ANC 46.1%down 17.7 pts from 63.8% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Ward ballot ? · 2 486 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 14746.1%
DADemocratic Alliance59824.1%- SACPSouth African Communist Party2138.6%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1646.6%
ActionSA1395.6%- ACTAfrican Congress for Transformation622.5%
PAPatriotic Alliance331.3%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement321.3%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus271.1%- VFCVoice for Change230.9%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party120.5%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement110.4%
COPECongress of the People50.2%- FISAFreedom in South Africa40.2%
URFUnited Residents Front30.1%
AACAfrican Alliance Congress30.1%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party20.1%
APCAfrican People's Convention20.1%
ECOFORUMEconomic Emancipation Forum20.1%- TRUTHTruth and Solidarity Movement20.1%
- LABOURLabour Party of South Africa10.0%
- ALMAfrican Liberation Movement10.0%
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Voting districts · 4 ?
Ward 17, Matjhabeng (Welkom)'s 2026 election results: ANC 46.1% on the ward ballot; turnout 46.1%. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 17, Matjhabeng (Welkom), voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 21
- Nyaniso John TshokotshelaActionSA
- Mtandeki Stephen RadebeAfrican Alliance Congress
- Nalena Sherley MajoloAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Patrick Sello MaloisaneAfrican Congress for Transformation
- Ben Theleza LifahloAfrican Liberation Movement
- Thandisa KalipaAfrican National Congress
- Neliswa Sylvia GosaniAfrican People's Convention
- Thabang Johannes MatsholoAfrican Transformation Movement
- Christina Nonkosi KlaasAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Mookho Elisa NqeoboCongress of the People
- Thabang Richard TakaloDemocratic Alliance
- Andile Moses NguboEconomic Emancipation Forum
- Akhona DyantyiEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Lebeko John MaileInkatha Freedom Party
- Moeketsi David KumaloLabour Party of South Africa
- Mokhaudi Johannes MaphasaPatriotic Alliance
- Edward Mpho MokgosiSouth African Communist Party
- Vuyisile Ishmael CharlesTruth and Solidarity Movement
- Lehlohonolo MosiaUnited Residents Front
- Philly David MalakoaneVoice for Change
- Sunette JoosteVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 3 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 514 · spoilt 28 · special votes 618 · All 4 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 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 (2 637 of 5 716). The IEC publishes 46.1%.
The change beside the headline is the difference between the leading party's share here and its share in the 2021 election for the same ward (the ward that covered the same area then), both from the IEC's counts, with no votes re-allocated between boundaries.
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 1 147 vs 3 412; DA 598 vs 2 142; SACP 213 vs 542; EFF 164 vs 744; ActionSA 139 vs 529; ACT 62 vs 178; PA 33 vs 39; ATM 32 vs 138; VF PLUS 27 vs 75; VFC 23 vs 141; ACDP 12 vs 38; MAYIBUYE 11 vs 25; COPE 5 vs 12; FISA 4 vs 6; AAC 3 vs 6; URF 3 vs 20; APC 2 vs 4; ECOFORUM 2 vs 8; IFP 2 vs 9; ALM 1 vs 3; LABOUR 1 vs 2; ACP 0 vs 12; AIC 0 vs 15; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 7; ARU 0 vs 3; BAWS 0 vs 1; ICOSA 0 vs 2; MKP 0 vs 16; PAC 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 4. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 83 times in 4 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.
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 09 Nov 2026, 15:08 SAST.