2006 · Metropolitan council

Buffalo City

Ward results

ANC has an outright majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

89 seats45 for a majority

ANC73 seats

DA11 seats

PAC3 seats

ACDP1 seat

UDM1 seat

Buffalo City · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	73	82,0225
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	11	12,3596
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	3	3,3708
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	1,1236
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	1,1236
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0

89 seats; 45 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

81.3%300 010 votes

12.2%45 148 votes

3.2%11 686 votes

1.2%4 328 votes

Other2.2%7 951 votes

0.8%2 840 votes

0.5%1 798 votes

0.5%1 664 votes

0.3%966 votes

0.1%420 votes

0.1%263 votes

Buffalo City · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	300 010	81,2764
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	45 148	12,2312
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	11 686	3,1659
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	4 328	1,1725
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	2 840	0,7694
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	—	1 798	0,4871
INDEPENDENTS	—	1 664	0,4508
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	—	966	0,2617
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	—	420	0,1138
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	263	0,0712

369123 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

28seats

ANC73

73 of 89 council seats

ANC gains

+0.9pp

200080.4%

200681.3%

PAC gains

+0.8pp

20002.3%

20063.2%

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC73—

DA11—

PAC3—

ACDP1—

UDM1—

45 for a majority · 89 seats

EC125 - Buffalo City · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	73	89	45
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	11	89	45
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	3	89	45
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	89	45
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	89	45
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	89	45
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	89	45
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	89	45
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	89	45
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	89	45

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %

ANC80.4%—

DA12.9%—

PAC2.3%—

ACDP1.4%—

UDM0.9%—

Other2.1%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC81.3%

DA12.2%

PAC3.2%

ACDP1.2%

UDM0.8%

Other1.4%

EC125 - Buffalo City · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	312 106	80,3589	388 390	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	50 163	12,9156	388 390	Reported
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	9 031	2,3252	388 390	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	5 584	1,4377	388 390	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 357	0,8643	388 390	Reported
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	388 390	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	388 390	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	819	0,2109	388 390	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	388 390	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	300 010	81,2764	369 123	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	45 148	12,2312	369 123	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	11 686	3,1659	369 123	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	4 328	1,1725	369 123	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 840	0,7694	369 123	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1 798	0,4871	369 123	Reported
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	966	0,2617	369 123	Reported
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	263	0,0712	369 123	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	420	0,1138	369 123	Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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Ward + municipal PR votes. Connecting bands show the same party’s share or seats between elections, not individual voters moving between parties. Select a year to inspect its values; use the election-year selector to explore its results and places.

The chart names the five largest parties across these elections. The vote list also names parties gaining at least 2 percentage points since the previous election; remaining votes are combined under Other. Other’s change compares the same group of parties in both elections. Missing values remain unavailable.

All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
Missing or grouped party rows remain gaps unless a complete, ungrouped list establishes zero votes.
Municipal boundaries can change between elections. Published area results are not boundary-adjusted.

