Ward 16
Metsimaholo (FS204) · IEC ward 42004016
Won by
DA
Louis Jacobus Van Heerden
Margin
31.7%
629 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
1,983
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DALouis Jacobus Van Heerden | 1,038 | 52.3% |
| VF Plus | 409 | 20.6% |
| ANC | 163 | 8.2% |
| EFF | 110 | 5.5% |
| SMM | 106 | 5.3% |
| ActionSA | 54 | 2.7% |
| ACT | 17 | 0.9% |
| KAM | 16 | 0.8% |
| MKP | 15 | 0.8% |
| SACP | 13 | 0.7% |
| UIM | 11 | 0.6% |
| MPPF | 7 | 0.4% |
| ATM | 6 | 0.3% |
| MCA | 4 | 0.2% |
| AHC | 3 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.2% |
| IFP | 2 | 0.1% |
| FDCM | 2 | 0.1% |
| PM | 2 | 0.1% |
| PCO | 1 | 0.1% |
| Lentswe | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 630 more votes to win, or 315 voters switching from DA.
Turnout is not published per ward in the IEC results files, so it is not shown here.
Change since 2021
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so this compares the same voting districts in both years: 3 of the 3 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 64.5% | 52.3% | −12.2 |
| VF Plus | 9.3% | 20.5% | +11.2 |
| ANC | 11.4% | 8.1% | −3.3 |
| SMM | – | 5.6% | new |
| EFF | 6.0% | 5.1% | −0.9 |
| ActionSA | – | 3.1% | new |
| Independents | 4.3% | 0.0% | −4.3 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22750062 | DA 55.3% | 2,072 | yes |
| 22750400 | DA 50.1% | 869 | yes |
| 22750411 | DA 48.1% | 1,030 | yes |