Ward 2
Lephalale (LIM362) · IEC ward 93602002
Won by
ANC
Lucky Marakalala
Margin
14.7%
307 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
2,093
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCLucky Marakalala | 758 | 36.2% |
| EFF | 451 | 21.5% |
| SACP | 309 | 14.8% |
| DA | 252 | 12.0% |
| LNGM | 75 | 3.6% |
| OTM | 64 | 3.1% |
| LUM | 63 | 3.0% |
| ATM | 35 | 1.7% |
| VF Plus | 21 | 1.0% |
| BAMMU | 20 | 1.0% |
| APC | 19 | 0.9% |
| MKP | 6 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.2% |
| PA | 4 | 0.2% |
| BOSA | 4 | 0.2% |
| OHM | 3 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 2 | 0.1% |
| L.R.P | 1 | 0.0% |
| LECOMA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 308 more votes to win, or 154 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: 1 of the 4 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 55% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 53.9% | 40.1% | −13.8 |
| EFF | 32.2% | 18.9% | −13.3 |
| DA | 2.5% | 13.2% | +10.7 |
| SACP | – | 11.5% | new |
| LNGM | – | 3.2% | new |
| OTM | – | 3.1% | new |
| LUM | – | 2.4% | new |
| ATM | 4.7% | 1.7% | −3.1 |
| MKP | – | 1.4% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.0% | 1.3% | +1.3 |
| BAMMU | – | 1.3% | new |
| Independents | 5.1% | 0.0% | −5.1 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76420010 | ANC 40.1% | 2,295 | yes |
| 76420166 | EFF 26.9% | 342 | new |
| 76420177 | ANC 35.6% | 1,101 | new |
| 76420212 | ANC 36.8% | 456 | new |