TWO independent candidates have won wards in the Rustenburg municipality.
Pako Molatlhegi won Ward 28 and Jacob Banda Ward 25. Molatlhegi contested against ANC candidate Simon Makhubela.
The former ANC Youth League chairperson received 58,16percent of the votes in the hotly contested ward in Lethabong.
Molatlhegi's spokesperson Israel Monaisa said angry residents in Ward 28 asked Molatlhegi to stand as an independent after his name was overlooked during the ANC listing process.
Seven independent candidates contested the elections in six of the 38 wards of the Rustenburg municipality.