Ward 16
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504016
Won by
EFF
Tshepho Amos Malema
Margin
1.3%
58 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
4,363
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| EFFTshepho Amos Malema | 1,595 | 36.6% |
| ANC | 1,537 | 35.2% |
| ActionSA | 534 | 12.2% |
| DA | 228 | 5.2% |
| SACP | 209 | 4.8% |
| ACDP | 57 | 1.3% |
| UAT | 50 | 1.1% |
| MKP | 36 | 0.8% |
| PA | 32 | 0.7% |
| VF Plus | 28 | 0.6% |
| RISE | 11 | 0.3% |
| COPE | 8 | 0.2% |
| A.S | 7 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| MSM | 4 | 0.1% |
| Magaeng | 4 | 0.1% |
| BTW | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| NRP | 3 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 2 | 0.0% |
| Moshabi | 2 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| BPSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecoforum | 1 | 0.0% |
| BOSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| BVP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 59 more votes to win, or 30 voters switching from EFF.
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: 8 of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFF | 29.3% | 36.0% | +6.6 |
| ANC | 58.7% | 35.5% | −23.2 |
| ActionSA | – | 12.3% | new |
| DA | 2.3% | 5.7% | +3.4 |
| SACP | – | 4.8% | new |
| ACDP | 1.6% | 1.3% | −0.3 |
| UAT | – | 1.2% | new |
| PAC | 1.7% | 0.1% | −1.6 |
| Independents | 4.3% | 0.0% | −4.3 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76320367 | EFF 32.7% | 1,153 | yes |
| 76320480 | ANC 53.2% | 1,106 | yes |
| 76320536 | EFF 50.4% | 1,487 | yes |
| 76320547 | EFF 51.8% | 1,142 | yes |
| 76320558 | EFF 33.7% | 1,538 | yes |
| 76321425 | EFF 29.9% | 925 | yes |
| 76321436 | ANC 42.0% | 500 | yes |
| 76321616 | ANC 40.3% | 829 | yes |