Ward 3
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504003
Won by
ANC
Cedric Phatudi Motimele
Margin
35.3%
962 votes
Voting districts in
11/11
Valid ward votes
2,727
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCCedric Phatudi Motimele | 1,434 | 52.6% |
| EFF | 472 | 17.3% |
| DA | 301 | 11.0% |
| ActionSA | 169 | 6.2% |
| SACP | 162 | 5.9% |
| VF Plus | 34 | 1.2% |
| MSM | 26 | 1.0% |
| Mayibuye | 21 | 0.8% |
| Magaeng | 18 | 0.7% |
| BTW | 17 | 0.6% |
| COPE | 12 | 0.4% |
| ACDP | 11 | 0.4% |
| MKP | 11 | 0.4% |
| RISE | 9 | 0.3% |
| Ecoforum | 5 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| A.S | 4 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.1% |
| PA | 3 | 0.1% |
| KCDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| Moshabi | 3 | 0.1% |
| BOSA | 2 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| BVP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 963 more votes to win, or 482 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: 11 of the 11 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 | 70.8% | 53.0% | −17.8 |
| EFF | 19.3% | 16.2% | −3.1 |
| DA | 3.1% | 10.2% | +7.1 |
| ActionSA | – | 5.8% | new |
| SACP | – | 5.7% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.2% | 1.4% | +1.2 |
| MSM | 1.5% | 1.0% | −0.6 |
| 1523 | 1.3% | 0.0% | −1.3 |
Voting districts (11)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76300376 | ANC 52.8% | 464 | yes |
| 76300488 | ANC 77.8% | 769 | yes |
| 76300512 | ANC 57.8% | 505 | yes |
| 76300523 | ANC 37.8% | 765 | yes |
| 76300534 | ANC 52.3% | 637 | yes |
| 76300545 | ANC 54.1% | 394 | yes |
| 76300556 | ANC 50.7% | 475 | yes |
| 76300590 | EFF 55.4% | 370 | yes |
| 76300602 | ANC 41.1% | 450 | yes |
| 76300657 | ANC 57.7% | 267 | yes |
| 76300679 | ANC 59.7% | 340 | yes |