2016 · Buffalo City council results

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Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

100 seats51 for a majority

ANC60 seats

DA24 seats

EFF8 seats

AIC4 seats

ACDP1 seat

Other3 seats

COPE1 seat

PAC1 seat

UDM1 seat

Buffalo City · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	60	60
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	24	24
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	8	8
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	4	4
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	1
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	1
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	1
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	1
CONSERVATIVES IN ACTION	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0
UNITED CONGRESS	0	0
UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0

100 seats; 51 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

58.7%268 052 votes

23.4%106 790 votes

8.0%36 390 votes

3.4%15 600 votes

2.7%12 255 votes

Other3.8%17 223 votes

0.9%4 105 votes

0.9%3 965 votes

0.9%3 913 votes

0.6%2 519 votes

0.3%1 353 votes

0.1%534 votes

0.1%428 votes

0.1%406 votes

Buffalo City · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	268 052	58,7434
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	106 790	23,4029
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	36 390	7,9748
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	15 600	3,4187
INDEPENDENTS	—	12 255	2,6857
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	4 105	0,8996
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	3 965	0,8689
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	3 913	0,8575
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	2 519	0,552
UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	—	1 353	0,2965
PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	—	534	0,117
UNITED CONGRESS	—	428	0,0938
CONSERVATIVES IN ACTION	—	406	0,089

456310 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

9seats

ANC60

60 of 100 council seats

ANC falls

−11.3pp

201170.0%

201658.7%

Closest covering ward

168votes apart

ANC44.5%

DA42.9%

Ward 10 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC73—

DA11—

PAC3—

45 for a majority · 89 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC71

DA21

AIC2—

PAC2

51 for a majority · 100 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC60

DA24

EFF8—

AIC4

PAC1

51 for a majority · 100 seats

BUF - 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
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	71	100	51
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	21	100	51
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	3	100	51
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	2	100	51
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	2	100	51
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	100	51
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	100	51
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	100	51
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	100	51
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	60	100	51
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	24	100	51
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	8	100	51
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	4	100	51
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	100	51
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	100	51
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	100	51
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	100	51
2 016	CONSERVATIVES IN ACTION	0	100	51
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	100	51
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	100	51
2 016	UNITED CONGRESS	0	100	51
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	100	51

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

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2000Vote %

ANC80.4%—

DA12.9%—

EFF0.0%—

AIC0.0%—

PAC2.3%—

Other4.4%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC81.3%

DA12.2%

EFF0.0%

AIC0.0%

PAC3.2%

Other3.3%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC70.0%

DA20.5%

EFF0.0%

AIC1.9%

PAC1.9%

COPE2.9%

Other2.9%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC58.7%

DA23.4%

EFF8.0%

AIC3.4%

PAC0.9%

Other5.6%

BUF - 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	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	388 390	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	388 390	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	9 031	2,3252	388 390	Reported
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	388 390	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
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 FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	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	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	388 390	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	388 390	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED CONGRESS	0	0	388 390	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONSERVATIVES IN ACTION	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	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	369 123	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	369 123	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	11 686	3,1659	369 123	Reported
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	369 123	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
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 FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	369 123	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	966	0,2617	369 123	Reported
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	263	0,0712	369 123	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	369 123	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	420	0,1138	369 123	Reported
2 006	UNITED CONGRESS	0	0	369 123	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONSERVATIVES IN ACTION	0	0	369 123	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	297 833	70,0051	425 445	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	87 145	20,4833	425 445	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	425 445	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	7 971	1,8736	425 445	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	8 029	1,8872	425 445	Reported
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	12 163	2,8589	425 445	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	3 172	0,7456	425 445	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 693	0,633	425 445	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	425 445	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	425 445	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	425 445	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	425 445	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	771	0,1812	425 445	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	425 445	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED CONGRESS	0	0	425 445	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONSERVATIVES IN ACTION	0	0	425 445	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	268 052	58,7434	456 310	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	106 790	23,4029	456 310	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	36 390	7,9748	456 310	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	15 600	3,4187	456 310	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	4 105	0,8996	456 310	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	3 913	0,8575	456 310	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	2 519	0,552	456 310	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 965	0,8689	456 310	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	456 310	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	1 353	0,2965	456 310	Reported
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	456 310	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	456 310	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	534	0,117	456 310	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	456 310	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED CONGRESS	428	0,0938	456 310	Reported
2 016	CONSERVATIVES IN ACTION	406	0,089	456 310	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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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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Wards in Buffalo City

