Ward 45
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504045
Won by
ANC
Thabang Desmond Moloto
Margin
43.4%
1,416 votes
Voting districts in
12/12
Valid ward votes
3,264
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCThabang Desmond Moloto | 1,863 | 57.1% |
| EFF | 447 | 13.7% |
| ActionSA | 366 | 11.2% |
| DA | 251 | 7.7% |
| MSM | 132 | 4.0% |
| UAT | 69 | 2.1% |
| SACP | 30 | 0.9% |
| MKP | 25 | 0.8% |
| Mayibuye | 23 | 0.7% |
| VF Plus | 11 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 11 | 0.3% |
| BTW | 6 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 5 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| AL. | 3 | 0.1% |
| Magaeng | 3 | 0.1% |
| A.S | 3 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 2 | 0.1% |
| Ecoforum | 2 | 0.1% |
| RUA | 2 | 0.1% |
| Moshabi | 2 | 0.1% |
| NRP | 2 | 0.1% |
| PA | 1 | 0.0% |
| BOSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| BVP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,417 more votes to win, or 709 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: 12 of the 12 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 | 68.4% | 56.8% | −11.6 |
| EFF | 16.3% | 13.6% | −2.7 |
| ActionSA | – | 11.3% | new |
| DA | 1.7% | 7.6% | +5.9 |
| MSM | 0.5% | 4.2% | +3.7 |
| UAT | – | 2.1% | new |
| ATM | 3.2% | 0.1% | −3.1 |
| Independents | 5.3% | 0.0% | −5.3 |
| KCDP | 1.2% | 0.0% | −1.2 |
Voting districts (12)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76320020 | ANC 61.8% | 979 | yes |
| 76320288 | ANC 56.7% | 517 | yes |
| 76320390 | ANC 66.0% | 576 | yes |
| 76320525 | ANC 60.0% | 642 | yes |
| 76321010 | ActionSA 44.3% | 560 | yes |
| 76321032 | ANC 70.4% | 541 | yes |
| 76321043 | ANC 60.4% | 490 | yes |
| 76321212 | ANC 42.0% | 845 | yes |
| 76321548 | ANC 54.2% | 308 | yes |
| 76321560 | ANC 56.6% | 318 | yes |
| 76321571 | ANC 65.2% | 397 | yes |
| 76321582 | ANC 57.7% | 376 | yes |