Ward 17
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504017
Won by
ANC
Sydwell Melato Makgakga
Margin
10.7%
429 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
4,023
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSydwell Melato Makgakga | 1,575 | 39.1% |
| EFF | 1,146 | 28.5% |
| ActionSA | 698 | 17.4% |
| DA | 297 | 7.4% |
| SACP | 83 | 2.1% |
| VF Plus | 57 | 1.4% |
| MKP | 46 | 1.1% |
| UAT | 31 | 0.8% |
| BTW | 18 | 0.4% |
| AZAPO | 11 | 0.3% |
| BOSA | 10 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 10 | 0.2% |
| RISE | 7 | 0.2% |
| PA | 5 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| Ecoforum | 4 | 0.1% |
| MTL | 4 | 0.1% |
| AL. | 3 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 2 | 0.0% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.0% |
| BVP | 2 | 0.0% |
| MSM | 1 | 0.0% |
| RUA | 1 | 0.0% |
| KCDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| Magaeng | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moshabi | 1 | 0.0% |
| A.S | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 430 more votes to win, or 215 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 5 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 | 56.2% | 38.8% | −17.4 |
| EFF | 31.8% | 28.3% | −3.5 |
| ActionSA | – | 17.3% | new |
| DA | 2.2% | 7.6% | +5.4 |
| SACP | – | 2.0% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.2% | 1.4% | +1.2 |
| MKP | – | 1.1% | new |
| Independents | 6.5% | 0.0% | −6.5 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76090057 | ANC 36.2% | 2,281 | yes |
| 76090068 | ANC 45.1% | 1,497 | yes |
| 76090259 | ANC 35.6% | 1,714 | yes |
| 76090316 | ANC 39.0% | 1,430 | yes |
| 76090338 | ANC 40.3% | 1,145 | yes |