50 wards

Ward 1

ANC47.4%Kuhle Ciliza

DA45.1%

Lead: 224 votes Ward 2

ANC82.6%Ntombizandile Maureen Mhlola

EFF7.6%

Lead: 5 230 votes Ward 3

ANC47.0%Pindile K Miza

DA34.5%

Lead: 840 votes Ward 4

DA84.2%Anastasia Melissa Conzalvis Botha

ANC9.9%

Lead: 9 164 votes Ward 5

ANC71.3%Zandisile Phantom Welcome Tokwe

EFF14.0%

Lead: 5 807 votes Ward 6

ANC51.4%Peter Lixolile Kiki

DA38.1%

Lead: 1 200 votes Ward 7

ANC69.1%Mkakutta Clara Yekiso-Morolong

EFF11.0%

Lead: 4 320 votes Ward 8

ANC50.1%Ayanda Mapisa

DA21.5%

Lead: 2 893 votes Ward 9

ANC49.7%Mendi Wetsetse

DA30.5%

Lead: 1 778 votes Ward 10

ANC44.5%Roseline Vitbooi

DA42.9%

Lead: 168 votes Ward 11

ANC72.7%Mashwabada Gcilishe

EFF12.7%

Lead: 5 044 votes Ward 12

ANC80.5%Gwebile Lennox Gosani

EFF9.3%

Lead: 6 196 votes Ward 13

ANC69.8%Nokulunga Portia Matiwane

INDEPENDENTS10.8%

Lead: 5 674 votes Ward 14

ANC72.2%Zininzi Mtyingizane

EFF14.1%

Lead: 4 485 votes Ward 15

ANC51.6%Makhaya Bopi

DA36.3%

Lead: 1 651 votes Ward 16

ANC47.4%Mzukisi Rodgers Relu

DA28.7%

Lead: 1 611 votes Ward 17

ANC66.5%Pumla Patricia Yenana-Nonjiwu

EFF12.0%

Lead: 4 614 votes Ward 18

DA88.1%David Peter Viaene

ANC7.1%

Lead: 9 916 votes Ward 19

DA74.5%Richard Lovemore Kelvin Rooy

ANC19.3%

Lead: 5 298 votes Ward 20

ANC73.3%Ntombizodwa Gamnca

EFF10.7%

Lead: 6 314 votes Ward 21

ANC76.8%Mlandeli Leonard Ngabayena

EFF10.3%

Lead: 4 743 votes Ward 22

ANC78.7%Veliwe Vivienne Sakube

EFF9.2%

Lead: 6 720 votes Ward 23

ANC78.1%Xolani Simandla

EFF10.4%

Lead: 5 884 votes Ward 24

ANC75.0%Zameka Kodwa-Gajula

EFF9.5%

Lead: 6 578 votes Ward 25

ANC72.4%Mthetheleli Crosby Kolela

EFF10.0%

Lead: 4 295 votes Ward 26

ANC78.3%Ntunkulana Elliot Ncotela

INDEPENDENTS10.0%

Lead: 6 874 votes Ward 27

ANC55.3%Bhelekazi Siphokazi Mabandla

DA31.5%

Lead: 2 393 votes Ward 28

DA82.9%Marion Mackley

ANC11.6%

Lead: 9 450 votes Ward 29

DA90.0%Christiaan Andries Swart

ANC6.2%

Lead: 8 255 votes Ward 30

ANC74.2%Nomonde Moyikwa

EFF9.4%

Lead: 5 097 votes Ward 31

ANC74.8%Sindile Nimrod Toni

DA16.1%

Lead: 5 632 votes Ward 32

ANC69.5%Vuyani Peter

DA14.8%

Lead: 5 002 votes Ward 33

ANC84.2%Putumile Enoch Nelani

DA8.5%

Lead: 7 418 votes Ward 34

ANC73.5%Vuyo Tokwe

EFF10.5%

Lead: 5 480 votes Ward 35

ANC69.2%Siyabonga Skolo

EFF9.8%

Lead: 6 001 votes Ward 36

ANC79.8%Bongiwe Sauli

EFF9.5%

Lead: 5 708 votes Ward 37

ANC53.5%Ntombekhaya Muriel Ntshebe

DA30.4%

Lead: 2 225 votes Ward 38

ANC73.9%Ntombomzi Letticia Ndotyi

EFF7.4%

Lead: 5 553 votes Ward 39

ANC58.8%Bongani Dyonase

EFF20.4%

Lead: 3 518 votes Ward 40

ANC75.7%Kholiwe Thelma Faku

INDEPENDENTS9.4%

Lead: 6 320 votes Ward 41

ANC62.9%Sindiswa Gloria Skepe

EFF14.4%

Lead: 3 228 votes Ward 42

ANC67.1%Senduku Maphuka

INDEPENDENTS13.2%

Lead: 3 877 votes Ward 43

ANC66.9%Zukiswa Yvonne Mankayi

EFF12.8%

Lead: 4 675 votes Ward 44

ANC48.4%Sixolisiwe Ntsasela

DA31.9%

Lead: 1 642 votes Ward 45

ANC55.5%Gedion Thozamile Norexe

INDEPENDENTS21.3%

Lead: 3 350 votes Ward 46

ANC51.5%Nceba Wiseman Kilimani

DA33.9%

Lead: 1 844 votes Ward 47

ANC47.5%Vusumzi Njece

DA34.5%

Lead: 748 votes Ward 48

ANC73.0%Vuyiswa Ethel Mpanza

EFF10.7%

Lead: 5 008 votes Ward 49

ANC80.8%Mfundo Bota

EFF8.5%

Lead: 5 833 votes Ward 50

ANC65.5%Thobile Liberman Mtya

DA28.6%

Lead: 3 369 votes

Wards in Buffalo City ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 705	47,3721
Ward 1	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 481	45,1168
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 758	82,6468
Ward 2	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	528	7,5786
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 152	47,0378
Ward 3	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 312	34,5023
Ward 4	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10 385	84,2391
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 221	9,9043
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 222	71,251
Ward 5	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 415	13,9601
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 638	51,3849
Ward 6	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 438	38,09
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 141	69,118
Ward 7	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	821	11,0379
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 070	50,0988
Ward 8	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 177	21,5119
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 593	49,6863
Ward 9	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 815	30,4522
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 786	44,5085
Ward 10	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 618	42,9462
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 111	72,6808
Ward 11	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 067	12,6903
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 008	80,4777
Ward 12	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	812	9,3248
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 710	69,7578
Ward 13	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	1 036	10,7704
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 579	72,1547
Ward 14	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 094	14,149
Ward 15	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 589	51,5543
Ward 15	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 938	36,3251
Ward 16	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 073	47,4101
Ward 16	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 462	28,6579
Ward 17	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 635	66,474
Ward 17	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 021	12,0444
Ward 18	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10 790	88,1464
Ward 18	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	874	7,1399
