Ward 1 2026 election results

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Voting district 21860120: ANC 62.3%Voting district 21860254: ANC 61.0%Voting district 21860399: PA 38.4%Voting district 21860546: ANC 53.5%Voting district 21861086: ANC 51.2%Voting district 21861389: ANC 58.4%Voting district 21861390: ANC 48.5%Voting district 21861884: ANC 56.0%Legae Day Care (VD 21860120)Marang Intermediate School (VD 21860254)Joe Solomon Primary School (VD 21860399)Full Gospel Church of God (VD 21860546)Susanna Ollemans Creche (VD 21861086)Al-Imdaad Foundation (VD 21861389)Uniting Reformed Church (VD 21861390)St John Methodist Church (VD 21861884)
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ANC 49.8%

Most party (PR) votes

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 8 voting districts in
Turnout49.1%
Voters on the roll8 037
South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)
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Elected ward councillor ?

Samuel SefakiAfrican National Congress

PR ballot ? · 3 886 valid votes

Hours off in Ward 1 ?

Reported in the ESP app

Power6hours off1 outage
Water0hours offNo outages
Internet0hours offNo outages
May: 0 hours off0MayJun: 0 hours off0JunJul: 0 hours off0JulAug: 0 hours off0AugSep · Power: 6 hours offSep: 6 hours off6SepOct: 0 hours off0Oct

Voting districts · 8 ?

Samuel Sefaki (ANC) won Ward 1 with 1 747 votes, 21.7% of the ward's 8 037 registered voters. Turnout was 49.1%: 3 948 of 8 037 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, Mangaung (Bloemfontein), voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 30

Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)

This ward in earlier elections ?

ESP areas in this ward · 4 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 3 865 · spoilt 86 · special votes 747 · All 8 voting districts in (the IEC's voting-district results so far, out of its list of voting districts for this election)

PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 8 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 8 voting districts here (3 948 of 8 037). The IEC publishes 49.3%.

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 total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 30 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 747 vs 3 683; DA 536 vs 1 132; PA 333 vs 682; EFF 308 vs 653; VF PLUS 144 vs 306; ActionSA 105 vs 238; MKP 45 vs 93; AIC 36 vs 72; ATM 36 vs 74; AASD 31 vs 99; ACIM 23 vs 45; NSDF 16 vs 32; ACDP 14 vs 26; ACT 14 vs 25; AHC 11 vs 22; SACP 10 vs 28; PAC 8 vs 21; COPE 7 vs 17; BOSA 5 vs 22; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 11; AACUM 4 vs 8; AAC 3 vs 11; APC 3 vs 8; IFP 3 vs 4; SUN 2 vs 3; LABOUR 1 vs 3; PMC 1 vs 4; URF 1 vs 5; MSPV 0 vs 6; UAT 0 vs 5. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 157 times in 8 voting districts. In local elections the IEC also publishes each party's total across the ward, PR and DC 40% ballots. For these parties (by IEC party number) that total differs from the party's votes on the ballots themselves. We show each ballot's own votes. Each voting district's own page lists the IEC's figures.

Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.

Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.

IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 19:42 SAST.

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