Ward 3
Rustenburg (NW373) · IEC ward 63703003
Won by
ANC
Marea Tumelo
Margin
12.4%
234 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
1,882
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMarea Tumelo | 536 | 28.5% |
| EFF | 302 | 16.0% |
| RPP | 271 | 14.4% |
| BBS | 270 | 14.3% |
| LABOUR | 148 | 7.9% |
| DA | 108 | 5.7% |
| AIC | 70 | 3.7% |
| ActionSA | 39 | 2.1% |
| PURPLE | 24 | 1.3% |
| UDM | 23 | 1.2% |
| MKP | 22 | 1.2% |
| ACP | 14 | 0.7% |
| SACP | 12 | 0.6% |
| ARONA | 11 | 0.6% |
| VF Plus | 8 | 0.4% |
| APC | 8 | 0.4% |
| Tsogang | 7 | 0.4% |
| AZAPO | 3 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 1 | 0.1% |
| FISA | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 235 more votes to win, or 118 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 | 62.5% | 30.7% | −31.7 |
| EFF | 17.8% | 15.6% | −2.2 |
| BBS | – | 13.7% | new |
| RPP | – | 13.0% | new |
| LABOUR | – | 9.1% | new |
| DA | 1.6% | 6.0% | +4.4 |
| ActionSA | – | 2.4% | new |
| AIC | – | 2.2% | new |
| PURPLE | – | 1.2% | new |
| ARONA | 4.4% | 0.5% | −3.9 |
| Tsogang | 4.0% | 0.3% | −3.6 |
| Independents | 6.5% | 0.0% | −6.5 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86991441 | EFF 40.4% | 802 | yes |
| 86991474 | ANC 32.9% | 602 | yes |
| 86991485 | ANC 29.1% | 1,983 | yes |
| 86991519 | ANC 29.4% | 425 | yes |