Ward 23
Rustenburg (NW373) · IEC ward 63703023
Won by
ANC
Letlhogonolo Phillip Sambo
Margin
11.5%
411 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
3,561
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCLetlhogonolo Phillip Sambo | 1,303 | 36.6% |
| EFF | 892 | 25.0% |
| Bakanapc | 552 | 15.5% |
| SACP | 380 | 10.7% |
| RPP | 243 | 6.8% |
| DA | 68 | 1.9% |
| ActionSA | 26 | 0.7% |
| ATM | 19 | 0.5% |
| APC | 13 | 0.4% |
| MKP | 12 | 0.3% |
| LABOUR | 12 | 0.3% |
| PA | 8 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 6 | 0.2% |
| ACP | 5 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 3 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 1 | 0.0% |
| COPE | 1 | 0.0% |
| AACUM | 1 | 0.0% |
| AEF | 1 | 0.0% |
| FISA | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bophuthatswana Civil Movement | 1 | 0.0% |
| CPM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 412 more votes to win, or 206 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: 9 of the 9 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 | 44.5% | 37.4% | −7.1 |
| EFF | 6.3% | 24.8% | +18.5 |
| Bakanapc | – | 13.6% | new |
| SACP | – | 10.7% | new |
| RPP | – | 6.3% | new |
| DA | 0.8% | 2.1% | +1.3 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.2% | new |
| Tsogang | 45.7% | 0.5% | −45.2 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86991306 | SACP 47.2% | 345 | yes |
| 86991317 | ANC 45.0% | 1,752 | yes |
| 86991328 | ANC 50.0% | 438 | yes |
| 86991339 | EFF 52.2% | 1,193 | yes |
| 86991340 | EFF 29.7% | 421 | yes |
| 86991722 | ANC 52.3% | 516 | yes |
| 86992532 | ANC 47.2% | 1,030 | yes |
| 86992903 | EFF 30.0% | 1,007 | yes |
| 86992914 | ANC 32.7% | 474 | yes |