Counted.co.za

North West · Madibeng · 2026

Ward 17

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain

What is a ward?

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats

Ward ballot votes

A vote for a person. Most votes across the whole ward wins one seat.Explain

Ward vs PR ballots

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.

IEC guide to council seats

Reporting progress unavailable

Reporting progress is not voter turnout ↗
Leading in votesKRESTA HLANGANANI MATHONSIANC
57.2%

Ahead by 1 234 votes of ActionSA.

Change since 2021 (percentage points). Compared with combined ballots. Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSKRESTA HLANGANANI MATHONSI
57.2%1 592 votes
ACTIONSA
12.9%358 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
10.9%304 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
7.5%209 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
4.6%129 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.5%42 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
1.1%32 votes
Show 31 more parties and candidates
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
1.0%27 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.6%17 votes
SAVE SOUTH AFRICA
0.5%15 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.5%13 votes
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA
0.3%9 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.3%9 votes
ALL CITIZENS PARTY
0.3%7 votes
TSOGANG MADIBENG
0.2%6 votes
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
0.2%6 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.1%4 votes
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
0.1%2 votes
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
0.0%1 votes
INDEPENDENT PARTY
0.0%1 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.0%0 votes
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
0.0%0 votes
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.0%0 votes
COMMUNITY INDEPENDANT PARTY
0.0%0 votes
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.0%0 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION
0.0%0 votes
AGANG SOUTH AFRICA
0.0%0 votes
AL JAMA-AH
0.0%0 votes
FORUM FOR SOUTH AFRICA
0.0%0 votes
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.0%0 votes
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
PURPLE PARTY IKAGENG
0.0%0 votes
UTLWANG VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes

2 783 ward votes

Voting districts in this ward

A voting district is a small voting area inside a ward.Explain

What is a voting district?

A voting district

Voters are assigned to a voting station in this area. These results show only that part of the ward.

Votes added together

Results from all the ward’s voting districts decide its councillor.

A lead here is not a ward win. A voting district has no council and is different from a district municipality.

IEC guide to voting districts

Loading map…

Voting district boundariesExplore map ↗

Share results