2016 · Polokwane council results

Sefahlane, Limpopo

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

90 seats46 for a majority

ANC52 seats

EFF26 seats

DA10 seats

COPE1 seat

FF+1 seat

Polokwane · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	52	57,7778
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	26	28,8889
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10	11,1111
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	1,1111
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	1,1111
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY	0	0
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0
VALUE EDUCATION NATIONALISM DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA	0	0

90 seats; 46 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

57.2%184 983 votes

28.2%91 301 votes

11.0%35 523 votes

0.9%2 805 votes

Other2.8%8 992 votes

0.5%1 764 votes

0.4%1 455 votes

0.3%1 094 votes

0.3%1 009 votes

0.3%867 votes

0.3%816 votes

0.2%692 votes

0.1%402 votes

0.1%244 votes

0.1%233 votes

0.1%218 votes

0.1%198 votes

Polokwane · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	184 983	57,1634
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	91 301	28,2138
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	35 523	10,9773
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	2 805	0,8668
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	1 764	0,5451
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	1 455	0,4496
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	1 094	0,3381
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	—	1 009	0,3118
INDEPENDENTS	—	867	0,2679
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	816	0,2522
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	—	692	0,2138
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	402	0,1242
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	—	244	0,0754
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	233	0,072
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY	—	218	0,0674
VALUE EDUCATION NATIONALISM DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA	—	198	0,0612

323604 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

6seats

ANC52

52 of 90 council seats

EFF gains

+28.2pp

20110.0%

201628.2%

Closest covering ward

149votes apart

ANC48.7%

EFF45.4%

Ward 26 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC58—

DA7—

ACDP2—

37 for a majority · 73 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC61

DA9

COPE3—

ACDP1

39 for a majority · 76 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC52

EFF26—

DA10

COPE1

ACDP0

46 for a majority · 90 seats

LIM354 - Polokwane · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	58	73	37
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7	73	37
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	2	73	37
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	1	73	37
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	1	73	37
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	73	37
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	73	37
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	1	73	37
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	73	37
2 006	ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PROSPERITY	0	73	37
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	61	76	39
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9	76	39
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	3	76	39
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	76	39
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	1	76	39
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	76	39
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	76	39
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	76	39
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	76	39
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	76	39
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	52	90	46
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	26	90	46
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10	90	46
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	90	46
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	90	46
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	90	46
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	90	46
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY	0	90	46
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	90	46
2 016	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	90	46
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	90	46
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	90	46
2 016	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	90	46
2 016	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	90	46
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	90	46
2 016	VALUE EDUCATION NATIONALISM DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA	0	90	46

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %

ANC74.7%—

EFF0.0%—

DA13.6%—

COPE0.0%—

ACDP2.7%—

Other9.0%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC77.5%

EFF0.0%

DA9.4%

COPE0.0%

ACDP2.3%

UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT2.1%

Other8.7%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC78.7%

EFF0.0%

DA11.3%

COPE3.9%

ACDP1.0%

Other5.1%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC57.2%

EFF28.2%

DA11.0%

COPE0.5%

ACDP0.4%

Other2.7%

LIM354 - Polokwane · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	103 820	74,7396	138 909	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	138 909	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	18 918	13,619	138 909	Reported
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	138 909	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	3 719	2,6773	138 909	Reported
2 000	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	3 293	2,3706	138 909	Reported
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	138 909	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	138 909	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 209	1,5902	138 909	Reported
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 893	1,3628	138 909	Reported
2 000	ALLIANSIE NOORD	1 279	0,9207	138 909	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	138 909	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PROSPERITY	0	0	138 909	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	138 909	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	0	138 909	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	138 909	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	138 909	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY	0	0	138 909	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VALUE EDUCATION NATIONALISM DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA	0	0	138 909	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	129 785	77,4803	167 507	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	167 507	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	15 829	9,4498	167 507	Reported
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	167 507	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	3 819	2,2799	167 507	Reported
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	2 306	1,3767	167 507	Reported
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	3 538	2,1122	167 507	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2 766	1,6513	167 507	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 742	1,04	167 507	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 607	0,9594	167 507	Reported
2 006	ALLIANSIE NOORD	0	0	167 507	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	167 507	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PROSPERITY	616	0,3677	167 507	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	167 507	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	0	167 507	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	167 507	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	167 507	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY	0	0	167 507	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VALUE EDUCATION NATIONALISM DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA	0	0	167 507	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	178 568	78,6522	227 035	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	227 035	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	25 659	11,3018	227 035	Reported
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	8 842	3,8946	227 035	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	2 324	1,0236	227 035	Reported
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	2 121	0,9342	227 035	Reported
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	227 035	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 931	0,8505	227 035	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 153	0,5079	227 035	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 442	0,6351	227 035	Reported
2 011	ALLIANSIE NOORD	0	0	227 035	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 351	0,5951	227 035	Reported
2 011	ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PROSPERITY	0	0	227 035	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	227 035	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	0	0	227 035	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	227 035	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	227 035	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY	0	0	227 035	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VALUE EDUCATION NATIONALISM DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA	0	0	227 035	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	184 983	57,1634	323 604	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	91 301	28,2138	323 604	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	35 523	10,9773	323 604	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1 764	0,5451	323 604	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 455	0,4496	323 604	Reported
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	1 009	0,3118	323 604	Reported
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	323 604	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2 805	0,8668	323 604	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	402	0,1242	323 604	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	816	0,2522	323 604	Reported
2 016	ALLIANSIE NOORD	0	0	323 604	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	323 604	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PROSPERITY	0	0	323 604	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	1 094	0,3381	323 604	Reported
2 016	FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	692	0,2138	323 604	Reported
2 016	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	244	0,0754	323 604	Reported
2 016	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	233	0,072	323 604	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY	218	0,0674	323 604	Reported
2 016	VALUE EDUCATION NATIONALISM DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA	198	0,0612	323 604	Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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The chart names the five largest parties across these elections. The vote list also names parties gaining at least 2 percentage points since the previous election; remaining votes are combined under Other. Other’s change compares the same group of parties in both elections. Missing values remain unavailable.

