Ward 1
Ba-Phalaborwa (LIM334) · IEC ward 93304001
Won by
ANC
Sarel Cornelius Mashile
Margin
38.8%
1,083 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
2,790
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSarel Cornelius Mashile | 1,408 | 50.5% |
| DA | 325 | 11.6% |
| ActionSA | 290 | 10.4% |
| EFF | 277 | 9.9% |
| APC | 224 | 8.0% |
| UAT | 93 | 3.3% |
| VF Plus | 47 | 1.7% |
| Mayibuye | 41 | 1.5% |
| MKP | 21 | 0.8% |
| SACP | 15 | 0.5% |
| GAZA | 8 | 0.3% |
| PFC | 8 | 0.3% |
| Ba-Phalaborwa Community Party | 7 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 6 | 0.2% |
| PA | 5 | 0.2% |
| Independents | 4 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 3 | 0.1% |
| AFP | 3 | 0.1% |
| AAM | 2 | 0.1% |
| ATM | 1 | 0.0% |
| EIA | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mopani Residents Association | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 1,084 more votes to win, or 542 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: 7 of the 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 93% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 76.7% | 48.4% | −28.2 |
| DA | 3.0% | 12.9% | +9.8 |
| ActionSA | – | 11.6% | new |
| EFF | 15.7% | 9.6% | −6.1 |
| APC | 0.3% | 8.3% | +8.0 |
| UAT | – | 3.0% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.1% | 1.8% | +1.7 |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.5% | new |
| NIP | 1.0% | 0.0% | −1.0 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76080247 | ANC 58.1% | 794 | yes |
| 76080326 | ANC 57.7% | 919 | yes |
| 76080449 | ANC 46.7% | 1,151 | yes |
| 76080461 | ANC 41.2% | 746 | yes |
| 76080494 | ANC 41.3% | 627 | yes |
| 76080539 | ANC 46.1% | 516 | yes |
| 76080562 | ANC 41.7% | 441 | yes |
| 76080797 | ANC 52.8% | 392 | new |