ANC 65.7%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 2 550 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 67665.7%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters63324.8%
DADemocratic Alliance1234.8%- MCAMetsimaholo Community Association953.7%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania90.4%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus70.3%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party70.3%
Voting districts · 3 ?
ANC won Ward 1 with 1 676 votes, 36.8% of the ward's 4 553 registered voters. Turnout was 53.5%: 2 438 of 4 553 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 1, Metsimaholo, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2011: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
This area in the 2026 elections ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 562 · spoilt 12 · special votes 36 · All 3 voting districts in · the IEC marks the results complete
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 (2 438 of 4 553). The IEC publishes 56.3%.
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.
Note: the IEC's published turnout for this ward is 56.27%; its own counts give 53.55% (PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters in its voting districts); we show the calculated figure.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: Metsimaholo's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 27 Oct 2026, 13:34 SAST.