Election results: councils and wards
Maluti a Phofung
All results in99 voting districts counted
Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 11:10
- Registered voters
- 57,196
- Votes cast
- 81,638
- Turnout
- 47.4%
- Spoilt votes
- 1,810
- Wards
- 30
Wards won so far
- ANC 13 wards (13 final)
- ACM 7 wards (7 final)
- DA 5 wards (5 final)
- MAP16 4 wards (4 final)
- SACP 1 ward (1 final)
Votes (ward and party ballots together)
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 15,393 | 29.08% |
| DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 12,164 | 22.98% |
| ACMACM - AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT | 10,223 | 19.31% |
| MAP16MAP16 - MAPSIXTEEN CIVIC MOVEMENT | 3,107 | 5.87% |
| EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 1,834 | 3.46% |
| SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 1,727 | 3.26% |
| VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 1,675 | 3.16% |
| CFACFA - COMMUNITY FIRST ALLIANCE | 1,065 | 2.01% |
| MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 998 | 1.89% |
| ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 816 | 1.54% |
| DPSADPSA - DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 620 | 1.17% |
| ACTACT - AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | 438 | 0.83% |
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 ANC 41%
- Ward 3 ANC 32%
- Ward 4 ANC 40%
- Ward 5 DA 38%
- Ward 6 DA 42%
- Ward 8 MAP16 36%
- Ward 9 MAP16 29%
- Ward 10 ANC 45%
- Ward 11 ANC 42%
- Ward 12 ANC 48%
- Ward 13 SACP 43%
- Ward 14 ACM 37%
- Ward 15 ACM 32%
- Ward 16 ANC 32%
- Ward 17 ACM 44%
- Ward 18 ANC 34%
- Ward 19 ANC 50%
- Ward 20 MAP16 38%
- Ward 21 ACM 53%
- Ward 22 DA 46%
- Ward 23 ACM 46%
- Ward 24 ANC 28%
- Ward 25 ANC 38%
- Ward 26 DA 31%
- Ward 28 ANC 25%
- Ward 29 ACM 26%
- Ward 31 MAP16 28%
- Ward 32 DA 22%
- Ward 34 ACM 33%
- Ward 35 ANC 35%