All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
Missing or grouped party rows remain gaps unless a complete, ungrouped list establishes zero votes.
Municipal boundaries can change between elections. Published area results are not boundary-adjusted.

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Wards in Polokwane

45 wards

Ward 1

ANC59.3%Abram Resemate Baloyi

EFF25.8%

Lead: 2 376 votes Ward 2

ANC57.9%Maengela Josephinah Maja

EFF36.2%

Lead: 1 310 votes Ward 3

ANC73.6%Fokisi James Molepo

EFF18.3%

Lead: 3 487 votes Ward 4

ANC79.0%Rasepuetja Charles Molepo

EFF17.2%

Lead: 4 024 votes Ward 5

ANC57.3%Jan Frans Makwela

EFF34.4%

Lead: 1 584 votes Ward 6

ANC52.0%Mapula Salome Phoshoko

EFF26.9%

Lead: 1 533 votes Ward 7

ANC65.0%Mautle Samuel Mothapo

EFF29.6%

Lead: 2 095 votes Ward 8

ANC57.9%Tebogo Stella Princess Mojapelo

EFF38.6%

Lead: 1 778 votes Ward 9

ANC60.4%Ledile Reineth Setati

EFF33.8%

Lead: 2 049 votes Ward 10

ANC55.0%Kabelo Marygirl Skosana

EFF41.2%

Lead: 1 199 votes Ward 11

ANC51.0%Nomonde Alberthinia Sivhabu

EFF44.7%

Lead: 468 votes Ward 12

ANC51.5%Tshepo Nkwe

EFF40.4%

Lead: 612 votes Ward 13

EFF51.2%Mongatane Michael Ramaphoko

ANC44.7%

Lead: 509 votes Ward 14

ANC54.8%Steve Monampane Mashabela

EFF38.8%

Lead: 1 401 votes Ward 15

ANC73.2%Thantshi Phineas Makgopja

EFF22.9%

Lead: 4 089 votes Ward 16

ANC65.5%Motlogeleng Alfred Moakamedi

EFF30.2%

Lead: 3 165 votes Ward 17

ANC52.2%Phetola Adolph Rapetswa

EFF40.2%

Lead: 755 votes Ward 18

ANC56.0%Mahloma Benjamin Malebana

EFF39.1%

Lead: 1 285 votes Ward 19

ANC51.0%Hafizuddin Shaikh

DA25.4%

Lead: 1 736 votes Ward 20

ANC41.0%Thilivhali Solomon Mashau

DA33.6%

Lead: 555 votes Ward 21

DA69.7%Frank Andreas Haas

ANC17.5%

Lead: 4 111 votes Ward 22

DA50.7%Mariette Pretorius

ANC26.5%

Lead: 2 010 votes Ward 23

DA51.2%Roelof Frederik Lourens

ANC30.3%

Lead: 2 005 votes Ward 24

ANC65.1%Andrew Mpho Masekela

EFF27.5%

Lead: 3 069 votes Ward 25

ANC48.8%Moroamokopane Jack Mothiba

EFF44.7%

Lead: 321 votes Ward 26

ANC48.7%Kabelo Marygirl Skosana

EFF45.4%

Lead: 149 votes Ward 27

ANC56.0%Tshoudi Justice Mogale

EFF39.1%

Lead: 1 179 votes Ward 28

ANC59.5%Maruke Rosemary Sekgobela

EFF24.4%

Lead: 2 335 votes Ward 29

ANC67.8%Seemole Jeneffer Malope

EFF21.9%

Lead: 2 567 votes Ward 30

ANC63.5%Kalabas Jackson Mphekgwana

EFF30.2%

Lead: 2 193 votes Ward 31

ANC61.1%Molatela Francina Kubjane

EFF34.2%

Lead: 1 790 votes Ward 32

ANC67.6%Hendrick Sehlomola Manaka

EFF19.7%

Lead: 3 677 votes Ward 33

ANC56.8%Sewela Juliah Dikgale

EFF23.2%

Lead: 2 063 votes Ward 34

ANC72.2%Mantswi Elizabeth Makamela

EFF21.3%

Lead: 3 352 votes Ward 35

ANC62.9%Maloto Catherine Mashiane

EFF32.1%

Lead: 2 233 votes Ward 36

ANC67.7%Nare Jackson Legodi

EFF26.2%

Lead: 2 836 votes Ward 37

ANC59.4%Maphuti Martinus Tsiri

EFF32.2%

Lead: 1 828 votes Ward 38

ANC72.4%Tlou Friddah Moeti

EFF23.4%

Lead: 3 406 votes Ward 39

DA58.8%Hermanus Frans Marx

ANC23.7%

Lead: 2 519 votes Ward 40

ANC63.0%Eunice Ledile Maraba

EFF23.4%

Lead: 2 863 votes Ward 41

ANC68.6%Mashiba William Kganyago

EFF19.4%

Lead: 3 479 votes Ward 42

ANC72.0%Madimetsa Thomas Matonzi

EFF22.6%

Lead: 3 819 votes Ward 43

ANC66.3%Makgabo Veronicca Mathye

EFF21.8%

Lead: 3 111 votes Ward 44

ANC69.8%Tinyane Godfrey Phaka

EFF22.2%

Lead: 3 784 votes Ward 45

ANC64.5%Maphuti Lisbeth Mothata

EFF29.6%

Lead: 2 536 votes

Wards in Polokwane ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 201	59,2776
Ward 1	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 825	25,7514
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 500	57,9278
Ward 2	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 190	36,2463
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 643	73,6049
Ward 3	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 156	18,3259
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 145	79,0444
Ward 4	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 121	17,2223
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 970	57,2872
Ward 5	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 386	34,43
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 171	51,9836
Ward 6	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 638	26,8525
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 845	65,0262
Ward 7	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 750	29,5958
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 319	57,9475
Ward 8	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 541	38,5772
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 657	60,3551
Ward 9	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 608	33,7999
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 780	54,9868
Ward 10	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 581	41,1941
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 791	51,0023
Ward 11	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 323	44,706
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 843	51,4663
Ward 12	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 231	40,3874
Ward 13	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4 041	51,1778
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 532	44,7315
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 811	54,7763
Ward 14	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 410	38,825
Ward 15	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 948	73,1521
Ward 15	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 859	22,8631
Ward 16	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 874	65,4923
