Ward 17
Greater Tzaneen (LIM333) · IEC ward 93303017
Won by
ANC
Themba Confidence Mhlongo
Margin
39.5%
1,361 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
3,446
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCThemba Confidence Mhlongo | 1,850 | 53.7% |
| Independents | 489 | 14.2% |
| DA | 330 | 9.6% |
| EFF | 237 | 6.9% |
| ActionSA | 207 | 6.0% |
| VF Plus | 144 | 4.2% |
| MKP | 79 | 2.3% |
| GAZA | 34 | 1.0% |
| EIA | 20 | 0.6% |
| PAC | 11 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 10 | 0.3% |
| RISE | 9 | 0.3% |
| COPE | 4 | 0.1% |
| ATM | 4 | 0.1% |
| UCDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| LIRA | 3 | 0.1% |
| AAM | 3 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 2 | 0.1% |
| APC | 2 | 0.1% |
| AFP | 2 | 0.1% |
| LIMA | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. Independents would have needed 1,362 more votes to win, or 681 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: 5 of the 7 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 82% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 80.9% | 57.1% | −23.8 |
| DA | 3.2% | 11.2% | +7.9 |
| EFF | 9.9% | 8.0% | −1.9 |
| Independents | – | 6.2% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 5.9% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.7% | 5.1% | +4.3 |
| MKP | – | 2.5% | new |
| GAZA | – | 1.2% | new |
| COPE | 2.2% | 0.1% | −2.1 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76110162 | ANC 61.1% | 2,259 | yes |
| 76110195 | DA 35.3% | 133 | yes |
| 76110296 | ANC 64.3% | 873 | new |
| 76240076 | ANC 57.7% | 1,108 | yes |
| 76280351 | ANC 48.0% | 279 | yes |
| 76280531 | ANC 55.2% | 1,860 | yes |
| 76280980 | ANC 52.1% | 397 | new |