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Ward 5

Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504005

Won by
ANC
Nkgoba Patrick Legodi
Margin
26.0%
737 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
2,830

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCNkgoba Patrick Legodi1,41750.1%
EFF68024.0%
ActionSA2478.7%
DA1806.4%
MSM632.2%
SACP562.0%
BPSA481.7%
UPPA311.1%
UAT240.8%
Magaeng180.6%
MKP140.5%
VF Plus120.4%
PAC90.3%
RUA40.1%
BOSA40.1%
NRP40.1%
COPE30.1%
PA30.1%
Mayibuye30.1%
A.S30.1%
Moshabi20.1%
UDM10.0%
ATM10.0%
MTL10.0%
RISE10.0%
BVP10.0%

Votes needed. EFF would have needed 738 more votes to win, or 369 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: 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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
ANC67.6%50.5%−17.1
EFF27.8%23.7%−4.1
ActionSA–8.8%new
DA1.5%6.8%+5.3
MSM0.3%2.3%+1.9
SACP–2.0%new
BPSA–1.6%new

Voting districts (5)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
76300040ANC 43.0%1,463yes
76300398ANC 49.6%1,179yes
76300411ANC 64.8%922yes
76300422ANC 55.3%721yes
76300578ANC 47.2%1,341yes