Ward 8
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504008
Won by
ANC
Makhasane Gloria Mabote
Margin
17.9%
762 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
4,268
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMakhasane Gloria Mabote | 1,823 | 42.7% |
| EFF | 1,061 | 24.9% |
| ActionSA | 619 | 14.5% |
| DA | 537 | 12.6% |
| SACP | 76 | 1.8% |
| VF Plus | 44 | 1.0% |
| UPPA | 26 | 0.6% |
| Mayibuye | 16 | 0.4% |
| BOSA | 9 | 0.2% |
| Magaeng | 8 | 0.2% |
| PA | 7 | 0.2% |
| Moshabi | 7 | 0.2% |
| BTW | 7 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 4 | 0.1% |
| MTL | 4 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| ATM | 3 | 0.1% |
| MSM | 3 | 0.1% |
| BVP | 3 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 2 | 0.0% |
| RISE | 2 | 0.0% |
| A.S | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ecoforum | 1 | 0.0% |
| NRP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 763 more votes to win, or 382 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: 3 of the 3 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 | 62.9% | 42.9% | −20.0 |
| EFF | 31.1% | 24.7% | −6.4 |
| ActionSA | – | 14.3% | new |
| DA | 2.2% | 12.3% | +10.1 |
| SACP | – | 1.7% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.1% | 1.1% | +1.0 |
| Independents | 1.8% | 0.0% | −1.8 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76090226 | ANC 50.5% | 4,428 | yes |
| 76090327 | ANC 36.0% | 1,507 | yes |
| 76090349 | EFF 34.5% | 2,656 | yes |