Party in council
Democratic Alliance in Merafong City
9 of 55 seats now (5 ward, 4 PR). From 2026: 11 of 49 seats (7 ward, 4 PR), as declared by the IEC.
DA
Ward councillors now
- Ward 14 · Lindy Maritz
- Ward 16 · David Henry Harman
- Ward 17 · Carl Sebastian Steenekamp
- Ward 21 · Johan David Willem Zwart
- Ward 28 · Carlos Manuel Dias Rebelo
PR councillors now
Wards won on 4 November 2026
- Ward 14 · Lindy Maritz · 63.6%
- Ward 16 · David Henry Harman · 51.3%
- Ward 17 · Carl Sebastian Steenekamp · 55.4%
- Ward 18 · Eugéne Potgieter · 32.8%
- Ward 21 · Aileen Danette Nieuwenhuizen · 57.2%
- Ward 24 · Aziél Lynette Maria Elizabeth Rowles Zwart · 29.8%
- Ward 28 · Carlos Manuel Dias Rebelo · 63.7%
PR seats from 2026 · expected
- Johan David Willem Zwart · list 5
- Sello Jacob Tlhapi · list 9
- Ankie Sinah Monchwe · list 10
- Tshokolo Benjamen Kiviet · list 11
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.