Ward 18
Greater Tzaneen (LIM333) · IEC ward 93303018
Won by
ANC
Masale Melita Makete
Margin
26.8%
720 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,690
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMasale Melita Makete | 1,293 | 48.1% |
| Independents | 573 | 21.3% |
| ActionSA | 417 | 15.5% |
| EFF | 228 | 8.5% |
| DA | 78 | 2.9% |
| MKP | 18 | 0.7% |
| Mayibuye | 17 | 0.6% |
| SACP | 14 | 0.5% |
| UAT | 12 | 0.4% |
| GAZA | 12 | 0.4% |
| RISE | 8 | 0.3% |
| COPE | 5 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 3 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| APC | 2 | 0.1% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| GLC | 2 | 0.1% |
| UCDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| AFP | 1 | 0.0% |
| AADP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. Independents would have needed 721 more votes to win, or 361 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 | 85.3% | 51.7% | −33.5 |
| ActionSA | – | 16.5% | new |
| Independents | – | 10.5% | new |
| EFF | 9.0% | 9.4% | +0.4 |
| DA | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.0 |
| MKP | – | 2.5% | new |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.5% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.3% | new |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76110083 | ANC 42.3% | 2,040 | yes |
| 76110106 | ANC 44.4% | 1,686 | yes |
| 76110263 | ANC 69.9% | 1,749 | yes |