2026 local elections · Free State
Mangaung
4 Nov 2026
is election day. Mangaung has 51 wards and 388 voting districts in 2026. Results appear here as the IEC publishes them.
Official: Electoral Commission (IEC); Municipal Demarcation Board
All eight metros · IEC results site · We publish results as the IEC does and make no predictions.
The council
Official: IEC seat calculation
What these words mean
- Council seats
- A metro council has one seat per ward plus the same number again (roughly) for party lists, shared out by the PR vote.
- PR ballot
- In local elections, the vote for a party. It decides how many council seats each party gets overall.
- Ward ballot
- In local elections, the vote for the ward councillor. The candidate with the most votes wins the ward.
Council seats are shown once the IEC publishes its seat calculation.
The party vote, 2021
Official: IEC
- ANC 51.5%
- DA 25.5%
- EFF 11.4%
- VF+ 4.4%
- PA 1.8%
- Others 5.4%
Turnout 43.5% · 176 026 valid votes
Shares are of valid votes. The 2021 figures are the IEC’s results for the same metro.
Every ward
51 wards · 2026 boundaries
Each ward page shows its places and how its voting districts voted in 2021 and 2024. 2026 results appear from 4 Nov 2026.
| Ward | Covers parts of |
|---|---|
| Ward 1 | Bloemfontein, Mangaung |
| Ward 2 | Mangaung |
| Ward 3 | Bloemfontein, Mangaung |
| Ward 4 | Mangaung |
| Ward 5 | Mangaung |
| Ward 6 | Bloemfontein, Mangaung |
| Ward 7 | Mangaung |
| Ward 8 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 9 | Bloemfontein, Mangaung |
| Ward 10 | Mangaung |
| Ward 11 | Mangaung |
| Ward 12 | Mangaung |
| Ward 13 | Mangaung |
| Ward 14 | Mangaung |
| Ward 15 | Bloemfontein, Mangaung |
| Ward 16 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 17 | Bloemfontein, Mandela View, Mangaung NU |
| Ward 18 | Bloemfontein, Mangaung NU |
| Ward 19 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 20 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 21 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 22 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 23 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 24 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 25 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 26 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 27 | Botshabelo |
| Ward 28 | Botshabelo |
| Ward 29 | Botshabelo |
| Ward 30 | Botshabelo |
| Ward 31 | Botshabelo |
| Ward 32 | Botshabelo |
| Ward 33 | Botshabelo |
| Ward 34 | Botshabelo |
| Ward 35 | Botshabelo |
| Ward 36 | Botshabelo |
| Ward 37 | Botshabelo, Rustfontein |
| Ward 38 | Botshabelo |
| Ward 39 | Thabanchu |
| Ward 40 | Thabanchu |
| Ward 41 | Bofulo, Feloane Trust, Houtnek, Kgalala, Longridge, Mangaung NU, Maraisdal, Merino, Middeldeel, Modutung, Morago, Moroto, Paradys, Potsane, Rakhoi, Ratabane, Rooibult, Sediba A, Sediba B, Spitsko, Talla, Thabanchu, Thubisi, Tiger River |
| Ward 42 | Rooifontein, Thabanchu |
| Ward 43 | Balaclava, Botshabelo, Dewetsdorp, Eureka, Gladstone, Grootdam, Groothoek, Klipfontein, Kommissiedrif, Mangaung NU, Naledi NU, Nogas Post, Post, Rietfontein, Springfontein, Tabane, Tweefontein, Woodbridge, Yorksford |
| Ward 44 | Bloemfontein, Ikgomotseng, Mangaung NU, Masilonyana NU, Soetdoring Nature Reserve |
| Ward 45 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 46 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 47 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 48 | Bloemfontein |
| Ward 49 | Motlala, Thabanchu |
| Ward 50 | Naledi NU, Qibing, Thapelang, Vanstadensrus, Wepener |
| Ward 51 | Bloemfontein, Mangaung, Mangaung NU |
Ward by-elections since 2021
Official: Electoral Commission (IEC) · Data as of by-elections to 24 Jun 2026 · Updates: IEC publishes after each by-election · Last updated
9 ward by-elections in Mangaung since the 2021 local elections. Each row shows the party that won the ward in 2021 and in the by-election, its share of the votes and the turnout, as the IEC reports them.
| Date | Ward | 2021 winner | By-election winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2024 | 18 | DA 65.6% of votes · turnout 49.7% | DA 85.2% of votes · turnout 27.2% |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 20 | DA 75.1% of votes · turnout 57.4% | DA 98.4% of votes · turnout 24.6% |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 22 | DA 74.2% of votes · turnout 59.9% | DA 97.4% of votes · turnout 27.1% |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 25 | DA 79.8% of votes · turnout 65.9% | DA 97.8% of votes · turnout 29.2% |
| 29 Nov 2023 | 47 | DA 44.2% of votes · turnout 48.8% | DA 50.0% of votes · turnout 31.3% |
| 19 Jul 2023 | 7 | ANC 74.9% of votes · turnout 37.8% | ANC 54.3% of votes · turnout 33.6% |
| 19 Jul 2023 | 29 | ANC 73.0% of votes · turnout 39.1% | ANC 56.8% of votes · turnout 40.9% |
| 19 Jul 2023 | 49 | ANC 59.0% of votes · turnout 37.6% | ANC 41.4% of votes · turnout 42.9% |
| 19 Jul 2023 | 50 | ANC 64.5% of votes · turnout 44.2% | ANC 63.6% of votes · turnout 48.6% |
Wards are 2021 boundaries. Turnout is the IEC’s “% poll”. By-elections usually draw a lower turnout than general elections. Source: IEC municipal by-election comparison reports (all reports); the date links to that day’s report.