DA 56.2%down 2.8 pts from 59.0% in 2021
Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Selmé PretoriusDemocratic AllianceWard ballot ? · 5 775 valid votes
- DADemocratic Alliance3 24456.2%
ANCAfrican National Congress1 02717.8%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus97516.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1933.3%
ActionSA1091.9%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party520.9%
PAPatriotic Alliance370.6%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement370.6%- AACUMActive African Christians United Movement290.5%
- ACTAfrican Congress for Transformation150.3%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party120.2%
AICAfrican Independent Congress90.2%
AASDAfrikan Alliance of Social Democrats60.1%
UCDPUnited Christian Democratic Party50.1%
AHCAfrican Heart Congress50.1%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement50.1%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party40.1%
APCAfrican People's Convention30.1%
SUNSizwe Ummah Nation30.1%
BOSABuild One South Africa30.1%
AACAfrican Alliance Congress10.0%
SARKOSouth African Royal Kingdoms Organization10.0%
Hours off in Ward 44 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 9 ?
Selmé Pretorius (DA) won Ward 44 with 3 244 votes, 34.7% of the ward's 9 349 registered voters. Turnout was 61.8%: 5 779 of 9 349 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 44, Mangaung (Bloemfontein), voting district by voting district.
- Kruitberg Primary SchoolVD 21860311DA 67.0%
- Bloemfontein North High SchoolVD 21860344DA 68.0%
- Dr.bethuel Setai Intermediate SchoolVD 21861963DA 59.6%
- Tent At Roderick CrescentVD 21861974DA 66.9%
- Vergezocht SchoolVD 22080013DA 39.6%
- Urth Conference CentreVD 22080046DA 66.4%
- L.m Erasmus SaalVD 22550015DA 58.0%
- Kagisano Combined SchoolVD 22550026ANC 70.8%
- SA SoutkooperasieVD 22630182DA 66.7%
Candidates · 27
- Tshidiso Johannes SebatanaActionSA
- Nompheti Belina NhlapoActive African Christians United Movement
- Tsienyane Josephine MakoleAfrican Alliance Congress
- Thomas Sarel LessingAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Thethiwe Rebecca OboseAfrican Congress for Transformation
- Litaba Edward MaphisaAfrican Cultural Identity Movement
- Nthabiseng Sylvia KajaneAfrican Heart Congress
- Violet Nthabiseng NkgwediAfrican Independent Congress
- Nyakama Simon MolapoAfrican National Congress
- Simphiwe Given MangalisoAfrican People's Convention
- Bangiwe MciraAfrican Transformation Movement
- Kebonekgotla Joseph PelesiAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Mattheus Tebello DanielsAfrikan Alliance of Social Democrats
- Kgosietsile Molemo LehokoBuild One South Africa
Mokete Petros LipholoCongress of the People- Selmé PretoriusDemocratic Alliance
- Lindani William StockEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Lerato Charllote MphanyaInkatha Freedom Party
- Kopano Johannes SebeoLabour Party of South Africa
- Earl Francois DiegaardtPatriotic Alliance
Tefo Manuel NkebenyanePeople's Movement for Change- Ahmad Wali MohokareSizwe Ummah Nation
- Xolisile Shinars QayisoSouth African Communist Party
- Mankila Gloria RadebeSouth African Royal Kingdoms Organization
- Tokologo Kesaobaka MolaleUnited Christian Democratic Party
Gratitude Nkosinathi SerutuUnited Residents Front- Christian Bartho LombardVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 12 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 5 816 · spoilt 41 · special votes 408 · All 9 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 9 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 9 voting districts here (5 779 of 9 349). The IEC publishes 62.2%.
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 27 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 3 244 vs 6 490; ANC 1 027 vs 2 081; VF PLUS 975 vs 1 884; EFF 193 vs 397; ActionSA 109 vs 232; ACDP 52 vs 104; ATM 37 vs 82; PA 37 vs 70; AACUM 29 vs 45; ACT 15 vs 33; SACP 12 vs 25; AIC 9 vs 10; AASD 6 vs 10; AHC 5 vs 7; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 10; UCDP 5 vs 8; IFP 4 vs 5; APC 3 vs 6; BOSA 3 vs 5; SUN 3 vs 6; AAC 1 vs 3; SARKO 1 vs 2; MKP 0 vs 14; MSPV 0 vs 1; PAC 0 vs 1; PMC 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 2. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 100 times in 9 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, 02:41 SAST.