Party in council
Democratic Alliance in Matjhabeng
16 of 72 seats now (8 ward, 8 PR). From 2026: 24 of 72 seats (13 ward, 11 PR), as declared by the IEC.
DA
Ward councillors now
- Ward 3 · Margaretha Johanna Badenhorst
- Ward 9 · Johannes Marthinus du Plessis
- Ward 25 · Maria Sophia van Rooyen
- Ward 27 · Gerhard Paul Botha
- Ward 32 · René Steyn
- Ward 33 · Coreen Malherbe
- Ward 34 · Werner Hendrik Janse van Rensburg
- Ward 35 · Estelle Dansey
PR councillors now
Wards won on 4 November 2026
- Ward 3 · Arno Visagie · 36.2%
- Ward 4 · Margaretha Johanna Badenhorst · 32.9%
- Ward 8 · Ansua Binneman · 39.5%
- Ward 9 · Johannes Marthinus du Plessis · 68.7%
- Ward 12 · Nthabiseng Mood Phofeli · 29.8%
- Ward 16 · Luttiga Nombuyiselo Presente · 33.0%
- Ward 27 · Gerhard Paul Botha · 55.2%
- Ward 30 · Pogisho Patrick Mholo · 37.8%
- Ward 32 · Hennie Breytenbach · 66.9%
- Ward 33 · Dorothy Claudia Doig · 61.0%
- Ward 34 · Abigail Schoeman · 57.8%
- Ward 35 · Estelle Dansey · 50.4%
- Ward 36 · Jessica Nel · 48.8%
PR seats from 2026 · expected
- Petrus Francois Botha · list 1
- René Steyn · list 2
- Zivumile Asavela Fandaleki · list 6
- Thabiso William Letlhake · list 11
- Ellis Jaqueline Jacobs · list 12
- Relebohile Valentine Morake · list 15
- Bohlokoana Welhemina Mphafi · list 16
- Ayanda Florence Bernado · list 18
- Werner Hendrik Janse van Rensburg · list 19
- Thabo Francois Lenyora · list 21
- Koolebogile Mildred Faro · list 22
Expected from the IEC certified party lists and the declared seat allocation (list order, skipping ward winners). Confirmed when the IEC publishes its councillor list. New councillors take office at the council's first sitting.