ANC 54.3%down 12.8 pts from 67.1% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Aphiwe SilimelaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 851 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 54854.3%
- IndependentIndependent candidates55419.4%
- LABOURLabour Party of South Africa42514.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters943.3%
DADemocratic Alliance481.7%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement411.4%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party391.4%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement381.3%
ActionSA210.7%- SACPSouth African Communist Party170.6%
- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement60.2%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus50.2%
AZAPOAzanian People's Organisation40.1%- FISAFreedom in South Africa30.1%
APCAfrican People's Convention20.1%
COPECongress of the People20.1%- AACUMActive African Christians United Movement20.1%
UCDPUnited Christian Democratic Party10.0%- RPPRustenburg People's Party10.0%
Hours off in Ward 37 ?
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Voting districts · 2 ?
Aphiwe Silimela (ANC) won Ward 37 with 1 548 votes, 23.5% of the ward's 6 596 registered voters. Turnout was 43.4%: 2 864 of 6 596 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 37, Rustenburg, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 23
- Nonqaba BhayibhileActionSA
- Steve Azwe MpeteActive African Christians United Movement
- Leonard Mikal MogapiAfrican Economic Freedom
- Aphiwe SilimelaAfrican National Congress
- Sandi TyikityaAfrican People's Convention
- Sabelo MadondileAfrican Transformation Movement
- Bhelinah MasunyaneAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Yusuf Reeves HaffejeeAl Jama-ah- Khayisile Thozana MaganeloaAzanian People's Organisation
- Patrick Matshwenyego TabaneBadiredi Ba Setšhaba
- Suzan Motlalepule NdlovuCongress of the People
- Thabiso Edwin MogoaiDemocratic Alliance
Kerileng Dorah MotlhabaneEconomic Emancipation Forum- Boipelo Cyril ItumelengEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Ndimphiwe MhlontloIndependent
- Doctor Sizwe MhlutshwaLabour Party of South Africa
- Mmabatsholang Alinah MofokengPurple Party Ikageng
- Nomathemba Letta KhumaloRustenburg People's Party
- Patrick Karabo PooeService Delivery Party
- Gift Kagiso MolatodiSouth African Communist Party
- Matlene Sarah SepoloaneUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Agnes TsamaiUnited Christian Democratic Party
- Johanna Maria de BeerVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 4 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 025 · spoilt 174 · special votes 929 · All 2 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 2 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 2 voting districts here (2 864 of 6 596). The IEC publishes 45.9%.
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): ANC 1 548 vs 4 703; LABOUR 425 vs 865; EFF 94 vs 387; DA 48 vs 189; ATM 41 vs 182; MKP 39 vs 455; ActionSA 21 vs 74; SACP 17 vs 50; MAYIBUYE 6 vs 30; VF PLUS 5 vs 29; FISA 3 vs 6; AACUM 2 vs 4; APC 2 vs 27; COPE 2 vs 4; RPP 1 vs 3; UCDP 1 vs 7; ACDP 0 vs 3; ACG 0 vs 1; ACP 0 vs 1; ACT 0 vs 2; AEF 0 vs 3; AET 0 vs 5; AIC 0 vs 111; ALJAMA 0 vs 1; ARC 0 vs 3; BBS 0 vs 2; ECOFORUM 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 3; IP 0 vs 63; L.S.M 0 vs 4; Bophuthatswana Civil Movement 0 vs 5; PA 0 vs 5; PMP 0 vs 2; PURPLE 0 vs 2; SAPA 0 vs 30; SDP 0 vs 3; SLK26 0 vs 29; TSOGANG 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 6. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: the IEC's published turnout for this ward is 45.86%; its own counts give 43.42% (PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters in its voting districts); we show the calculated figure.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 62 times in 2 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: Rustenburg's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 16:58 SAST.