Ward 20
Mafikeng (NW383) · IEC ward 63803020
Won by
ANC
Aobakwe Ernest Rakwena
Margin
20.1%
337 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
1,675
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCAobakwe Ernest Rakwena | 641 | 38.3% |
| MKP | 304 | 18.1% |
| Mayibuye | 287 | 17.1% |
| EFF | 143 | 8.5% |
| DA | 107 | 6.4% |
| ActionSA | 54 | 3.2% |
| SACP | 45 | 2.7% |
| UCDP | 24 | 1.4% |
| Independents | 17 | 1.0% |
| Bophuthatswana Civil Movement | 17 | 1.0% |
| ASM | 15 | 0.9% |
| VF Plus | 9 | 0.5% |
| ACDP | 5 | 0.3% |
| AANDC | 3 | 0.2% |
| FFD | 2 | 0.1% |
| APC | 1 | 0.1% |
| KOPANO | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 338 more votes to win, or 169 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: 3 of the 3 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 | 63.0% | 38.8% | −24.2 |
| Mayibuye | – | 16.6% | new |
| MKP | – | 16.5% | new |
| EFF | 20.8% | 8.9% | −11.9 |
| DA | 7.1% | 6.3% | −0.8 |
| ActionSA | – | 3.1% | new |
| SACP | – | 2.5% | new |
| UCDP | 3.0% | 1.7% | −1.3 |
| ASM | – | 1.5% | new |
| Bophuthatswana Civil Movement | – | 1.1% | new |
| ACDP | 1.5% | 0.8% | −0.7 |
| F4SD | 3.5% | 0.0% | −3.5 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86552321 | ANC 45.1% | 1,348 | yes |
| 86552916 | ANC 53.7% | 657 | yes |
| 86553333 | MKP 36.7% | 1,366 | yes |