Ward 7
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504007
Won by
ANC
Mautle Samuel Mothapo
Margin
36.3%
1,167 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
3,218
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMautle Samuel Mothapo | 1,674 | 52.0% |
| EFF | 507 | 15.8% |
| DA | 330 | 10.3% |
| ActionSA | 298 | 9.3% |
| SACP | 178 | 5.5% |
| Magaeng | 57 | 1.8% |
| MKP | 30 | 0.9% |
| Mayibuye | 27 | 0.8% |
| UAT | 24 | 0.7% |
| RISE | 23 | 0.7% |
| VF Plus | 10 | 0.3% |
| AZAPO | 10 | 0.3% |
| BOSA | 9 | 0.3% |
| PA | 8 | 0.2% |
| Moshabi | 7 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 5 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 5 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 4 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 3 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 2 | 0.1% |
| AL. | 2 | 0.1% |
| BVP | 2 | 0.1% |
| BPSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| MTL | 1 | 0.0% |
| UPPA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,168 more votes to win, or 584 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: 7 of the 7 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% | 51.7% | −23.0 |
| EFF | 19.0% | 15.7% | −3.3 |
| DA | 1.5% | 10.8% | +9.2 |
| ActionSA | – | 9.3% | new |
| SACP | – | 5.3% | new |
| Magaeng | – | 1.7% | new |
| MSM | 1.7% | 0.2% | −1.5 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76300365 | ANC 49.6% | 1,471 | yes |
| 76300433 | ANC 48.1% | 981 | yes |
| 76300444 | ANC 53.9% | 798 | yes |
| 76300567 | ANC 56.4% | 1,135 | yes |
| 76300691 | ANC 59.0% | 553 | yes |
| 76300714 | ANC 49.5% | 994 | yes |
| 76300837 | ANC 48.0% | 513 | yes |