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Free State · municipality · 2026

Phumelela

IEC-reported council seats

Provisional

9 seats needed for a majority in a 16-seat council · One dot = one seat

100.0% of districts reporting · 43 of 43

100.0%
PartySeats
ANC8
DA3
FF+2
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1
EFF1
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY1
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How these seats are worked out

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 16 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, 19:17 SAST · Source figures ↗

Municipal PR votes

100.0% of districts reporting · 43 of 43

100.0%
LeadingANC
45.4%

Ahead by 3 147 votes of DA.

Party / candidateShare · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
45.4%5 652 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
20.1%2 505 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
13.3%1 653 votes
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
6.9%856 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
6.7%830 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
2.8%353 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
1.7%212 votes
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INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.9%112 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.9%107 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.6%74 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.5%60 votes
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT
0.3%33 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
0.0%0 votes

12 447 PR votes

Ward results

8 wards · Ward ballot

Ward 1 ↗
ANC39.1%
SANELE ALEX MAKUBO
ANC39.1%
DA22.0%
Lead: 275 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗
ANC50.3%
MONOAJOALA MESHACK MOFOKENG
ANC50.3%
DA20.7%
Lead: 514 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗
ANC34.5%
TLOKOTSI JOHN MOTAUNG
ANC34.5%
DA21.7%
Lead: 282 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗
ANC45.6%
MOTEBANG INNOCENT MOFOKENG
ANC45.6%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY16.5%
Lead: 422 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗
ANC47.4%
SABELO ALPHEUS DLAMINI
ANC47.4%
FF+18.4%
Lead: 345 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗
ANC51.9%
JANE MPHO RADEBE
ANC51.9%
DA14.3%
Lead: 512 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 7 ↗
ANC41.8%
VUSIMUZI JOSEPH KHUMALO
ANC41.8%
DA21.5%
Lead: 331 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 8 ↗
ANC46.2%
TEBOGO NGUBENI
ANC46.2%
DA19.6%
Lead: 371 votesReporting progress unavailable