DA 52.3%down 9.5 pts from 61.8% in 2021
Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Louis Jacobus van HeerdenDemocratic AllianceWard ballot ? · 1 983 valid votes
- DALouis Jacobus van Heerden1 03852.3%
VF PLUSTheo du Toit40920.6%
ANCLuckey Lehlohonolo Masilo1638.2%
EFFNthabiseng Irine Winnyfred Kgotlagomang1105.5%- SMMYolanda Wilson1065.3%
ActionSANomaeza Jane Nthoroane542.7%- ACTJesaja Letlokoana Modisenyane170.9%
- KAMDineo Evodia Lelala160.8%
MKPMokoena Abram Mokoena150.8%- SACPHellman Tshepe Ramaele130.7%
UIMLourina Maria Celliers-Graaff110.6%- MPPFPule Esaia Mahonko70.4%
ATMLehlohonolo Sarel Sebiloane60.3%- MCADe-Wit Samuel Maloisane40.2%
AHCTshepiso Adelinah Banda30.2%- MAYIBUYESanah Dimakatsonyana Mokoena30.2%
IFPNtsenki Sophie Motloung20.1%- FDCMDitaba Peter Motsoeneng20.1%
- PMYeshvir Bhana20.1%
- PCOMpho Putsoenyane10.1%
- LENTSWETeboho Samuel Kobedi10.1%
Also on the ballot: Anna Catharina Delport (Alternative African Allegiance), Phasenjane David Motolo (Congress of the People), Tshupa Ishmael Mahasela (United Residents Front).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 16 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Louis Jacobus van Heerden (DA) won Ward 16 with 1 038 votes, 27.3% of the ward's 3 802 registered voters. Turnout was 52.8%: 2 008 of 3 802 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, Metsimaholo, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 2 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 1 999 · spoilt 16 · special votes 85 · All 3 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 3 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 3 voting districts here (2 008 of 3 802). The IEC publishes 52.8%.
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 30 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 1 038 vs 3 131; VF PLUS 409 vs 1 217; ANC 163 vs 490; EFF 110 vs 305; SMM 106 vs 323; ActionSA 54 vs 188; ACT 17 vs 59; KAM 16 vs 35; MKP 15 vs 24; SACP 13 vs 31; UIM 11 vs 17; MPPF 7 vs 23; ATM 6 vs 21; MCA 4 vs 10; AHC 3 vs 8; MAYIBUYE 3 vs 8; FDCM 2 vs 5; IFP 2 vs 9; PM 2 vs 3; LENTSWE 1 vs 7; PCO 1 vs 2; ACDP 0 vs 22; AIC 0 vs 3; COPE 0 vs 1; Moqhaka Community Forum 0 vs 1; PA 0 vs 2; PAC 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 6; UD4 0 vs 1; URF 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 62 times in 3 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: Metsimaholo's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 21:40 SAST.