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West Rand

3 municipalities on the 2021 boundaries. Official results of the 2021 Local Government Elections below (the latest verified for this place), with their sources.

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  • West Rand, Gauteng
  • 2021 boundaries
  • Turnout, 2021

Turnout, 2021 Local Government Elections

  • 42,1%–42,6%
  • 42,6%–48,2%
  • 48,2%–48,2%

Votes cast on the municipal PR ballot ÷ registered voters. Classes split the areas shown into equal groups.

MDB 2021 boundaries · select an area to open it

Share of valid votes

District council PR ballot · 2021 Local Government Elections · official result

  1. AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS43,8%
  2. DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE26,6%
  3. ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS15,7%
  4. VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS6,5%
  5. AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1,5%
  6. Others (12)5,9%

All contestants and the source

Turnout by municipality

  1. Mogale City48,2%
  2. Rand West City42,6%
  3. Merafong City42,1%

2021 Local Government Elections

Held · Official results — not current figures

District council PR ballot

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS received the most PR-ballot votes: 79 559 (43,8% of valid votes). Seats are allocated from ward and PR results together; seat totals are not shown here.

Registered voters
415 099
Votes cast
186 767
Turnout
45,0%
Spoilt ballots
5 192
How many votes did each contestant receive?17 contestants · 181 575 valid votes · totals of 274 voting districts · final results
Party or contestantVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS79 55943,8%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE48 33726,6%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS28 50815,7%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS11 7496,5%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS2 7791,5%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1 9781,1%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 6930,9%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1 1780,6%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1 1340,6%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 0170,6%
Others (7 contestants together)3 6432,0%
Show all 17 contestants
All 17 contestants17 contestants · 181 575 valid votes · totals of 274 voting districts · final results
Party or contestantVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS79 55943,8%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE48 33726,6%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS28 50815,7%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS11 7496,5%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS2 7791,5%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1 9781,1%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 6930,9%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1 1780,6%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1 1340,6%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 0170,6%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE9500,5%
RANDFONTEIN PEOPLES PARTY8540,5%
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY6530,4%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY4150,2%
ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA3390,2%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY3180,2%
AFRICAN COVENANT1140,1%

Results: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · IEC 2021 Local Government Elections — downloadable detailed results, Gauteng (CSV) · retrieved

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IEC 2021 Local Government Elections — downloadable detailed results, Gauteng (CSV) (external site)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
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Attribution
Results: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), results.elections.org.za — 2021 Local Government Elections.

Totals are the sum of the IEC’s published voting-district results, checked against the IEC’s own totals when the data was loaded. Party names are shown exactly as the IEC publishes them.

Council

West Rand District Municipality Council: the seats elected on the district ballot in 2021 (40% of the council; the rest are appointed by its local councils)

Directly elected seats by party, 2021IEC seat calculation
PartySeats
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS1
Total18

2021 seat calculation

Elected seats
18
Quota
10 088
Valid votes counted
181 575

Seats on the district ballot are shared in proportion to votes. Appointed members are not listed here.

Mayor, speaker and other office-bearers are not on the record yet

West Rand’s office-bearers and PR councillors are not in the record yet. They appear once an authoritative source for them is captured and approved; none are inferred from party lists.

Sources: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · IEC — Seat Calculation Detail, 2021 Local Government Elections, Gauteng (11 councils) · retrieved

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IEC — Seat Calculation Detail, 2021 Local Government Elections, Gauteng (11 councils) (external site)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
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Attribution
Seat calculations: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), results.elections.org.za.

Public money

Budgets, audited spending and audit opinions as National Treasury publishes them for the municipality; tenders it publishes under its own name

Budgets, spending and audits
Total revenue, audited actual—no audited year published
Irregular expenditure, reportedR 02023/24
Audit opinionUnqualified - No findings2023/24 · Auditor-General

42 closed · 3 cancelled tender notices · 0 awards published · all notices

  • WRDM/RPED/05/25-26Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    APPOINTMENT OF A PANEL OF CONSULTING ENGINEERING FIRMS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (03) YEARS AS AND WHEN REQUIRED

    advertised 25 February 2026 · closes 19 March 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • WRDM/PS/02/25-26.Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    RE-ADVERT: SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF TWO (02) BREATHING AIR COMPRESSORS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (RESCUE & FIRE SERVICES) FOR THE WEST RAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

    advertised 20 February 2026 · closes 19 March 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • WRDM/FIN/04/25-26Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    APPOINTMENT OF A QUALIFIED INSURANCE BROKER TO PROVIDE SHORT-TERM INSURANCE SERVICES TO THE WEST RAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY (WRDM) FOR A PERIOD THREE (03) YEARS

    advertised 20 February 2026 · closes 19 March 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • WRDM/PS/03/25-26Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    APPOINTMENT OF A SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE 24-HOUR SECURITY SERVICES FOR THE WEST RAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY (WRDM) FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS

    advertised 8 December 2025 · closes 27 January 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • WR/RPED/10/25.Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    RE-ADVERT: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM A PRIVATE ENTITY TO USE, CONTROL AND MANAGE THE DONALDSON DAM FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND ELEVEN (11) MONTHS

    advertised 20 October 2025 · closes 3 November 2025 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

Municipalities of West Rand

2021 boundaries · turnout in the 2021 Local Government Elections

3 municipalities2021 boundaries
NameTypeTurnout
Mogale CityLocal municipality48,2%
Merafong CityLocal municipality42,1%
Rand West CityLocal municipality42,6%

District municipality record and boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) · MDB Local Municipalities 2021 (ArcGIS item 27bbdd5b041b4ba6b5707dfed5aa3923), GeoJSON export · retrieved

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Attribution
Boundary data: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB), producer and custodian. Geometry simplified for display by Mandate SA; the simplified shapes are not an MDB product.