ANC 54.2%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 3 511 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 90254.2%- IndependentIndependent candidates1 05930.2%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters2968.4%
DADemocratic Alliance1694.8%
COPECongress of the People381.1%
ICOSAIndependent Civic Organisation of South Africa210.6%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus170.5%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party90.3%
Voting districts · 4 ?
ANC won Ward 7 with 1 902 votes, 31.7% of the ward's 5 991 registered voters. Turnout was 50.8%: 3 044 of 5 991 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 7, Matjhabeng (Welkom), voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2011: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
This area in the 2026 elections ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 607 · spoilt 96 · special votes 175 · All 4 voting districts in · the IEC marks the results complete
PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 4 voting districts; the IEC publishes the ward ballot per ward and the PR ballot per voting district.
Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 4 voting districts here (3 044 of 5 991). The IEC publishes 60.2%.
The winner's share of registered voters is calculated: the winner's votes on the IEC's ward ballot ÷ the registered voters of the ward's voting districts.
Note: the IEC's published turnout for this ward is 60.21%; its own counts give 50.81% (PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters in its voting districts); we show the calculated figure.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: Matjhabeng's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 27 Oct 2026, 11:46 SAST.