Ward 18
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504018
Won by
ANC
Mmakwena Hazel Moloto
Margin
20.8%
954 votes
Voting districts in
13/13
Valid ward votes
4,596
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMmakwena Hazel Moloto | 1,701 | 37.0% |
| EFF | 747 | 16.3% |
| SACP | 744 | 16.2% |
| DA | 439 | 9.6% |
| Independents | 398 | 8.7% |
| ActionSA | 158 | 3.4% |
| MKP | 126 | 2.7% |
| UAT | 107 | 2.3% |
| VF Plus | 38 | 0.8% |
| ACDP | 31 | 0.7% |
| A.S | 20 | 0.4% |
| MTL | 13 | 0.3% |
| AZAPO | 12 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 10 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 9 | 0.2% |
| Ecoforum | 6 | 0.1% |
| BOSA | 5 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.1% |
| PA | 3 | 0.1% |
| MSM | 3 | 0.1% |
| Magaeng | 3 | 0.1% |
| Moshabi | 3 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 2 | 0.0% |
| RISE | 2 | 0.0% |
| SCP | 2 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| RUA | 1 | 0.0% |
| KCDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| NRP | 1 | 0.0% |
| BTW | 1 | 0.0% |
| BVP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 955 more votes to win, or 478 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: 12 of the 13 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 97% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 60.7% | 38.4% | −22.4 |
| EFF | 28.7% | 17.1% | −11.7 |
| SACP | – | 16.1% | new |
| DA | 1.6% | 10.4% | +8.7 |
| Independents | 4.9% | 4.5% | −0.4 |
| ActionSA | – | 4.1% | new |
| MKP | – | 2.5% | new |
| UAT | – | 2.3% | new |
Voting districts (13)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76320301 | ANC 48.5% | 639 | yes |
| 76320761 | ANC 53.7% | 953 | yes |
| 76320794 | ANC 32.7% | 1,277 | yes |
| 76320806 | ANC 45.8% | 1,414 | yes |
| 76320828 | ANC 50.0% | 606 | yes |
| 76321447 | SACP 27.1% | 920 | yes |
| 76321458 | EFF 26.4% | 726 | yes |
| 76321469 | ANC 45.3% | 150 | yes |
| 76321470 | ANC 33.1% | 908 | yes |
| 76321627 | ANC 36.7% | 532 | yes |
| 76321638 | ANC 36.8% | 500 | yes |
| 76321649 | ANC 39.3% | 313 | yes |
| 76321728 | EFF 31.0% | 232 | new |