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Maluti a Phofung

All 1255 candidates certified for the local government elections of 4 November 2026: 32 parties across 35 ward ballots, and the proportional-representation council lists. Published from the IEC certified lists of 16 September 2026, exactly as they stand.

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Maluti a Phofung

Provisional record

236 of 236 voting districts completed in the IEC municipality record. Processing completion is separate from a formal declaration.

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 32 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS26 29729.23%
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT17 65919.63%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE16 41218.24%
MAPSIXTEEN CIVIC MOVEMENT7 2648.07%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4 1784.64%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY3 5463.94%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2 0162.24%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1 8182.02%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA1 4581.62%
Independents, grouped by IEC1 3861.54%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 2211.36%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION8510.95%
BAAHI CIVIC MOVEMENT7800.87%
COMMUNITY FIRST ALLIANCE7570.84%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT7420.82%
LOCAL ECONOMIC MOVEMENT5860.65%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE5520.61%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS4520.50%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT3320.37%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS3070.34%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2170.24%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM1890.21%
SOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL KINGDOMS ORGANIZATION1800.20%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION1800.20%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1480.16%
AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS1220.14%
AL JAMA-AH1020.11%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA870.10%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY750.08%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT590.07%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 89 973. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Municipal PR ballot

Votes on the municipal proportional representation ballot.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 32 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS26 79130.02%
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT19 93222.33%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE17 54519.66%
MAPSIXTEEN CIVIC MOVEMENT6 4257.20%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4 2994.82%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1 8912.12%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1 8352.06%
DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA1 3381.50%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 2291.38%
COMMUNITY FIRST ALLIANCE1 0681.20%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION9801.10%
BAAHI CIVIC MOVEMENT7710.86%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS6420.72%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT5980.67%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE5470.61%
LOCAL ECONOMIC MOVEMENT4490.50%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT4150.47%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION4070.46%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS3900.44%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3360.38%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2900.32%
SOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL KINGDOMS ORGANIZATION1890.21%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM1390.16%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1300.15%
AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS1270.14%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1220.14%
AL JAMA-AH1080.12%
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE1010.11%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY990.11%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT510.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 89 244. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Rejected ballots across the two municipal ballots combined: 4 638.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

IEC source: Retrieved: View official source ↗

A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.

Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.

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  • 1255certified candidates
  • 32parties
  • 35ward ballots
  • 425PR-list candidates

Ward ballots

35 wards

Parties on the ballot

29 parties
PartyWards contestedPR-list candidates
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY01
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION3516
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT3548
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS351
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS304
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3535
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT301
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT3552
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT351
AL JAMA-AH355
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE01
BAAHI CIVIC MOVEMENT3133
COMMUNITY FIRST ALLIANCE1128
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE353
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3546
DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA351
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM3511
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS351
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY212
LOCAL ECONOMIC MOVEMENT2310
MAPSIXTEEN CIVIC MOVEMENT352
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY97
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT351
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1719
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1833
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY3535
SOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL KINGDOMS ORGANIZATION1923
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION41
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS354

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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page

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