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All 881 candidates certified for the local government elections of 4 November 2026: 33 parties across 23 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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Metsimaholo

Provisional record

88 of 88 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 33 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS15 23727.58%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE15 11827.36%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS6 45811.69%
SERVICE MOVEMENT FOR METSIMAHOLO6 19211.21%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS4 1807.56%
ACTIONSA1 4202.57%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION1 2662.29%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1 0071.82%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY5711.03%
METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION5440.98%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT4260.77%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS3670.66%
LENTSWE LA SETJHABA3610.65%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2480.45%
METSIMAHOLO PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE FORUM1950.35%
KINGDOM AMBASSADORS MOVEMENT1910.35%
PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION1880.34%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1590.29%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS1590.29%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1460.26%
FEZILE DABI CIVIC MOVEMENT1430.26%
PROUDLY METSIMAHOLO1320.24%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT1010.18%
REFENGKGOTSO CIVIL PARTY950.17%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT810.15%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE710.13%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY440.08%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS440.08%
THE FARMER PARTY400.07%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA360.07%
ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE210.04%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY100.02%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION50.01%

Valid ballots shown: 55 256. 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 33 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS15 29627.75%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE15 17927.54%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS6 54011.87%
SERVICE MOVEMENT FOR METSIMAHOLO6 15911.17%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS4 2097.64%
ACTIONSA1 6803.05%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION1 0741.95%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY8561.55%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION5841.06%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS4720.86%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT4560.83%
LENTSWE LA SETJHABA3320.60%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2530.46%
KINGDOM AMBASSADORS MOVEMENT2010.36%
METSIMAHOLO PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE FORUM1800.33%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1700.31%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1670.30%
PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION1580.29%
FEZILE DABI CIVIC MOVEMENT1440.26%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS1380.25%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1330.24%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION1190.22%
REFENGKGOTSO CIVIL PARTY1180.21%
PROUDLY METSIMAHOLO1130.21%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT1050.19%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY890.16%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT850.15%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE500.09%
THE FARMER PARTY460.08%
ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE120.02%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA00.00%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 55 118. 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: 2 046.

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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  • 881certified candidates
  • 33parties
  • 23ward ballots
  • 271PR-list candidates

Ward ballots

23 wards

Parties on the ballot

29 parties
PartyWards contestedPR-list candidates
ACTIONSA231
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY11
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION2318
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS208
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS158
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2321
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2326
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT231
ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE231
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE231
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2323
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS231
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY92
KINGDOM AMBASSADORS MOVEMENT2317
LENTSWE LA SETJHABA231
METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION231
METSIMAHOLO PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE FORUM2323
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1623
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1615
PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION2320
PROUDLY METSIMAHOLO192
REFENGKGOTSO CIVIL PARTY323
SERVICE MOVEMENT FOR METSIMAHOLO222
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY229
THE FARMER PARTY41
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION11
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT233
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT236
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2312

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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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