Ward 16	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 709	30,204
Ward 17	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 284	52,2348
Ward 17	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 529	40,2259
Ward 18	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 269	56,0016
Ward 18	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 984	39,1447
Ward 19	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 463	50,9639
Ward 19	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 727	25,4157
Ward 20	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 063	40,9985
Ward 20	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 508	33,5698
Ward 21	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 494	69,712
Ward 21	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 383	17,5485
Ward 22	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 199	50,7432
Ward 22	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 189	26,4532
Ward 23	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 922	51,1908
Ward 23	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 917	30,338
Ward 24	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 314	65,1305
Ward 24	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 245	27,5156
Ward 25	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 774	48,8038
Ward 25	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 453	44,6528
Ward 26	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 224	48,6865
Ward 26	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 075	45,4247
Ward 27	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 911	56,0155
Ward 27	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 732	39,1292
Ward 28	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 951	59,5389
Ward 28	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 616	24,352
Ward 29	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 792	67,8233
Ward 29	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 225	21,9102
Ward 30	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 177	63,5478
Ward 30	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 984	30,1841
Ward 31	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 073	61,0553
Ward 31	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 283	34,2228
Ward 32	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 190	67,6398
Ward 32	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 513	19,7185
Ward 33	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 484	56,8352
Ward 33	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 421	23,1811
Ward 34	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 755	72,2315
Ward 34	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 403	21,3125
Ward 35	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 558	62,8603
Ward 35	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 325	32,0645
Ward 36	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 623	67,6966
Ward 36	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 787	26,1678
Ward 37	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 993	59,3931
Ward 37	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 165	32,2029
Ward 38	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 029	72,4431
Ward 38	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 623	23,3794
Ward 39	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 221	58,8211
Ward 39	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 702	23,7179
Ward 40	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 558	63,0167
Ward 40	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 695	23,4343
Ward 41	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 856	68,5682
Ward 41	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 377	19,4437
Ward 42	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 564	72,0072
Ward 42	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 745	22,5831
Ward 43	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 629	66,3466
Ward 43	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 518	21,7572
Ward 44	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 546	69,8137
Ward 44	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 762	22,1803
Ward 45	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 682	64,4815
Ward 45	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 146	29,5552

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Apr 2017, 11:46 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:44 SAST

Historical comparisons use published area results. Boundaries may change between elections. Vote shares use the ballot labelled on each chart; ballots are not individual voters.

Vote percentages beside council seats combine ward and municipal PR ballots. Seat counts include both ward and PR councillors.

Seat calculation & source

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The totals add up to all 90 council seats. This is the historical election allocation, not a record of government changes during the term. Any grouped “Other” seats remain grouped.

IEC result time: 06 Apr 2017, 11:46 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.

Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats

IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Polokwane. Ward results include areas outside Sefahlane.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

Town-to-ward mappings are available for 2026 only. The historical wards above belong to the whole municipality in 2016.

Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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