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All 1735 candidates certified for the local government elections of 4 November 2026: 38 parties across 45 ward ballots, and the proportional-representation council lists. Published from the IEC certified lists of 16 September 2026, exactly as they stand.

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Polokwane

Provisional record

258 of 307 voting districts completed in the IEC municipality record. Processing completion is separate from a formal declaration.

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 40 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS56 53143.46%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS25 67819.74%
ACTIONSA14 40511.07%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE11 8969.15%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY8 7236.71%
Independents, grouped by IEC1 8251.40%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 7181.32%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION1 1360.87%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 1240.86%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1 0220.79%
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT7260.56%
MAGAENG6310.49%
BORN TO WIN6280.48%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE3810.29%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE3700.28%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA3430.26%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3130.24%
BELIEVERS VOICE PARTY3030.23%
RISE MZANSI2800.22%
MOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION2060.16%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE2060.16%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION2030.16%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1960.15%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1850.14%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM1360.10%
AFRICAN SOLUTION1220.09%
MOSHABI PARTY1030.08%
MOLEMOLE INDEPENDENT VOICE1020.08%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA780.06%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT730.06%
AL JAMA-AH700.05%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT690.05%
ABLE LEADERSHIP650.05%
RISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA470.04%
SEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY380.03%
NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY350.03%
BATHOBOHLE POLITICAL PARTY330.03%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT290.02%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY250.02%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY200.02%

Valid ballots shown: 130 074. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Municipal PR ballot

Votes on the municipal proportional representation ballot.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 40 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS56 38543.73%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS25 96320.14%
ACTIONSA14 79311.47%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12 1709.44%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY8 0806.27%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 8781.46%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION1 2941.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY9660.75%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT8760.68%
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT7710.60%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY6380.49%
MAGAENG6150.48%
BORN TO WIN5780.45%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE4430.34%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE3610.28%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA3320.26%
BELIEVERS VOICE PARTY2850.22%
AFRICAN SOLUTION2660.21%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE2590.20%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2380.18%
RISE MZANSI2120.16%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1920.15%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM1880.15%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1650.13%
MOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION1650.13%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1480.11%
MOLEMOLE INDEPENDENT VOICE1280.10%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA960.07%
ABLE LEADERSHIP630.05%
MOSHABI PARTY620.05%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY580.04%
SEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY540.04%
AL JAMA-AH500.04%
BATHOBOHLE POLITICAL PARTY490.04%
NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY470.04%
RISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA410.03%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT180.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 128 927. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Rejected ballots across the two municipal ballots combined: 4 551.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

IEC source: Retrieved: View official source ↗Source update is older than 20 minutes. Read its timestamp.

A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.

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  • 1735certified candidates
  • 38parties
  • 45ward ballots
  • 382PR-list candidates

Ward ballots

45 wards

Parties on the ballot

36 parties
PartyWards contestedPR-list candidates
ABLE LEADERSHIP452
ACTIONSA451
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY269
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4544
AFRICAN SOLUTION3617
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1814
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT451
AL JAMA-AH451
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION2213
BATHOBOHLE POLITICAL PARTY213
BELIEVERS VOICE PARTY457
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA454
BORN TO WIN4545
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA4514
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE451
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4531
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM4520
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS451
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY343
MAGAENG4220
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT412
MOLEMOLE INDEPENDENT VOICE55
MOSHABI PARTY451
MOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION3911
NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY403
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT451
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA423
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE458
RISE MZANSI441
RISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA305
SEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY279
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY4542
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY381
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION301
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE128
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS4520

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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page

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