Ward 21
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504021
Won by
DA
Hendrik Johannes Retters
Margin
23.8%
1,306 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
5,479
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAHendrik Johannes Retters | 2,541 | 46.4% |
| ANC | 1,235 | 22.5% |
| ActionSA | 531 | 9.7% |
| VF Plus | 497 | 9.1% |
| EFF | 426 | 7.8% |
| SACP | 70 | 1.3% |
| ACDP | 43 | 0.8% |
| RISE | 36 | 0.7% |
| BOSA | 28 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 25 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 10 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 5 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 4 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 4 | 0.1% |
| PA | 4 | 0.1% |
| A.S | 4 | 0.1% |
| Moshabi | 3 | 0.1% |
| BTW | 3 | 0.1% |
| SCP | 3 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.0% |
| BPSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecoforum | 1 | 0.0% |
| MSM | 1 | 0.0% |
| Magaeng | 1 | 0.0% |
| BVP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 1,307 more votes to win, or 654 voters switching from DA.
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: 2 of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 51.8% | 45.7% | −6.1 |
| ANC | 24.7% | 21.6% | −3.1 |
| ActionSA | – | 9.8% | new |
| VF Plus | 12.7% | 9.6% | −3.1 |
| EFF | 7.0% | 8.2% | +1.2 |
| SACP | – | 1.2% | new |
| ACDP | 1.6% | 0.8% | −0.8 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76090125 | DA 58.0% | 7,055 | yes |
| 76090350 | ANC 31.6% | 3,830 | yes |