DA 34.1%down 2.9 pts from 37.0% in 2021
Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Francois Jacques JoubertDemocratic AllianceWard ballot ? · 5 534 valid votes
- DAFrancois Jacques Joubert1 88634.1%
ANCNthabiseng Queen Molele1 50527.2%
EFFTshepho Lebang75913.7%
VF PLUSDebra Leigh Page75313.6%
ActionSAChoene Peter Tlouane3907.0%- SACPMatemese Annitjie Baloyi460.8%
ACDPStephen Molefi Ngoasheng390.7%- MAYIBUYEThabo Patience Seloise380.7%
MKPChappie Nicholas Letsoalo360.7%
RISEMahlodi Rachel Thabana260.5%
BOSANgako David Setjie140.3%
PADillon Juandré Adonis100.2%
COPEErick Mohlapamaswi60.1%- MAGAENGLekanta Josephine Mothadi60.1%
PACPazarell Winnie Makgeledisa Mphahlele50.1%- BTWMahlogonolo Edmund Manoko30.1%
- BVPManoko Derrick Moloto30.1%
MTLTshepo Donald Mohlala20.0%
AL.Kedibone Celia Moloisi20.0%- A.SRamabu Antonia Lephalala20.0%
ECOFORUMFrans Malesela Shokane10.0%
OHMMeltonia Mokgatjane Sethosa10.0%- MOSHABIThabang Jean Pierre Mani10.0%
Also on the ballot: Azarea Briel (Al Jama-ah), Charles Sekgobela (Bolsheviks Party of South Africa), Noko Lekgwara (Kingdom Covenant Democratic Party), Ngoako Ramantsha (Magoshi Swaranang Movement), Mamadupe Antony Mahlakwana (Molemole Independent Voice), Molai Johannes Maake (National Restoration Party), Mohanoa Sophy Rabosiwana (Rise Up Africa / Tsoga Africa), Katlego Mathekga (Sebotha Community Party).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 23 ?
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Voting districts · 4 ?
Francois Jacques Joubert (DA) won Ward 23 with 1 886 votes, 17.0% of the ward's 11 099 registered voters. Turnout was 50.3%: 5 585 of 11 099 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 23, Polokwane, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 12 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 5 567 · spoilt 33 · special votes 689 · All 4 voting districts in (the IEC's voting-district results so far, out of its list of voting districts for this election)
PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 4 voting districts; the IEC publishes the ward ballot per ward and the PR ballot per voting district.
Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 4 voting districts here (5 585 of 11 099). The IEC publishes 50.3%.
The winner's share of registered voters is calculated: the winner's votes on the IEC's ward ballot ÷ the registered voters of the ward's voting districts.
The change beside the headline is the difference between the leading party's share here and its share in the 2021 election for the same ward (the ward that covered the same area then), both from the IEC's counts, with no votes re-allocated between boundaries.
Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 39 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 1 886 vs 5 328; ANC 1 505 vs 4 583; EFF 759 vs 2 219; VF PLUS 753 vs 2 365; ActionSA 390 vs 1 318; SACP 46 vs 149; ACDP 39 vs 133; MAYIBUYE 38 vs 119; MKP 36 vs 112; RISE 26 vs 55; BOSA 14 vs 38; PA 10 vs 21; COPE 6 vs 13; MAGAENG 6 vs 11; PAC 5 vs 13; BTW 3 vs 13; BVP 3 vs 8; A.S 2 vs 8; MTL 2 vs 8; ECOFORUM 1 vs 6; MOSHABI 1 vs 7; ACP 0 vs 1; AIC 0 vs 13; ALJAMA 0 vs 1; ATM 0 vs 26; AZAPO 0 vs 15; BP 0 vs 2; BPSA 0 vs 2; DOP 0 vs 5; IFP 0 vs 2; KCDP 0 vs 1; MIV 0 vs 6; MSM 0 vs 3; People's Choice 0 vs 2; NRP 0 vs 2; RUA 0 vs 2; TRUTH 0 vs 2; UAT 0 vs 25; UPPA 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 95 times in 4 voting districts. In local elections the IEC also publishes each party's total across the ward, PR and DC 40% ballots. For these parties (by IEC party number) that total differs from the party's votes on the ballots themselves. We show each ballot's own votes. Each voting district's own page lists the IEC's figures.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: Polokwane's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 21:19 SAST.