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Rustenburg

45 wards on the 2021 boundaries. Official results of the 2021 Local Government Elections below (the latest verified for this place), with their sources. The latest national and provincial result here is the 2024 National and Provincial Elections.

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  • Rustenburg, Bojanala
  • 2021 boundaries
  • Turnout, 2021

Turnout, 2021 Local Government Elections, ward ballot

  • 24,4%–28,3%
  • 28,3%–32,2%
  • 32,2%–37,7%
  • 37,7%–44,3%
  • 44,3%–55,7%

Votes cast ÷ registered voters, per ward. Classes split the wards shown into equal groups.

MDB 2021 boundaries · select an area to open it

2024 National and Provincial Elections

29 May 2024 · National ballot · Counted in Rustenburg · official result

Latest verified · National & Provincial
Valid votes
134 252
Turnout
45,1%
Registered
301 446
  1. AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS50,6%
  2. ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS20,8%
  3. DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE16,2%
  4. UMKHONTO WESIZWE3,4%
  5. VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS1,8%
  6. All others7,2%

National and provincial elections are a different election from local ones; each is shown with its own year. Full 2024 results

Share of valid votes

Proportional representation (PR) ballot · 2021 Local Government Elections · official result

  1. AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS48,0%
  2. ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS18,5%
  3. DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE13,8%
  4. TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT8,0%
  5. VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS3,4%
  6. Others (18)8,3%

All contestants and the source

Turnout by ward

  1. Ward 2955,7%
  2. Ward 2553,2%
  3. Ward 1449,9%
  4. Ward 1549,6%
  5. Ward 1648,8%
  6. Ward 1748,2%
  7. Ward 2647,4%
  8. Ward 4444,9%
  9. Ward 144,3%
  10. Ward 3643,1%

All 45 wards

2021 Local Government Elections

Held · Official results — not current figures

Proportional representation (PR) ballot

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS received the most PR-ballot votes: 48 875 (48,0% of valid votes). Seats are allocated from ward and PR results together; seat totals are not shown here.

Registered voters
288 347
Votes cast
104 746
Turnout
36,3%
Spoilt ballots
2 836
How many votes did each contestant receive?23 contestants · 101 910 valid votes · totals of 177 voting districts · final results
Party or contestantVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS48 87548,0%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS18 89618,5%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE14 01613,8%
TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT8 1558,0%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS3 5143,4%
ARONA1 6031,6%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1 1931,2%
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY1 1591,1%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY7570,7%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT6150,6%
Others (13 contestants together)3 1273,1%
Show all 23 contestants
All 23 contestants23 contestants · 101 910 valid votes · totals of 177 voting districts · final results
Party or contestantVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS48 87548,0%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS18 89618,5%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE14 01613,8%
TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT8 1558,0%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS3 5143,4%
ARONA1 6031,6%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1 1931,2%
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY1 1591,1%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY7570,7%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT6150,6%
BOTHO COMMUNITY MOVEMENT4330,4%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT4090,4%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3980,4%
OUR CITY MATTERS3360,3%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMERS2740,3%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT2640,3%
AZANIAN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY MOVEMENT2590,3%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE1730,2%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1530,2%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS1400,1%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION1380,1%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION830,1%
FORUM FOR DEMOCRATS670,1%

Results: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · IEC 2021 Local Government Elections — downloadable detailed results, North West (CSV) · retrieved

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Attribution
Results: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), results.elections.org.za — 2021 Local Government Elections.

Totals are the sum of the IEC’s published voting-district results, checked against the IEC’s own totals when the data was loaded. Party names are shown exactly as the IEC publishes them.

Council

Rustenburg Local Municipality Council: seats won in the 2021 Local Government Elections, as the IEC calculated them

Seats by party, 2021IEC seat calculation printed 22 November 2021
PartyWardPRSeats
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS35843
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS11617
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE7613
TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT167
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS033
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY011
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS011
ARONA011
BOTHO COMMUNITY MOVEMENT011
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY011
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT011
Independent ward councillors1–1
Total454590

2021 seat calculation

Seats
90
Quota
2 204
Valid votes counted
196 088

Proportional representation: each party’s total follows its share of the PR and ward votes; its ward winners count first and PR list members fill the rest.

Mayor, speaker and other office-bearers are not on the record yet

Rustenburg’s office-bearers and PR councillors are not in the record yet. They appear once an authoritative source for them is captured and approved; none are inferred from party lists.

The ward seats today differ from the 2021 calculation: a ward can change hands at a by-election, and a ward with no listed councillor and no by-election in the record is left out of the count.

“Ward seats today”: the IEC’s list of current ward councillors and, for the 2 wards that list leaves out after a by-election, the candidate that by-election elected (the list omits by-election winners). Neither source dates when a councillor left office.

Sources: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · 2 official files · retrieved

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IEC — Seat Calculation Detail, 2021 Local Government Elections, North West (22 councils) (external site)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
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Seat calculations: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), results.elections.org.za.
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IEC — List of current ward councillors, North West (external site)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
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Ward councillors: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), www.elections.org.za.

