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Metsimaholo

23 wards on the 2021 boundaries. Official results of the 2021 Local Government Elections below (the latest verified for this place), with their sources. The latest national and provincial result here is the 2024 National and Provincial Elections.

2024 National and Provincial Elections

Valid votes
49 373
Turnout
58,6%
Registered
85 272
  1. AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS39,3%
  2. DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE27,1%
  3. ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS19,7%
  4. VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS3,9%
  5. UMKHONTO WESIZWE2,6%
  6. All others7,4%

Share of valid votes

  1. AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS34,7%
  2. DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE26,3%
  3. ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS25,7%
  4. VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS5,0%
  5. AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1,4%
  6. Others (13)6,9%

All contestants and the source

Turnout by ward

  1. Ward 2262,3%
  2. Ward 1461,6%
  3. Ward 1659,8%
  4. Ward 2053,0%
  5. Ward 552,7%
  6. Ward 450,9%
  7. Ward 2349,0%
  8. Ward 1546,8%
  9. Ward 346,4%
  10. Ward 1945,8%

All 23 wards

2021 Local Government Elections

Held · Official results — not current figures

Proportional representation (PR) ballot

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS received the most PR-ballot votes: 12 860 (34,7% of valid votes). Seats are allocated from ward and PR results together; seat totals are not shown here.

Registered voters
81 379
Votes cast
37 556
Turnout
46,1%
Spoilt ballots
502
How many votes did each contestant receive?
Party or contestantVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12 86034,7%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE9 74426,3%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS9 52125,7%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS1 8425,0%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS5261,4%
METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION4921,3%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT4591,2%
AGENCY FOR NEW AGENDA3460,9%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2060,6%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1830,5%
Others (8 contestants together)8752,4%
Show all 18 contestants

Council

Metsimaholo Local Municipality Council: seats won in the 2021 Local Government Elections, as the IEC calculated them

Seats by party, 2021
PartyWardPRSeats
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS15116
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6612
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS21012
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS033
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS011
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT011
METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION011
Total232346

2021 seat calculation

Seats
46
Quota
1 581
Valid votes counted
72 722

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

Metsimaholo’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.

Public money

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

Total revenue, audited actual—
Irregular expenditure, reportedR 148 million
Audit opinionQualified
  • MLM 24/2025/26

    APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PRINTING, EMAILING AND WHATSAPP DISTRIBUTION OF MUNICIPAL STATEMENTS / INVOICES FOR ON AN AS-AND- WHEN REQUIRED BASIS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.

  • MLM 29/2025/26

    APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER TO RENDER VAT RECOVERY SERVICES FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS.

  • MLM 23/2025/26

    APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR DATA CLEANSING AND REVENUE DATA PURIFICATION TO CLEANSE, VALIDATE, STANDARDISE AND INTEGRATED MUNICIPAL BILLING AND DEBTOR DATA FOR METSIMAHOLO LOCAL MUNUCIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS.

  • MLM 28/2025/26

    OF MAXIMUM FIVE (5) SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR LEASING OF PLANT OR MACHINERY FOR AREAS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF METSIMAHOLO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR ON AN AS-AND- WHEN REQUIRED BASIS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.

  • MLM 31/2025/26

    READVERTISEMENT-APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PROVISION OF LANGUAGE SERVICES DURING THE COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR ON AN AS-AND- WHEN REQUIRED BASIS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.

Wards of Metsimaholo

With each ward’s councillor as the IEC lists today, the party that won it in 2021, and its turnout

23 wards
WardCouncillor todayWon in 2021Turnout
Ward 1MATTHEWS JABULANI RADEBEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS42,6%
Ward 2JOSEPH MORENA MOLAWAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS40,5%
Ward 3MOSIUOA SOLOMON POHOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS46,4%
Ward 4THANDIWE LINAH SOETSANGAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS50,9%
Ward 5SARA MAPULE MOFOKENGAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS52,7%
Ward 6MAHADI NKHELOANEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS43,2%
Ward 7PORTIA MABATHO MAHLAELAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS38,8%
Ward 8LEFA LAWRENCE NHLAPOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS42,6%
Ward 9MOSOKODI ELIAS MQWATHIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS40,3%
Ward 10NOKUTHULA MIRRIAM MTSHALIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS44,8%
Ward 11DIAL VAKELE RANIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS44,6%
Ward 12LEBOHANG ANDRIES MAKHEFUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS39,9%
Ward 13FIKILE DANIEL MOSOKWENIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS36,2%
Ward 14JOHANNES HENDRIK PETRUS HUMANDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE61,6%
Ward 15LOUIS JACOBUS VAN HEERDENDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE46,8%
Ward 16JAN JACOBUS BARNARDDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE59,8%
Ward 17THABANG KENNEDY RANKOEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE30,7%
Ward 18LINDA DAYDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE43,3%
Ward 19LUNGA MTHETHOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS45,8%
Ward 20LUCAS FISHERAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS53,0%
Ward 21TEBOHO GLEN SEHAOLEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS44,3%
Ward 22RUANDA MEYERDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE62,3%
Ward 23MANANA BERNICE MOZOLOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS49,0%