Ward 4
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504004
Won by
ANC
Mashego Solomon Mahlatji
Margin
39.2%
1,363 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
3,481
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMashego Solomon Mahlatji | 2,251 | 64.7% |
| EFF | 888 | 25.5% |
| ActionSA | 121 | 3.5% |
| DA | 120 | 3.4% |
| SACP | 16 | 0.5% |
| Magaeng | 13 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 12 | 0.3% |
| MSM | 12 | 0.3% |
| BOSA | 11 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 8 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 6 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 5 | 0.1% |
| ATM | 3 | 0.1% |
| NRP | 3 | 0.1% |
| MKP | 2 | 0.1% |
| RISE | 2 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| BPSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| PA | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecoforum | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moshabi | 1 | 0.0% |
| BTW | 1 | 0.0% |
| BVP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,364 more votes to win, or 682 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: 8 of the 8 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 | 74.8% | 65.3% | −9.5 |
| EFF | 20.1% | 24.6% | +4.5 |
| ActionSA | – | 3.7% | new |
| DA | 0.8% | 3.4% | +2.6 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76300455 | ANC 65.6% | 1,277 | yes |
| 76300466 | ANC 68.3% | 887 | yes |
| 76300477 | ANC 58.1% | 1,782 | yes |
| 76300501 | ANC 72.0% | 740 | yes |
| 76300613 | ANC 64.1% | 1,185 | yes |
| 76300668 | ANC 71.5% | 564 | yes |
| 76300680 | ANC 66.2% | 234 | yes |
| 76300848 | ANC 74.9% | 279 | yes |