Ward 8
Thaba Chweu (MP321) · IEC ward 83201008
Won by
ANC
Katlego Malatje
Margin
33.8%
693 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,052
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCKatlego Malatje | 1,004 | 48.9% |
| AUM | 311 | 15.2% |
| SACP | 220 | 10.7% |
| EFF | 188 | 9.2% |
| DA | 173 | 8.4% |
| SDP | 93 | 4.5% |
| ActionSA | 35 | 1.7% |
| APC | 10 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 6 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 5 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.2% |
| MKP | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. AUM would have needed 694 more votes to win, or 347 voters switching from ANC.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 64.7% | 49.2% | −15.5 |
| AUM | 6.9% | 14.8% | +7.9 |
| SACP | – | 10.4% | new |
| EFF | 10.3% | 9.4% | −0.9 |
| DA | 3.5% | 8.6% | +5.0 |
| SDP | – | 4.5% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.5% | new |
| APC | 1.0% | 0.4% | −0.6 |
| Independents | 7.9% | 0.0% | −7.9 |
| PAU | 4.2% | 0.0% | −4.2 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54900031 | ANC 35.1% | 1,552 | yes |
| 54900042 | ANC 47.0% | 1,495 | yes |
| 54900053 | ANC 73.4% | 1,049 | yes |