DA 63.0%

Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot

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

This wardAll 7 voting districts in

Turnout58.3%

Voters on the roll8 117

South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)

checked 18:38Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Chadwine Lyle BouwerDemocratic Alliance

Ward ballot ? · 4 701 valid votes

DAChadwine Lyle Bouwer2 96263.0%
ANCKemiso Walter Maxwell Rabaji71915.3%
VF PLUSJohannes Christoffel van Zyl59012.6%
EFFLesego Macdonald Tlhomelang1954.1%
ActionSAZola Duncan Mkhosana561.2%
ATMPani Sidney Twala290.6%
PANomathemba Sylvia Saila270.6%
ACDPWarren Harold Gibson230.5%
AICNobayeni Evodia Letjoko180.4%
MKPIsrael Msawakhe Mbambo170.4%
SACPDimakatso Agnes Ntsalong160.3%
MAYIBUYEMathapelo Lydia Kwena100.2%
PACMahlomola Petrus Senoko50.1%
SUNPulane Ruth Lebona50.1%
AACKelopile Portia Pule40.1%
BOSAMamohau Alinah Baza40.1%
ACTHans Thabo Pilane40.1%
AHCTello David Nchela30.1%
UCDPTsepo Abraham Ditema20.0%
IFPSarah Magdalena Williams20.0%
COPEMokete Petros Lipholo20.0%
URFGratitude Nkosinathi Serutu20.0%
ACIMThabo Thibile20.0%
NSDFVuyani Olivier Dumezweni20.0%
APCMolahlehi Ernest Makole10.0%
AACUMMoshe Shadrack Diehaba10.0%
Also on the ballot: Leetwane Alinah Makhetha (Labour Party of South Africa), Nelson Zanele Stock (People's Movement for Change).

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

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Water44hours off5 outages

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Voting districts · 7 ?

Chadwine Lyle Bouwer (DA) won Ward 18 with 2 962 votes, 36.5% of the ward's 8 117 registered voters. Turnout was 58.3%: 4 736 of 8 117 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 18, Mangaung (Bloemfontein), 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 · 6 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 4 725 · spoilt 24 · special votes 180 · All 7 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 7 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 7 voting districts here (4 736 of 8 117). The IEC publishes 58.4%.

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): DA 2 962 vs 5 831; ANC 719 vs 1 487; VF PLUS 590 vs 1 203; EFF 195 vs 394; ActionSA 56 vs 136; ATM 29 vs 60; PA 27 vs 56; ACDP 23 vs 44; AIC 18 vs 31; MKP 17 vs 36; SACP 16 vs 28; MAYIBUYE 10 vs 19; PAC 5 vs 9; SUN 5 vs 8; AAC 4 vs 7; ACT 4 vs 9; BOSA 4 vs 7; AHC 3 vs 9; ACIM 2 vs 3; COPE 2 vs 4; IFP 2 vs 3; NSDF 2 vs 4; UCDP 2 vs 4; URF 2 vs 4; AACUM 1 vs 2; APC 1 vs 5; AASD 0 vs 3; MSPV 0 vs 1; PMC 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 86 times in 7 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 10 Nov 2026, 18:35 SAST.

Ward 18 2026 election results