Ward 1
Rustenburg (NW373) · IEC ward 63703001
Won by
ANC
Ofentse Goodwill Mzelem
Margin
21.9%
651 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
2,966
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCOfentse Goodwill Mzelem | 1,346 | 45.4% |
| SACP | 695 | 23.4% |
| EFF | 227 | 7.7% |
| DA | 216 | 7.3% |
| SLK26 | 165 | 5.6% |
| ActionSA | 119 | 4.0% |
| VF Plus | 53 | 1.8% |
| MKP | 40 | 1.3% |
| Tsogang | 26 | 0.9% |
| ACDP | 14 | 0.5% |
| AIC | 11 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 11 | 0.4% |
| PMP | 7 | 0.2% |
| RPP | 6 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 5 | 0.2% |
| PA | 3 | 0.1% |
| Ecoforum | 3 | 0.1% |
| PURPLE | 3 | 0.1% |
| Bophuthatswana Civil Movement | 3 | 0.1% |
| UCDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 2 | 0.1% |
| APC | 2 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.1% |
| FISA | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| BBS | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 652 more votes to win, or 326 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 | 52.4% | 45.5% | −6.9 |
| SACP | – | 23.3% | new |
| EFF | 14.7% | 7.6% | −7.1 |
| DA | 5.2% | 7.3% | +2.1 |
| SLK26 | – | 4.9% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 4.1% | new |
| VF Plus | 2.3% | 1.8% | −0.6 |
| MKP | – | 1.3% | new |
| Tsogang | 16.5% | 1.0% | −15.5 |
| Independents | 6.4% | 0.0% | −6.4 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86990989 | DA 31.1% | 267 | yes |
| 86991788 | ANC 30.2% | 669 | yes |
| 86992318 | SLK26 35.6% | 817 | yes |
| 87020265 | ANC 52.3% | 1,840 | yes |
| 87020388 | ANC 51.9% | 2,376 | yes |