Ward 2
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504002
Won by
ANC
Clement Phaahla Thobejane
Margin
38.3%
1,481 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
3,871
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCClement Phaahla Thobejane | 1,995 | 51.5% |
| SACP | 514 | 13.3% |
| EFF | 429 | 11.1% |
| DOP | 362 | 9.4% |
| DA | 229 | 5.9% |
| ActionSA | 99 | 2.6% |
| MSM | 72 | 1.9% |
| MKP | 23 | 0.6% |
| Mayibuye | 20 | 0.5% |
| VF Plus | 19 | 0.5% |
| MIV | 16 | 0.4% |
| BTW | 15 | 0.4% |
| UPPA | 12 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 10 | 0.3% |
| COPE | 8 | 0.2% |
| Moshabi | 8 | 0.2% |
| AZAPO | 6 | 0.2% |
| Ecoforum | 6 | 0.2% |
| BOSA | 5 | 0.1% |
| Magaeng | 5 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 4 | 0.1% |
| BPSA | 3 | 0.1% |
| A.S | 3 | 0.1% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| ATM | 2 | 0.1% |
| KCDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 1 | 0.0% |
| AL. | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 1,482 more votes to win, or 741 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: 6 of the 6 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 | 64.3% | 51.7% | −12.5 |
| SACP | – | 12.5% | new |
| EFF | 10.7% | 11.4% | +0.7 |
| DOP | 1.5% | 8.7% | +7.1 |
| DA | 2.0% | 6.1% | +4.1 |
| ActionSA | – | 2.8% | new |
| MSM | 0.4% | 2.0% | +1.6 |
| Independents | 17.2% | 0.0% | −17.2 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76300387 | ANC 54.4% | 1,508 | yes |
| 76310243 | ANC 33.9% | 1,192 | yes |
| 76310254 | DOP 38.8% | 1,232 | yes |
| 76310276 | ANC 64.4% | 1,743 | yes |
| 76310287 | ANC 54.5% | 1,020 | yes |
| 76310355 | ANC 64.1% | 1,060 | yes |