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Local Government Election 2026ANC leads nationally 33.3%Final resultsView overall results →

Election results: councils and wards

Local municipality · Free State

Setsoto

All results in31 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 13:25

Registered voters
28,544
Votes cast
41,657
Turnout
49.6%
Spoilt votes
765
Wards
11

Wards won so far

  • ANC 6 wards (6 final)
  • DA 2 wards (2 final)
  • SACP 1 ward (1 final)
  • EFF 1 ward (1 final)
  • VF PLUS 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11,672
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5,169
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4,179
SSDFSSDF - SETSOTO SERVICE DELIVERY FORUM2,190
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2,031
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS704
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA483
ACTACT - AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION315
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT286
AICAIC - AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS204
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT121
IFPIFP - INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY69

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.