Ward 19	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 145	74,5436
Ward 19	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 847	19,2697
Ward 20	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 387	73,3201
Ward 20	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 073	10,6501
Ward 21	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 476	76,7915
Ward 21	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	733	10,2791
Ward 22	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 615	78,6674
Ward 22	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	895	9,2459
Ward 23	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 789	78,1153
Ward 23	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	905	10,4131
Ward 24	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 531	75,0399
Ward 24	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	953	9,4958
Ward 25	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 983	72,3747
Ward 25	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	688	9,9927
Ward 26	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 882	78,3421
Ward 26	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	1 008	10,0189
Ward 27	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 557	55,255
Ward 27	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 164	31,4607
Ward 28	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10 986	82,8944
Ward 28	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 536	11,5898
Ward 29	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8 869	89,9584
Ward 29	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	614	6,2278
Ward 30	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 838	74,2465
Ward 30	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	741	9,4239
Ward 31	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 184	74,7555
Ward 31	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 552	16,1498
Ward 32	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 357	69,4678
Ward 32	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 355	14,8071
Ward 33	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 252	84,2471
Ward 33	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	834	8,5145
Ward 34	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 394	73,5112
Ward 34	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	914	10,5082
Ward 35	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 992	69,1729
Ward 35	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	991	9,8041
Ward 36	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 480	79,7637
Ward 36	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	772	9,5027
Ward 37	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 155	53,5251
Ward 37	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 930	30,4226
Ward 38	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 172	73,9073
Ward 38	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	619	7,4123
Ward 39	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 389	58,8383
Ward 39	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 871	20,428
Ward 40	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 215	75,6765
Ward 40	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	895	9,3875
Ward 41	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 189	62,9262
Ward 41	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	961	14,4359
Ward 42	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 823	67,0699
Ward 42	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	946	13,1553
Ward 43	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 779	66,8943
Ward 43	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 104	12,7793
Ward 44	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 807	48,4235
Ward 44	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 165	31,8827
Ward 45	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 441	55,4921
Ward 45	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	2 091	21,3259
Ward 46	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 403	51,4718
Ward 46	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 559	33,9049
Ward 47	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 730	47,4535
Ward 47	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 982	34,4516
Ward 48	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 864	72,9898
Ward 48	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	856	10,6547
Ward 49	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 520	80,7931
Ward 49	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	687	8,513
Ward 50	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 986	65,5067
Ward 50	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 617	28,6387

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Apr 2017, 11:46 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:40 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 100 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: 06 Apr 2017, 11:46 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.

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.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats

IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Buffalo City. Ward results include areas outside Dimbaza.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 3 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

Town-to-ward mappings are available for 2026 only. The historical wards above belong to the whole municipality in 2016.

Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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Combined ballot votes

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How the vote changed

Council seats by election

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

Ward results

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