Ward 40
Rustenburg (NW373) · IEC ward 63703040
Won by
ANC
Joseph Qobeka
Margin
14.4%
532 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
3,682
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCJoseph Qobeka | 1,261 | 34.2% |
| EFF | 729 | 19.8% |
| Independents | 553 | 15.0% |
| SACP | 502 | 13.6% |
| SAPA | 160 | 4.3% |
| ActionSA | 95 | 2.6% |
| MKP | 79 | 2.1% |
| DA | 65 | 1.8% |
| LABOUR | 59 | 1.6% |
| PA | 40 | 1.1% |
| UDM | 31 | 0.8% |
| APC | 18 | 0.5% |
| FISA | 14 | 0.4% |
| ATM | 13 | 0.4% |
| AEF | 13 | 0.4% |
| AET | 7 | 0.2% |
| UCDP | 5 | 0.1% |
| VF Plus | 5 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 5 | 0.1% |
| SLK26 | 5 | 0.1% |
| RPP | 4 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.1% |
| Ecoforum | 3 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 2 | 0.1% |
| AACUM | 2 | 0.1% |
| PURPLE | 2 | 0.1% |
| BBS | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 533 more votes to win, or 267 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: 2 of the 3 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 74% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 58.0% | 44.4% | −13.6 |
| EFF | 25.7% | 22.9% | −2.8 |
| Independents | 4.5% | 11.4% | +6.8 |
| SACP | – | 4.8% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 3.7% | new |
| SAPA | – | 3.0% | new |
| LABOUR | – | 1.9% | new |
| DA | 0.9% | 1.8% | +0.9 |
| MKP | – | 1.2% | new |
| AIC | 2.1% | 0.2% | −1.9 |
| Tsogang | 4.2% | 0.1% | −4.2 |
| BCM | 1.8% | 0.0% | −1.8 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86992600 | ANC 35.8% | 2,664 | yes |
| 87020603 | ANC 54.8% | 2,194 | yes |
| 87020692 | SACP 35.3% | 1,744 | new |