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Ward results

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Wards in Buffalo City

45 wards

Ward 1

ANC49.3%

DA45.8%

Lead: 271 votes Ward 2

ANC72.1%

DA23.5%

Lead: 2 925 votes Ward 3

DA56.8%

ANC35.2%

Lead: 1 171 votes Ward 4

DA79.6%

ANC13.1%

Lead: 5 272 votes Ward 5

ANC63.7%

DA29.6%

Lead: 1 635 votes Ward 6

ANC75.8%

DA15.6%

Lead: 4 322 votes Ward 7

ANC85.5%

DA10.8%

Lead: 4 905 votes Ward 8

ANC94.3%

UDM2.7%

Lead: 7 986 votes Ward 9

ANC94.7%

UDM2.7%

Lead: 7 503 votes Ward 10

ANC94.2%

PAC2.5%

Lead: 5 996 votes Ward 11

ANC63.3%

DA27.4%

Lead: 2 060 votes Ward 12

ANC89.6%

PAC6.9%

Lead: 7 013 votes Ward 13

ANC96.4%

PAC1.7%

Lead: 8 961 votes Ward 14

ANC93.0%

PAC3.9%

Lead: 7 078 votes Ward 15

ANC94.3%

PAC3.4%

Lead: 7 977 votes Ward 16

ANC88.3%

INDEPENDENTS5.1%

Lead: 7 085 votes Ward 17

ANC95.2%

PAC2.7%

Lead: 9 203 votes Ward 18

ANC95.6%

PAC2.6%

Lead: 7 880 votes Ward 19

ANC95.3%

PAC2.4%

Lead: 7 172 votes Ward 20

ANC90.7%

PAC6.7%

Lead: 6 382 votes Ward 21

ANC93.9%

PAC3.0%

Lead: 8 410 votes Ward 22

ANC94.1%

PAC3.7%

Lead: 6 285 votes Ward 23

ANC94.4%

PAC3.1%

Lead: 8 175 votes Ward 24

ANC84.3%

INDEPENDENTS10.1%

Lead: 6 153 votes Ward 25

ANC84.8%

PAC12.7%

Lead: 5 406 votes Ward 26

ANC94.3%

DA2.4%

Lead: 9 896 votes Ward 27

DA71.7%

ANC22.0%

Lead: 4 019 votes Ward 28

ANC59.9%

DA36.9%

Lead: 2 482 votes Ward 29

DA50.4%

ANC34.4%

Lead: 1 268 votes Ward 30

ANC66.3%

DA29.1%

Lead: 3 018 votes Ward 31

ANC80.9%

DA15.8%

Lead: 5 763 votes Ward 32

ANC96.1%

PAC2.8%

Lead: 9 510 votes Ward 33

ANC96.3%

PAC1.5%

Lead: 8 561 votes Ward 34

ANC87.7%

DA7.0%

Lead: 8 557 votes Ward 35

ANC91.2%

DA4.1%

Lead: 6 760 votes Ward 36

ANC86.4%

UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT7.8%

Lead: 7 739 votes Ward 37

ANC93.8%

DA3.0%

Lead: 7 207 votes Ward 38

ANC80.6%

DA9.7%

Lead: 5 947 votes Ward 39

ANC87.0%

DA7.8%

Lead: 5 546 votes Ward 40

ANC89.3%

DA5.1%

Lead: 7 691 votes Ward 41

ANC91.5%

PAC4.7%

Lead: 8 387 votes Ward 42

ANC70.3%

DA22.2%

Lead: 3 367 votes Ward 43

ANC87.6%

PAC10.2%

Lead: 5 972 votes Ward 44

ANC64.6%

DA16.4%

Lead: 3 245 votes Ward 45

ANC91.3%

DA5.8%

Lead: 9 265 votes

Wards in Buffalo City ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 861	49,2915
Ward 1	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 590	45,8317
Ward 2	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 343	72,095
Ward 2	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 418	23,5392
Ward 3	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 084	56,806
Ward 3	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 913	35,2367
Ward 4	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6 315	79,5741
Ward 4	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 043	13,1426
Ward 5	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 057	63,6875
Ward 5	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 422	29,625
Ward 6	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 439	75,7838
Ward 6	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 117	15,5636
Ward 7	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 611	85,4944
Ward 7	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	706	10,7573
Ward 8	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 222	94,2674
Ward 8	2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	236	2,7058
Ward 9	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 722	94,7485
Ward 9	2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	219	2,6871
Ward 10	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 157	94,1725
Ward 10	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	161	2,4625
Ward 11	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 629	63,3002
Ward 11	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 569	27,3679
Ward 12	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 598	89,6096
Ward 12	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	585	6,8994
Ward 13	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 125	96,3773
Ward 13	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	164	1,7322
Ward 14	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 390	92,9677
Ward 14	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	312	3,925
Ward 15	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 272	94,3216
Ward 15	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	295	3,3637
Ward 16	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 517	88,321
Ward 16	2 006	INDEPENDENTS	432	5,0758
Ward 17	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 475	95,2261
Ward 17	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	272	2,7337
Ward 18	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 099	95,5634
Ward 18	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	219	2,5841
Ward 19	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 357	95,3473
Ward 19	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	185	2,3976
Ward 20	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 890	90,6818
Ward 20	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	508	6,686
Ward 21	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 692	93,8661
Ward 21	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	282	3,0454
Ward 22	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 539	94,0999
Ward 22	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	254	3,6552
Ward 23	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 450	94,4345
Ward 23	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	275	3,0733
Ward 24	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 986	84,3109
Ward 24	2 006	INDEPENDENTS	833	10,0531
Ward 25	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 358	84,7733
Ward 25	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	952	12,6933
Ward 26	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 158	94,3438
Ward 26	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	262	2,4334
Ward 27	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 798	71,7308
Ward 27	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 779	22,0092
Ward 28	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 459	59,9332
Ward 28	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 977	36,9027
Ward 29	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 985	50,3856
Ward 29	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 717	34,3533
Ward 30	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 384	66,2728
Ward 30	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 366	29,1236
Ward 31	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 165	80,8508
Ward 31	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 402	15,8204
Ward 32	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 799	96,0969
Ward 32	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	289	2,8342
Ward 33	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 696	96,3226
Ward 33	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	135	1,4953
Ward 34	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 299	87,743
Ward 34	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	742	7,0013
Ward 35	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 078	91,1878
Ward 35	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	318	4,0969
Ward 36	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 511	86,4324
Ward 36	2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	772	7,84
Ward 37	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 445	93,7657
Ward 37	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	238	2,9975
Ward 38	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 762	80,6344
Ward 38	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	815	9,7186
Ward 39	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 092	87,0037
Ward 39	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	546	7,7978
Ward 40	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 157	89,333
Ward 40	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	466	5,1035
Ward 41	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 843	91,4572
Ward 41	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	456	4,7161
Ward 42	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 919	70,2514
Ward 42	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 552	22,1651
Ward 43	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 758	87,6297
Ward 43	2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	786	10,1919
Ward 44	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 346	64,6245
Ward 44	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 101	16,3717
Ward 45	2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 898	91,3268
Ward 45	2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	633	5,8406

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 29 Jul 2016, 09:34 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:51 SAST

Historical comparisons use published area results. Boundaries may change between elections. Vote shares use the ballot labelled on each chart; ballots are not individual voters.

Vote percentages beside council seats combine ward and municipal PR ballots. Seat counts include both ward and PR councillors.

Seat calculation & source

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The totals add up to all 89 council seats. This is the historical election allocation, not a record of government changes during the term. Any grouped “Other” seats remain grouped.

IEC result time: 29 Jul 2016, 09:34 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

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Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

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