Ward 35
Greater Tzaneen (LIM333) · IEC ward 93303035
Won by
ANC
Ngwako Elton Ratopola
Margin
36.6%
1,080 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
2,949
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNgwako Elton Ratopola | 1,701 | 57.7% |
| ActionSA | 621 | 21.1% |
| EFF | 407 | 13.8% |
| DA | 125 | 4.2% |
| MCM | 18 | 0.6% |
| SACP | 16 | 0.5% |
| VF Plus | 11 | 0.4% |
| MKP | 9 | 0.3% |
| APC | 7 | 0.2% |
| ACP | 6 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 5 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 4 | 0.1% |
| PA | 4 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.1% |
| UCDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.1% |
| RISE | 1 | 0.0% |
| AAM | 1 | 0.0% |
| EIA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 1,081 more votes to win, or 541 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 6 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 98% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 75.3% | 57.4% | −17.9 |
| ActionSA | – | 21.3% | new |
| EFF | 17.4% | 13.8% | −3.6 |
| DA | 1.6% | 4.4% | +2.7 |
| Independents | 3.5% | 0.0% | −3.5 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76240223 | ANC 60.4% | 1,288 | yes |
| 76240245 | ANC 59.6% | 1,691 | yes |
| 76240335 | ANC 52.8% | 1,034 | yes |
| 76240515 | ANC 55.0% | 836 | yes |
| 76240537 | ANC 56.5% | 948 | yes |
| 76240593 | ANC 75.6% | 135 | new |