Ward 1
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504001
Won by
ANC
Brandy Mphefu Ndhlovu
Margin
47.3%
1,630 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
3,449
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCBrandy Mphefu Ndhlovu | 2,006 | 58.2% |
| EFF | 376 | 10.9% |
| ActionSA | 355 | 10.3% |
| DA | 187 | 5.4% |
| SACP | 179 | 5.2% |
| MIV | 72 | 2.1% |
| RISE | 41 | 1.2% |
| DOP | 39 | 1.1% |
| UAT | 35 | 1.0% |
| VF Plus | 28 | 0.8% |
| Ecoforum | 23 | 0.7% |
| Mayibuye | 21 | 0.6% |
| BTW | 19 | 0.6% |
| UPPA | 15 | 0.4% |
| KCDP | 11 | 0.3% |
| RUA | 10 | 0.3% |
| COPE | 5 | 0.1% |
| MKP | 4 | 0.1% |
| Moshabi | 4 | 0.1% |
| A.S | 4 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 2 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 2 | 0.1% |
| MSM | 2 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| PA | 1 | 0.0% |
| ATM | 1 | 0.0% |
| BOSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| Magaeng | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,631 more votes to win, or 816 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 7 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 | 52.2% | 58.7% | +6.5 |
| EFF | 9.4% | 10.8% | +1.4 |
| ActionSA | – | 10.2% | new |
| DA | 1.8% | 6.0% | +4.1 |
| SACP | – | 5.1% | new |
| MIV | – | 2.0% | new |
| DOP | 3.0% | 1.3% | −1.7 |
| KCDP | 2.0% | 0.2% | −1.9 |
| MSM | 3.1% | 0.1% | −3.0 |
| Independents | 22.7% | 0.0% | −22.7 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76310029 | ANC 52.7% | 518 | yes |
| 76310210 | ANC 62.7% | 609 | yes |
| 76310221 | ANC 80.7% | 1,583 | yes |
| 76310232 | ANC 78.4% | 501 | yes |
| 76310298 | ANC 48.9% | 773 | yes |
| 76310300 | ANC 37.7% | 1,958 | yes |
| 76310333 | ANC 63.5% | 929 | yes |