ANC 62.8%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 2 386 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 49962.8%- IndependentIndependent candidates35414.8%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters2259.4%
DADemocratic Alliance1988.3%
UCDPUnited Christian Democratic Party803.4%
SAPPSouth African Political Party120.5%
COPECongress of the People90.4%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party80.3%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus10.0%
Voting districts · 4 ?
ANC won Ward 3 with 1 499 votes, 33.6% of the ward's 4 462 registered voters. Turnout was 55.0%: 2 454 of 4 462 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 3, Mafikeng, 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
Official IEC figures: how we add them up
Votes cast 2 457 · spoilt 71 · special votes 209 · All 4 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 4 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 4 voting districts here (2 454 of 4 462). The IEC publishes 55.0%.
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.
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 27 Oct 2026, 13:58 SAST.