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2026 · Tswelopele council results

Sandveld, Free State

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2026

Council seats

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ANC8 seats
DA4 seats
EFF2 seats
SACP1 seat
FF+1 seat
Tswelopele · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS850
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE425
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS212,5
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY16,25
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS16,25
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00
TIKWANA YOUTH POWER00
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00

16 seats; 9 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

Ward ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
51.7%8 091 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
21.2%3 315 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
10.6%1 657 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
8.6%1 347 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties7.9%1 243 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
3.7%583 votes
TIKWANA YOUTH POWER
2.1%322 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
1.1%168 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.3%54 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.3%44 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
0.2%32 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.2%31 votes
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
0.1%9 votes
Tswelopele · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—8 09151,6898
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—3 31521,178
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—1 65710,5858
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY—1 3478,6054
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—5833,7245
TIKWANA YOUTH POWER—3222,0571
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—1681,0733
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE—540,345
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT—440,2811
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY—320,2044
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—310,198
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION—90,0575

15653 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Past coalition partners

9 for a majority
ANCEFF10MajorityDAFF+54 short
Sources

These parties have governed together before. Local precedents come first, then combinations recorded most often in Free State, then elsewhere. MISTRA covers November 2021 to February 2026; membership is recorded at formation. These are starting points, not likelihood estimates.

Totals use the current reported seats for Tswelopele. The line marks 9 of 16 seats.

ANC + EFF

Recorded together in Metsimaholo from 2021-11-22. This membership was recorded in 8 councils. Current seats are used above; this is a historical precedent, not a prediction.

DA + FF+

Recorded together in Matzikama from 2025-08-18. This membership was recorded in 9 councils. Current seats are used above; this is a historical precedent, not a prediction.

MISTRA dataset and methodology

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ANC needs

1seats
ANC8

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−10.1pp
202161.6%
202651.5%

Closest covering ward

449votes apart
ANC45.4%
DA27.2%

Ward 7 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC11—
DA2—

8 for a majority · 14 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC12
DA2
EFF0—
SACP0—

8 for a majority · 15 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
ANC11
DA3
EFF1
SACP0

8 for a majority · 15 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
ANC10
DA3
EFF2

9 for a majority · 17 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021
ANC8
DA4
EFF2
SACP1—

9 for a majority · 16 seats

FS183 - Tswelopele · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11148
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2148
2 006INDEPENDENTS1148
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0148
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0148
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12158
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2158
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1158
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0158
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11158
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3158
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1158
2 016AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0158
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0158
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0158
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10179
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3179
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2179
2 021TIKWANA YOUTH POWER1179
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1179
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0179
2 021CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0179
2 021INDEPENDENTS0179
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0179
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8169
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4169
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2169
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1169
2 026VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1169
2 026AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION0169
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0169
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0169
2 026PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0169
2 026PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0169
2 026TIKWANA YOUTH POWER0169
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0169

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 %
ANC82.6%—
DA17.4%—
EFF0.0%—
SACP0.0%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC75.2%
DA12.3%
EFF0.0%
SACP0.0%
Other12.5%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC81.0%
DA11.8%
EFF0.0%
SACP0.0%
COPE5.4%
Other1.9%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC72.7%
DA16.2%
EFF7.8%
SACP0.0%
Other3.3%
2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC61.6%
DA15.7%
EFF11.5%
SACP0.0%
Other5.5%
2026Vote %vs 2021
ANC51.5%
DA21.3%
EFF10.6%
SACP8.6%
TIKWANA YOUTH POWER2.1%
Other5.9%
FS183 - Tswelopele · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS15 46282,649118 708Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 24617,350918 708Reported
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0018 708No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0018 708No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000TIKWANA YOUTH POWER0018 708No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0018 708No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0018 708No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0018 708No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0018 708No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0018 708No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0018 708No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0018 708No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0018 708No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0018 708No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION0018 708No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS16 69575,236622 190Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 72512,280322 190Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0022 190No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0022 190No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006TIKWANA YOUTH POWER0022 190No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0022 190No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2050,923822 190Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3341,505222 190Reported
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0022 190No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0022 190No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0022 190No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0022 190No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0022 190No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0022 190No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION0022 190No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22 83780,973728 203Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 31511,754128 203Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0028 203No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0028 203No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011TIKWANA YOUTH POWER0028 203No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1 5225,396628 203Reported
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS5291,875728 203Reported
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0028 203No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0028 203No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0028 203No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0028 203No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0028 203No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0028 203No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0028 203No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION0028 203No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22 46872,735530 890Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 99416,16730 890Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 4007,769530 890Reported
2 016SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0030 890No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016TIKWANA YOUTH POWER0030 890No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE2430,786730 890Reported
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS5461,767630 890Reported
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0030 890No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0030 890No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION2390,773730 890Reported
2 016PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0030 890No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0030 890No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0030 890No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0030 890No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION0030 890No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14 29061,602823 197Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 63915,687423 197Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 66611,492923 197Reported
2 021SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0023 197No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021TIKWANA YOUTH POWER1 3375,763723 197Reported
2 021CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE730,314723 197Reported
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS8133,504823 197Reported
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0023 197No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2721,172623 197Reported
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0023 197No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0023 197No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0023 197No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY400,172423 197Reported
2 021UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0023 197No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION0023 197No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS16 10051,495331 265Reported
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 64621,25731 265Reported
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3 31810,612531 265Reported
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2 7028,642331 265Reported
2 026TIKWANA YOUTH POWER6542,091831 265Reported
2 026CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0031 265No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 1673,732631 265Reported
2 026PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA710,227131 265Reported
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT3471,109931 265Reported
2 026AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0031 265No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1260,40331 265Reported
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT930,297531 265Reported
2 026NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0031 265No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY320,102431 265Reported
2 026AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION90,028831 265Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

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 Sandveld

2 wards

Ward 7
ANC45.4%Leading candidate: Lesego Patson Dikoko
DA27.2%
Lead: 449 votesWard 8
ANC51.3%Leading candidate: Frans Tangkiso Matsholo
SACP23.4%
Lead: 620 votes
Wards covering Sandveld ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 72 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 12245,4067
Ward 72 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE67327,2359
Ward 82 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 14051,2821
Ward 82 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY52023,3918

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:26 SAST · checked 11 Nov 2026, 07:35 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 16 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: 08 Nov 2026, 21:26 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

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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 Tswelopele. Ward results include areas outside Sandveld.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 2 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. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

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