantsopa
IEC-reported council seats
Provisional10 seats needed for a majority in a 18-seat council · One dot = one seat
100.0% of districts reporting · 39 of 39
PartySeats
ANC10
DA5
EFF2
FF+1
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 18 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, 19:31 SAST · Source figures ↗
Municipal PR votes
100.0% of districts reporting · 39 of 39
LeadingANC
54.7%
Ahead by 4 134 votes of DA.
Party / candidateShare · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
54.7%8 206 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
27.2%4 072 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
7.6%1 135 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUSFF+
2.0%302 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTYSACP
1.7%262 votes
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATIONAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
1.4%214 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCEPA
1.3%198 votes
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CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLECONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
1.1%167 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL KINGDOMS ORGANIZATIONSOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL KINGDOMS ORGANIZATION
0.6%86 votes
ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICAACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.6%85 votes
MANTSOPA PEOPLE'S PARLIAMENTMANTSOPA PEOPLE'S PARLIAMENT
0.5%68 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENTAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.5%68 votes
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENTAFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT
0.4%56 votes
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATIONUNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION
0.3%39 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENTAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.2%25 votes
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTYEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
0.1%13 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYMK
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENTSINDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
14 996 PR votes
Ward results
9 wards · Ward ballot
Ward 1 ↗Lead: 962 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗Lead: 904 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗Lead: 61 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗Lead: 203 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗Lead: 355 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗Lead: 395 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 7 ↗Lead: 565 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 8 ↗Lead: 719 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 9 ↗Lead: 1 036 votesReporting progress unavailable
ANC69.7%
SELLO JACOB MACHAKELAANC69.7%
EFF15.0%
ANC66.5%
ARABANG JUSTICE LEMPHANEANC66.5%
DA18.3%
ANC41.3%
MOEKETSI CAMBRIDGE MACHITJEANC41.3%
DA37.3%
ANC47.0%
MVUYO ELIOTT NCWADAANC47.0%
DA34.7%
ANC51.5%
KATISO SIMON PALEDIANC51.5%
DA25.7%
ANC58.4%
NTJANYANA DAWID MOSIAANC58.4%
DA26.8%
DA60.5%
LEON NICOLAS VAN WYKDA60.5%
ANC29.4%
ANC58.2%
THABO ELIAS MUTSIANC58.2%
DA21.7%
ANC74.9%
KOOS DAVID MAYANC74.9%
DA8.9%