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ANC 52.4%

African National Congress · won the ward ballot

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

This wardAll 2 voting districts in

Turnout51.7%

Voters on the roll4 320

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

checked 08:28Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Godfrey Mogomotsi SelloAfrican National Congress

Ward ballot ? · 2 042 valid votes

ANCAfrican National Congress1 07152.4%
DADemocratic Alliance20710.1%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1949.5%
OMOOne Merafong Organisation1678.2%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party1617.9%
ActionSA844.1%
SACPSouth African Communist Party301.5%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania251.2%
AICAfrican Independent Congress231.1%
MAOCMerafong Agents of Change150.7%
FISAFreedom in South Africa130.6%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party100.5%
TRPTrue Reformation Party100.5%
LABOURLabour Party of South Africa70.3%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus60.3%
PAPatriotic Alliance50.2%
BOSABuild One South Africa50.2%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement40.2%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party30.1%
MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement20.1%

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Voting districts · 2 ?

Godfrey Mogomotsi Sello (ANC) won Ward 1 with 1 071 votes, 24.8% of the ward's 4 320 registered voters. Turnout was 51.7%: 2 234 of 4 320 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, Merafong City, voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 20

Thamsanqa MtoloActionSA
Xoliswa Sylvia CholaAfrican Christian Democratic Party
Ingrid Thandi JwiliAfrican Independent Congress
Godfrey Mogomotsi SelloAfrican National Congress
Nomzamo SibiyaAfrican Transformation Movement
Simpiwe Kenneth MadlongwanaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Mmalekhetho SerabeleAzanian Ground Forces
Thomas Mzwandile SabeloBuild One South Africa
Charmane Yvonne KgakatseDemocratic Alliance
Gershom Miluveri HlungwaniEconomic Freedom Fighters
Mamokete Selinah SereoInkatha Freedom Party
Mamiki Christinah MakateLabour Party of South Africa
Nhlanhla MtshaliMerafong Agents of Change
Sibusiso Elliot NhlapoOne Merafong Organisation
Vumile Petrus ThikoPan Africanist Congress of Azania
Toroetsile Oaths GaonnwePatriotic Alliance
Itumeleng Ishmael MashilaneSouth African Communist Party
Seithati KadiTrue Reformation Party
Zibuyile Mavis DlaminiUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
William Henry Edward KinnearVryheidsfront 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 · 1 ?

Khutsong South

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 2 177 · spoilt 135 · special votes 212 · All 2 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 2 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 2 voting districts here (2 234 of 4 320). The IEC publishes 51.7%.

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 21 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 071 vs 3 278; DA 207 vs 664; EFF 194 vs 605; OMO 167 vs 332; MKP 161 vs 493; ActionSA 84 vs 288; SACP 30 vs 103; PAC 25 vs 90; AIC 23 vs 70; MAOC 15 vs 70; IFP 10 vs 24; TRP 10 vs 13; LABOUR 7 vs 11; VF PLUS 6 vs 29; BOSA 5 vs 9; PA 5 vs 15; ATM 4 vs 15; ACDP 3 vs 16; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 8; AZAPO 0 vs 2; UAT 0 vs 17. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 42 times in 2 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: Merafong City's DC 40% result.

Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.

IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 08:26 SAST.

Ward 1 2026 election results