Ward 2
Rustenburg (NW373) · IEC ward 63703002
Won by
ANC
Clearance Keorapetse Mekgoe
Margin
39.3%
1,299 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,307
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCClearance Keorapetse Mekgoe | 1,700 | 51.4% |
| SLK26 | 401 | 12.1% |
| EFF | 320 | 9.7% |
| ActionSA | 174 | 5.3% |
| DA | 141 | 4.3% |
| AET | 134 | 4.1% |
| RPP | 112 | 3.4% |
| LABOUR | 86 | 2.6% |
| AIC | 36 | 1.1% |
| ACDP | 25 | 0.8% |
| MKP | 24 | 0.7% |
| IFP | 18 | 0.5% |
| SACP | 18 | 0.5% |
| ATM | 17 | 0.5% |
| VF Plus | 14 | 0.4% |
| ACP | 13 | 0.4% |
| UDM | 11 | 0.3% |
| PURPLE | 11 | 0.3% |
| APC | 9 | 0.3% |
| AEF | 9 | 0.3% |
| UCDP | 8 | 0.2% |
| AACUM | 8 | 0.2% |
| Bophuthatswana Civil Movement | 7 | 0.2% |
| Ecoforum | 4 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
| BBS | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SLK26 would have needed 1,300 more votes to win, or 650 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: 4 of the 4 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 | 55.0% | 51.2% | −3.7 |
| SLK26 | – | 11.4% | new |
| EFF | 13.8% | 10.1% | −3.7 |
| ActionSA | – | 5.6% | new |
| DA | 0.5% | 4.5% | +4.0 |
| AET | – | 4.1% | new |
| RPP | – | 3.2% | new |
| LABOUR | – | 2.7% | new |
| Tsogang | 26.9% | 0.1% | −26.8 |
| ARONA | 1.6% | 0.0% | −1.6 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86991531 | ANC 69.0% | 715 | yes |
| 86991542 | ANC 69.7% | 1,502 | yes |
| 86991698 | ANC 40.9% | 2,925 | yes |
| 86992486 | ANC 44.2% | 1,481 | yes |