Rustenburg
All 1457 candidates certified for the local government elections of 4 November 2026: 40 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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Rustenburg
151 of 176 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.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 43 835 | 37.62% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 15 667 | 13.44% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 15 156 | 13.01% |
| ACTIONSA | 6 740 | 5.78% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 5 356 | 4.60% |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 4 041 | 3.47% |
| LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 3 617 | 3.10% |
| SERITI LE KAELO INDEPENDENT PARTY | 3 573 | 3.07% |
Show the remaining 35 rows
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 3 197 | 2.74% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 2 458 | 2.11% |
| LETHABONG SERVICE MOVEMENT | 1 951 | 1.67% |
| RUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY | 1 911 | 1.64% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 1 422 | 1.22% |
| BADIREDI BA SETŠHABA | 1 254 | 1.08% |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 889 | 0.76% |
| TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT | 720 | 0.62% |
| PURPLE PARTY IKAGENG | 694 | 0.60% |
| BAKANANA PELE CAMPAIGN | 552 | 0.47% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 546 | 0.47% |
| PEOPLE'S MANDATE PARTY | 370 | 0.32% |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 319 | 0.27% |
| AFRICAN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMERS | 265 | 0.23% |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 244 | 0.21% |
| UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 220 | 0.19% |
| AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 202 | 0.17% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 199 | 0.17% |
| AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION | 188 | 0.16% |
| CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 101 | 0.09% |
| BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT | 91 | 0.08% |
| FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA | 86 | 0.07% |
| ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT | 80 | 0.07% |
| ALL CITIZENS PARTY | 77 | 0.07% |
| AL JAMA-AH | 75 | 0.06% |
| UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION | 75 | 0.06% |
| AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM | 74 | 0.06% |
| COMMUNITY PRIORITY MOVEMENT | 68 | 0.06% |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 67 | 0.06% |
| ARONA | 62 | 0.05% |
| ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM | 60 | 0.05% |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 18 | 0.02% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION | 6 | 0.01% |
| AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL | 1 | 0.00% |
| AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | 0 | 0.00% |
Valid ballots shown: 116 527. 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.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 44 218 | 38.45% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 15 878 | 13.81% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 15 168 | 13.19% |
| ACTIONSA | 7 598 | 6.61% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 4 972 | 4.32% |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 3 807 | 3.31% |
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 3 574 | 3.11% |
| LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 3 555 | 3.09% |
Show the remaining 35 rows
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SERITI LE KAELO INDEPENDENT PARTY | 3 313 | 2.88% |
| LETHABONG SERVICE MOVEMENT | 2 004 | 1.74% |
| RUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY | 1 711 | 1.49% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 1 414 | 1.23% |
| BADIREDI BA SETŠHABA | 1 165 | 1.01% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 767 | 0.67% |
| TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT | 732 | 0.64% |
| PURPLE PARTY IKAGENG | 720 | 0.63% |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 455 | 0.40% |
| BAKANANA PELE CAMPAIGN | 455 | 0.40% |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 416 | 0.36% |
| PEOPLE'S MANDATE PARTY | 363 | 0.32% |
| BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT | 337 | 0.29% |
| AFRICAN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMERS | 319 | 0.28% |
| UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 272 | 0.24% |
| UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION | 265 | 0.23% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 211 | 0.18% |
| AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION | 166 | 0.14% |
| CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 141 | 0.12% |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 136 | 0.12% |
| AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 135 | 0.12% |
| ARONA | 106 | 0.09% |
| ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT | 83 | 0.07% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION | 78 | 0.07% |
| COMMUNITY PRIORITY MOVEMENT | 74 | 0.06% |
| AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM | 73 | 0.06% |
| FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA | 73 | 0.06% |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 62 | 0.05% |
| ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM | 59 | 0.05% |
| AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | 58 | 0.05% |
| AL JAMA-AH | 55 | 0.05% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 0 | 0.00% |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 0 | 0.00% |
| ALL CITIZENS PARTY | 0 | 0.00% |
| AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL | 0 | 0.00% |
Valid ballots shown: 114 988. 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: 6 689.
Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.
A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.
Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.
- 1457certified candidates
- 40parties
- 45ward ballots
- 304PR-list candidates
Ward ballots
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Parties on the ballot
36 parties| Party | Wards contested | PR-list candidates |
|---|---|---|
 ACTIONSA | 45 | 1 |
| ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT | 45 | 11 |
 AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 13 | 18 |
| AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM | 45 | 1 |
 AFRICAN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMERS | 12 | 1 |
 AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 0 | 9 |
 AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 45 | 35 |
 AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 45 | 21 |
 AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 29 | 36 |
 AL JAMA-AH | 45 | 1 |
 ARONA | 15 | 1 |
 AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION | 45 | 10 |
| BADIREDI BA SETŠHABA | 45 | 12 |
| BAKANANA PELE CAMPAIGN | 1 | 1 |
| BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT | 20 | 5 |
| COMMUNITY PRIORITY MOVEMENT | 10 | 10 |
 CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 45 | 1 |
 DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 45 | 30 |
 ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM | 45 | 2 |
 ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 45 | 1 |
 INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 1 | 1 |
| LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 45 | 1 |
| LETHABONG SERVICE MOVEMENT | 2 | 10 |
 PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 22 | 16 |
| PEOPLE'S MANDATE PARTY | 5 | 19 |
| PURPLE PARTY IKAGENG | 45 | 1 |
| RUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY | 42 | 1 |
| SERITI LE KAELO INDEPENDENT PARTY | 19 | 1 |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 45 | 1 |
 SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 45 | 16 |
 SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION | 5 | 1 |
 TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT | 26 | 1 |
 UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 45 | 1 |
 UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION | 5 | 1 |
 UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 38 | 16 |
 VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 45 | 10 |
Full PR lists in certified order are in the searchable register.
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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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