Ward 37
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504037
Won by
EFF
Michael Ratsoma
Margin
16.1%
700 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
4,341
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| EFFMichael Ratsoma | 2,018 | 46.5% |
| ANC | 1,318 | 30.4% |
| ActionSA | 531 | 12.2% |
| DA | 185 | 4.3% |
| SACP | 65 | 1.5% |
| Mayibuye | 46 | 1.1% |
| UAT | 41 | 0.9% |
| VF Plus | 27 | 0.6% |
| MKP | 26 | 0.6% |
| BTW | 23 | 0.5% |
| AZAPO | 15 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 8 | 0.2% |
| BOSA | 7 | 0.2% |
| RISE | 6 | 0.1% |
| A.S | 5 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| Magaeng | 4 | 0.1% |
| MTL | 3 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.0% |
| Moshabi | 2 | 0.0% |
| UDM | 1 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| PA | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecoforum | 1 | 0.0% |
| AL. | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 701 more votes to win, or 351 voters switching from EFF.
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: 5 of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFF | 41.0% | 45.3% | +4.3 |
| ANC | 50.2% | 31.1% | −19.1 |
| ActionSA | – | 12.3% | new |
| DA | 1.9% | 4.3% | +2.4 |
| SACP | – | 1.4% | new |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.0% | new |
| Independents | 3.8% | 0.0% | −3.8 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76090024 | EFF 36.2% | 1,282 | yes |
| 76090035 | EFF 49.2% | 2,843 | yes |
| 76090046 | EFF 44.4% | 2,180 | yes |
| 76090361 | EFF 45.8% | 2,223 | yes |
| 76090406 | EFF 55.6% | 144 | yes |