Ward 8
Ba-Phalaborwa (LIM334) · IEC ward 93304008
Won by
ANC
Allen Mogale Malesa
Margin
18.0%
523 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
2,909
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCAllen Mogale Malesa | 1,427 | 49.1% |
| ActionSA | 904 | 31.1% |
| DA | 248 | 8.5% |
| EFF | 131 | 4.5% |
| PAC | 107 | 3.7% |
| APC | 39 | 1.3% |
| VF Plus | 13 | 0.4% |
| MKP | 10 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 7 | 0.2% |
| PA | 5 | 0.2% |
| Ba-Phalaborwa Community Party | 5 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 4 | 0.1% |
| GAZA | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.1% |
| EIA | 2 | 0.1% |
| PFC | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 524 more votes to win, or 262 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: 4 of the 5 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 92% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 57.6% | 46.2% | −11.4 |
| ActionSA | – | 32.9% | new |
| DA | 1.6% | 8.6% | +7.0 |
| EFF | 10.1% | 5.0% | −5.1 |
| PAC | – | 3.7% | new |
| APC | 0.3% | 1.5% | +1.2 |
| Independents | 1.6% | 0.0% | −1.6 |
| ACDP | 1.9% | 0.0% | −1.9 |
| MIM | 25.5% | 0.0% | −25.5 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76080157 | ANC 58.0% | 1,803 | yes |
| 76080382 | ANC 46.0% | 1,182 | yes |
| 76080629 | ActionSA 43.5% | 1,243 | yes |
| 76080753 | ANC 41.0% | 1,089 | yes |
| 76080821 | ANC 75.1% | 462 | new |