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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

Nketoana

All results in40 voting districts counted

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

Registered voters
19,144
Votes cast
28,473
Turnout
49.6%
Spoilt votes
601
Wards
8

Wards won so far

  • ANC 4 wards (4 final)
  • VF PLUS 2 wards (2 final)
  • DA 2 wards (2 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9,000
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3,651
ACMACM - AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT2,213
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1,574
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS868
ACTACT - AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION441
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT180
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY130
AMC.ROY.AMC.ROY. - AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS128
NO_ABBRNKETOANE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT118
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY54
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT53

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.