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Local Government Election 2026ANC leads nationally 33.1%Final resultsView overall results →

Election results: councils and wards

Local municipality · Free State

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All results in16 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 11:10

Registered voters
9,979
Votes cast
15,607
Turnout
51.7%
Spoilt votes
235
Wards
5

Wards won so far

  • ANC 3 wards (3 final)
  • DA 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6,047
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1,909
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1,629
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS172
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE109
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY106
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT103
PACPAC - PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA38
TYPTYP - TIKWANA YOUTH POWER32
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT15
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY8
ACTACT - AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION3

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.