Ward 25
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504025
Won by
ANC
Stephen Makgwasa Mathiba
Margin
9.7%
438 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
4,530
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCStephen Makgwasa Mathiba | 1,638 | 36.2% |
| EFF | 1,200 | 26.5% |
| ActionSA | 624 | 13.8% |
| DA | 386 | 8.5% |
| SACP | 310 | 6.8% |
| UAT | 68 | 1.5% |
| VF Plus | 62 | 1.4% |
| MKP | 52 | 1.1% |
| Independents | 31 | 0.7% |
| MSM | 24 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 21 | 0.5% |
| PA | 20 | 0.4% |
| RISE | 20 | 0.4% |
| BOSA | 11 | 0.2% |
| UPPA | 8 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 7 | 0.2% |
| BPSA | 7 | 0.2% |
| OHM | 7 | 0.2% |
| AL. | 5 | 0.1% |
| DOP | 5 | 0.1% |
| BVP | 5 | 0.1% |
| SCP | 5 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 4 | 0.1% |
| BTW | 4 | 0.1% |
| Magaeng | 2 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| KCDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moshabi | 1 | 0.0% |
| NRP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 439 more votes to win, or 220 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: 4 of the 4 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% | 35.6% | −28.7 |
| EFF | 29.5% | 26.6% | −2.8 |
| ActionSA | – | 13.4% | new |
| DA | 3.2% | 8.7% | +5.4 |
| SACP | – | 6.3% | new |
| UAT | – | 1.4% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.1% | 1.3% | +1.2 |
| MKP | – | 1.1% | new |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76300196 | ANC 40.9% | 1,017 | yes |
| 76300208 | ANC 33.7% | 2,581 | yes |
| 76300219 | ANC 35.9% | 4,053 | yes |
| 76300725 | EFF 37.0% | 1,494 | yes |