Election results: councils and wards
Mangaung
All results in85 voting districts counted
Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 09:23
- Registered voters
- 75,700
- Votes cast
- 76,911
- Turnout
- 51.1%
- Spoilt votes
- 1,188
- Wards
- 30
Wards won so far
- ANC 18 wards (18 final)
- DA 10 wards (10 final)
- PA 1 ward (1 final)
- EFF 1 ward (1 final)
Votes (ward and party ballots together)
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 28,640 | 37.82% |
| ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 22,180 | 29.29% |
| EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 6,880 | 9.09% |
| VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 5,706 | 7.54% |
| PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 2,952 | 3.90% |
| ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA | 2,879 | 3.80% |
| SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 887 | 1.17% |
| INDINDEPENDENT | 825 | 1.09% |
| ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 795 | 1.05% |
| MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 702 | 0.93% |
| NSDFNSDF - NATIONAL SERVICE DELIVERY FORUM | 472 | 0.62% |
| ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 371 | 0.49% |
Who leads in each ward
Each ward in the colour of the party ahead on its ward ballot; “from …” marks a ward that has changed hands since last time. Open a ward for its results and candidates.
- Ward 1 PA 28%
- Ward 2 ANC 41%
- Ward 3 ANC 43%
- Ward 5 ANC 31%
- Ward 8 ANC 39%
- Ward 9 ANC 38%
- Ward 10 ANC 41%
- Ward 11 ANC 49%
- Ward 12 ANC 50%
- Ward 15 ANC 40%
- Ward 16 ANC 52%
- Ward 17 ANC 31%
- Ward 18 DA 63%
- Ward 19 EFF 33%
- Ward 20 DA 70%
- Ward 21 DA 38%
- Ward 22 DA 75%
- Ward 23 DA 38%
- Ward 25 DA 78%
- Ward 26 DA 59%
- Ward 28 ANC 46%
- Ward 30 ANC 33%
- Ward 37 ANC 49%
- Ward 43 ANC 64%
- Ward 44 DA 37%
- Ward 46 ANC 50%
- Ward 47 DA 49%
- Ward 48 DA 79%
- Ward 50 ANC 56%
- Ward 51 ANC 33%