Public money

Budgets, audited spending and audit opinions as National Treasury publishes them for the municipality; tenders it publishes under its own name

Budgets, spending and audits
Total revenue, audited actual—no audited year published
Irregular expenditure, reportedR 318 million2023/24
Audit opinionQualified2023/24 · Auditor-General

229 closed · 131 awarded · 18 cancelled tender notices · 1 awards published · all notices

  • RLM/DRT/0025/2026/27Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    Appointment of a contractor for the completion of remedial works on R104 superstructures Zone A for a period of 6 months (Turnkey Solution)

    advertised 21 August 2026 · closes 23 September 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • RLM/DPHS/0062/2024Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    Re-advert: appointment of one or more service providers for the supply, delivery, install and maintenance of municipal rental flats and houses for a period of 36 months as and when required

    advertised 12 June 2026 · closes 20 July 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • RLM/DPHS/0062/2025/26...Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    Appointment of a technical project support service provider to provide technical support to the housing unit on implementation of human settlement projects based on municipal accreditation to undertake program and project management over a period of 36 months based on performance

    advertised 12 June 2026 · closes 22 July 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • RLM/DCD/0035/2024/25Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    Re-advert: Appointment of environmental engineer for the review of Waterval waste disposal site waste management license

    advertised 12 June 2026 · closes 16 July 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • RLM/DCD/0034/2025/26Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    Appointment of a contractor for the repairs and maintenance of the electricity department building

    advertised 12 June 2026 · closes 8 July 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

Public projects placed in RustenburgNational infrastructure register; total budget as stated, shown once per project
ProjectDepartmentStage as statedHow it is placed hereTotal budget
Rustenburg labour centre: Construction of buildingEmployment and LabourFinal Completionits published coordinates lie here (2021 boundaries)R 16 million

Wards of Rustenburg

With each ward’s councillor as the IEC lists today, the party that won it in 2021, and its turnout

45 wards2021 boundaries
WardCouncillor todayWon in 2021Turnout
Ward 1DIMAKATSO MARRIAM SETHONGAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS44,3%
Ward 2ERIC LANGENIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS36,5%
Ward 3VIRGINIA MPUTLEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS25,4%
Ward 4EDWIN KEORAPETSE VENAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS26,1%
Ward 5BOTSHELO ISHMAEL MOREKIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS38,3%
Ward 6SIPHO SIYABONGA TAUSEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS35,2%
Ward 7ESTHER SELEBALENG PULEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS37,7%
Ward 8TSHEGOFATSO OBED MODUKEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS33,1%
Ward 9MICHAEL MALINGAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS31,7%
Ward 10FANNY STEPHEN MOATSHEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS24,8%
Ward 11KEOGILE PETER NTSHABELEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS · elected at the by-election of 19 July 2023AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS28,7%
Ward 12SANAH MMULE MOTSHEGWEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS32,0%
Ward 13SOPHY LOILOI SENTSHOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS26,6%
Ward 14GERT JACOBUS DU PLESSISDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE49,9%
Ward 15ANDRE VAN DYKDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE · elected at the by-election of 24 June 2026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE49,6%
Ward 16JOHAN CORNEL CRONJÉDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE48,8%
Ward 17TANYA ROTHMANDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE48,2%
Ward 18JACOBUS JOHANNES NORTJEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE34,8%
Ward 19JANSON BIGBOY MPELEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS27,9%
Ward 20ABISSAI SELEKAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS31,5%
Ward 21DAVID THABANG RAMPOUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS38,1%
Ward 22AUBREY MAKHUTOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS28,6%
Ward 23CLEMENT TUMISANG MOKAPITSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENTTSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT40,4%
Ward 24GOSETSEMANG SIMON MOTLHAMMEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS28,3%
Ward 25PIET HAPPY SERONGOANEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS53,2%
Ward 26ODIRILE CLEMENT MMAPITSAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS47,4%
Ward 27KOKETSO BETHUEL MOREIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS42,4%
Ward 28WILSON FULANIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS42,2%
Ward 29KEVIN KARABO PHUTUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS55,7%
Ward 30TSHEPO ZACHARIA MOOKETSIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS38,0%
Ward 31VUYISWA TLATSANAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS26,8%
Ward 32JOHN SALANGAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS33,0%
Ward 33LIBE KHOELIINDEPENDENTIndependents (combined) most votes — winner not identifiable24,4%
Ward 34KEBARENG BRIAN PHIRIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS34,4%
Ward 35SIMPHIWE PATRICK MKHOLWAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS38,8%
Ward 36CHARLES KATLEGO SERUNYEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS43,1%
Ward 37MONWABISI CYPRIAN DUMANIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS26,1%
Ward 38MAPOGO ELIAS ELEK MOSETEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS26,4%
Ward 39ALPHEUS MOALOSI MOSITOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS30,5%
Ward 40JOSEPH QOBEKAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS36,6%
Ward 41ZENZELE XHINELAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS30,6%
Ward 42ADRI-SUSAN GROVÉDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE32,2%
Ward 43LUAN BAREND SNYDERSDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE32,1%
Ward 44ISABEL SIBONGILE MACONEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS44,9%
Ward 45Not listedAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS34,7%

“Won in 2021”: the IEC’s ward-ballot results of the 2021 Local Government Elections, the latest general local election with verified results (sources on each ward’s page); by-elections since then are on each ward’s page. “Councillor today”: the IEC’s list of current ward councillors, read 9 October 2026, or, for a ward it leaves out, the latest by-election result.

Municipality record and boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) · MDB Local Municipalities 2021 (ArcGIS item 27bbdd5b041b4ba6b5707dfed5aa3923), GeoJSON export · retrieved

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MDB Local Municipalities 2021 (ArcGIS item 27bbdd5b041b4ba6b5707dfed5aa3923), GeoJSON export (external site)Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB)
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Boundary data: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB), producer and custodian. Geometry simplified for display by Mandate SA; the simplified shapes are not an MDB product.