Free State · municipality · 2026
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IEC-reported council seats
Provisional14 seats needed for a majority in a 27-seat council · One dot = one seat
100.0% of districts reporting · 53 of 53
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 27 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, 22:31 SAST · Source figures ↗
Municipal PR votes
100.0% of districts reporting · 53 of 53
LeadingANC
35.7%
Ahead by 2 020 votes of DA.
Party / candidateShare · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
35.7%9 897 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
28.4%7 877 votes
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATIONAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
15.4%4 275 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUSFF+
7.9%2 198 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
6.3%1 752 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTYSACP
3.2%896 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCEPA
0.6%179 votes
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UNITED DEVELOPMENT FORUMUNITED DEVELOPMENT FORUM
0.6%157 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENTAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.5%146 votes
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENTACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT
0.4%117 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENTAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.2%65 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTIONAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.2%57 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.2%47 votes
AARONAARON
0.1%35 votes
FEZILE DABI CIVIC MOVEMENTFEZILE DABI CIVIC MOVEMENT
0.0%11 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYMK
0.0%0 votes
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENSCIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS
0.0%0 votes
27 709 PR votes
Ward results
14 wards · Ward ballot
Ward 1 ↗Lead: 311 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗Lead: 36 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗Lead: 74 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗Lead: 8 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗Lead: 49 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗Lead: 224 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 7 ↗Lead: 649 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 8 ↗Lead: 276 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 9 ↗Lead: 11 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 10 ↗Lead: 567 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 11 ↗Lead: 249 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 12 ↗Lead: 76 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 13 ↗Lead: 455 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 14 ↗Lead: 16 votesReporting progress unavailable
ANC37.0%
BABIKI LAZARUS DEWETANC37.0%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION17.1%
ANC29.2%
TSHEDISO RAMABODUANC29.2%
DA27.7%
DA40.8%
ANSE-MARIE PAULDA40.8%
ANC37.0%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION31.9%
MBUYISELO WILSON NYASHEAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION31.9%
ANC31.4%
DA29.6%
JEAN-PAUL DE VILLIERSDA29.6%
ANC27.8%
ANC46.0%
MOHAU THABISO JOSEPH MOSEPEDIANC46.0%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION32.8%
DA58.2%
MARIÉ LA COCKDA58.2%
FF+33.7%
ANC44.6%
PONTSHO VERONICA MABOEAANC44.6%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION28.3%
ANC39.9%
THABO PETRUS SOTHOANEANC39.9%
DA39.4%
ANC60.5%
PULE RICHARD MOLETEANC60.5%
DA27.4%
ANC42.7%
MOTSHIDISI MARTHA MOTSOENENGANC42.7%
EFF30.2%
ANC41.4%
ELIAS MOLETSANEANC41.4%
DA38.1%
ANC53.3%
SEABATA JOHN MOSITOANC53.3%
DA22.9%
ANC40.0%
EPHAUS SIPHO NTHOESANEANC40.0%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION39.0%