Ward 15
Ba-Phalaborwa (LIM334) · IEC ward 93304015
Won by
ANC
Richard Makasela
Margin
8.7%
234 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
2,705
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCRichard Makasela | 877 | 32.4% |
| DA | 643 | 23.8% |
| ActionSA | 433 | 16.0% |
| SACP | 350 | 12.9% |
| EFF | 201 | 7.4% |
| Mayibuye | 92 | 3.4% |
| VF Plus | 22 | 0.8% |
| NIP | 15 | 0.6% |
| Ba-Phalaborwa Community Party | 12 | 0.4% |
| APC | 11 | 0.4% |
| ATM | 11 | 0.4% |
| MKP | 11 | 0.4% |
| PAC | 7 | 0.3% |
| COPE | 6 | 0.2% |
| GLC | 6 | 0.2% |
| AAM | 4 | 0.1% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| AFP | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 235 more votes to win, or 118 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 87% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 62.6% | 29.2% | −33.4 |
| DA | 4.7% | 24.8% | +20.1 |
| ActionSA | – | 16.4% | new |
| SACP | – | 13.6% | new |
| EFF | 10.5% | 7.8% | −2.7 |
| Mayibuye | – | 3.1% | new |
| NIP | 3.0% | 0.8% | −2.2 |
| Independents | 15.4% | 0.0% | −15.4 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76080089 | SACP 23.3% | 1,475 | yes |
| 76080270 | ANC 36.1% | 488 | yes |
| 76080281 | ANC 39.4% | 1,013 | yes |
| 76080371 | ANC 39.1% | 716 | yes |
| 76080551 | DA 26.8% | 1,022 | yes |
| 76080843 | ANC 53.3% | 722 | new |