ANC 37.1%down 22.7 pts from 59.8% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Obakeng Godwill MatebesiAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 119 valid votes
- ANCObakeng Godwill Matebesi78637.1%
EFFSemphete Keletso Matsheka36117.0%- IndependentAobakwe Amogelang Senokwane · Independent25512.0%
DADinky Maureen Mothibinyane24111.4%
ActionSAGaleboe Joel Marumo22010.4%- SACPMohau Kealeboga Marumo803.8%
MKPMelinah Nageng693.3%
UCDPBius Neo Dikgomo552.6%- AANDCMooketsi Graven Sekei221.0%
ACDPMosimanegape Pagel Mabaso80.4%- MAYIBUYEEdward Kgaile Nakedi60.3%
VF PLUSVan Graan Michael Böhmer50.2%
FFDMmatseleng Maria Mokaedi50.2%
PAKgotlaetsile Godfrey Pitse30.1%
APCMmakale Elizabeth Tsatsi20.1%- KOPANOEsau Jankie Ndarala10.0%
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 18 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Obakeng Godwill Matebesi (ANC) won Ward 18 with 786 votes, 17.3% of the ward's 4 552 registered voters. Turnout was 48.3%: 2 199 of 4 552 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 18, Mafikeng, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 3 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 160 · spoilt 41 · special votes 219 · All 3 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 3 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 3 voting districts here (2 199 of 4 552). The IEC publishes 48.3%.
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.
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 26 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 786 vs 2 481; EFF 361 vs 1 106; DA 241 vs 782; ActionSA 220 vs 723; SACP 80 vs 234; MKP 69 vs 206; UCDP 55 vs 190; AANDC 22 vs 26; ACDP 8 vs 54; MAYIBUYE 6 vs 22; FFD 5 vs 7; VF PLUS 5 vs 28; PA 3 vs 91; APC 2 vs 17; KOPANO 1 vs 6; ACP 0 vs 1; AIC 0 vs 46; ARC 0 vs 10; ASM 0 vs 8; ATM 0 vs 10; IFP 0 vs 11; Bophuthatswana Civil Movement 0 vs 56; PAC 0 vs 5; SDP 0 vs 3; SEDIMO 0 vs 2; UAT 0 vs 12. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 66 times in 3 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: Mafikeng's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 23:06 SAST.