Ward 8
Lephalale (LIM362) · IEC ward 93602008
Won by
ANC
Saaulo Joseph Machaba
Margin
45.8%
1,442 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
3,147
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSaaulo Joseph Machaba | 1,909 | 60.7% |
| LNGM | 467 | 14.8% |
| EFF | 256 | 8.1% |
| OTM | 145 | 4.6% |
| SACP | 105 | 3.3% |
| DA | 86 | 2.7% |
| Mayibuye | 40 | 1.3% |
| LECOMA | 35 | 1.1% |
| APC | 33 | 1.0% |
| BOSA | 33 | 1.0% |
| L.R.P | 12 | 0.4% |
| ATM | 10 | 0.3% |
| LPP | 6 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 3 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.1% |
| MKP | 2 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 1 | 0.0% |
| AZAPO | 1 | 0.0% |
| PA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. LNGM would have needed 1,443 more votes to win, or 722 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 | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 62.4% | 60.5% | −1.8 |
| LNGM | – | 13.9% | new |
| EFF | 10.0% | 8.5% | −1.5 |
| OTM | – | 5.3% | new |
| SACP | – | 3.3% | new |
| DA | 0.2% | 3.3% | +3.0 |
| LECOMA | – | 1.3% | new |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.1% | new |
| ATM | 2.6% | 0.4% | −2.2 |
| Independents | 21.6% | 0.0% | −21.6 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76490152 | ANC 51.1% | 1,600 | yes |
| 76490208 | ANC 72.3% | 946 | yes |
| 76490220 | ANC 63.1% | 2,246 | yes |
| 76490343 | ANC 71.4% | 800 | yes |
| 76490534 | ANC 47.0% | 773 | yes |