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Mangaung · ward ID 49400047

Ward 47

Covers parts of Bloemfontein.

Wards as used in the 2021 local elections. Boundaries for the 2026 local elections may differ.

From the 2026 elections this area is in ward 8, ward 21, ward 47 (2026 boundaries).

People living here

Official: Stats SA, Census 2022 · Data as of Census 2022, 2020 wards (copied 11 Oct 2026)

12 288

people lived in this ward in Census 2022. The middle ward in Mangaung had 15 903; the metro had 811 431 across 51 wards.

Source: Stats SA SuperWEB2, Ward Estimates 2022 > Ward by Sex Estimates, population estimates on the 2020 wards (the wards of the 2021 elections), copied by hand on . Stats SA adjusts small figures slightly to protect privacy.

Water, refuse, toilets and lighting by ward: Stats SA has not published Census 2022 service figures by ward. See Mangaung’s Census 2022 services for the metro as a whole. For problems in this area now, see the city’s notices on this page, Mangaung’s water and power notices, and community reports.

Places in this ward

  • BloemfonteinBloemfontein Airport, Bob Rodgers Park, Estoire AH, Olive Hill SH, Deals Gift AH, Linquinda (part, 83%), Ashbury (part, 40%), Buitesig (part, 38%), Bloemside Phase 1 (part, 36%), Shannon SH (part, 36%), Noordhoek (part, 22%), Grasslands (part, 15%), Bayswater Rural (part, 13%)

Suburb and place names are Stats SA Census 2011 sub-places and main places; Census 2022 place names have not been published. A place is listed here if at least 10% of its area falls in this ward; “part” shows the share where it is under 90%.

Voting stations

Voting stationVoting districtUsed in
DR CF VISSER PRIMARY SCHOOL218619962021, 2024
DR.BETHUEL SETAI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL218619632021, 2024
EDMARITA PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL218610752021, 2024
HEATHERDALE SECONDARY SCHOOL218604562021, 2024
NG KERK BLOEMVALLEI218602762021, 2024
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH218613452021, 2024
TENT 2 AT PINE HEAVEN218603882021, 2024
TENT AT ACARTA PHASE 3 CRECHE218620432024
TENT AT RODERICK CRESCENT218619742021, 2024
TENT AT THE RACEWAY COURSE218618952021, 2024

Source: Electoral Commission (IEC) results by voting district. 2024 voting districts are placed in wards using the IEC’s 2024 voting-district boundaries.

How this ward voted

As published by the IEC, added up by voting district · Data as of 2021 local and 2024 national elections, as published by the IEC

What these words mean
Ward ballot
In local elections, the vote for the ward councillor. The candidate with the most votes wins the ward.
PR ballot
In local elections, the vote for a party. It decides how many council seats each party gets overall.
Voting district
The area served by one voting station. The Electoral Commission counts and publishes results for each one.
Turnout
Votes cast (valid and spoilt) as a share of registered voters.

2024 national ballot

DA36.8%ANC26.7%EFF13.6%PA11.7%MK2.1%Others9.1%

Valid votes 7 273 · spoilt 20 · registered 9 947 · turnout 73.3% · 10 voting districts

2024 provincial ballot

DA39.3%ANC24.6%PA13.5%EFF13.3%VF+2.5%Others6.9%

Valid votes 7 092 · spoilt 33 · registered 9 947 · turnout 71.6% · 10 voting districts

2021 local elections, ward ballot

DA44.2%ANC25.2%PA10.7%EFF9.6%VF+5.9%Others4.5%

Valid votes 4 161 · spoilt 41 · registered 8 611 · turnout 48.8% · 9 voting districts

2021 local elections, PR ballot

DA41.2%ANC27.1%EFF10.7%PA10.5%VF+6.2%Others4.2%

Valid votes 4 154 · spoilt 40 · registered 8 611 · turnout 48.7% · 9 voting districts

Shares are of valid votes. Turnout is valid plus spoilt votes as a share of registered voters. We report results as published and make no predictions. 2024 results are added up into 2021 wards; the 2024 elections did not use wards.

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Sources: Municipal Demarcation Board, 2020 ward delimitation (used for the 2021 local elections); Electoral Commission (IEC), 2024 voting districts; Statistics South Africa, Census 2011 sub-places and main places. Boundary and place files from a mirror of the official releases: SA-Maps. Results: Electoral Commission (IEC).

By-election in this ward

Official: Electoral Commission (IEC) · Data as of by-elections to 24 Jun 2026 · Updates: IEC publishes after each by-election · Last updated

This ward held a by-election after 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.

Date2021 winnerBy-election winner
29 Nov 2023DA
44.2% of votes · turnout 48.8%
DA
50.0% of votes · turnout 31.3%

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.