2026 · Metropolitan council

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100 seats51 for a majority

ANC42 seats

UDM19 seats

DA17 seats

EFF7 seats

SACP5 seats

Other10 seats

ActionSA2 seats

ATM2 seats

PA2 seats

AIC1 seat

PAC1 seat

MK1 seat

FF+1 seat

Buffalo City · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	42	42
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	19	19
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17	17
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	7	7
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	5	5
ACTIONSA	2	2
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	2	2
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	2	2
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	1
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	1
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1	1
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	1
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION	0	0
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS	0	0
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS	0	0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
AL JAMA-AH	0	0
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE	0	0
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	0	0
RISE MZANSI	0	0
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	0	0
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT	0	0

100 seats; 51 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

41.7%103 657 votes

20.4%50 818 votes

16.5%40 907 votes

6.5%16 082 votes

4.1%10 268 votes

Other10.8%26 928 votes

1.9%4 795 votes

1.7%4 124 votes

1.5%3 742 votes

1.3%3 333 votes

0.7%1 676 votes

0.6%1 502 votes

0.5%1 244 votes

0.4%1 009 votes

0.4%1 002 votes

0.3%847 votes

0.3%660 votes

0.3%647 votes

0.2%377 votes

0.1%287 votes

0.1%276 votes

0.1%251 votes

0.1%200 votes

0.1%186 votes

0.1%173 votes

0.1%160 votes

0.1%148 votes

0.0%49 votes

0.0%40 votes

0.0%0 votes

Buffalo City · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	103 657	41,6862
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	50 818	20,4367
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	40 907	16,451
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	16 082	6,4675
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	10 268	4,1293
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	4 795	1,9283
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	4 124	1,6585
ACTIONSA	—	3 742	1,5049
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	3 333	1,3404
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	1 676	0,674
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	1 502	0,604
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	1 244	0,5003
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	1 009	0,4058
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT	—	1 002	0,403
RISE MZANSI	—	847	0,3406
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	660	0,2654
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS	—	647	0,2602
AL JAMA-AH	—	377	0,1516
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	287	0,1154
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS	—	276	0,111
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	251	0,1009
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	200	0,0804
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	200	0,0804
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE	—	186	0,0748
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	—	173	0,0696
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION	—	160	0,0643
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	—	148	0,0595
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	—	49	0,0197
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	—	40	0,0161
INDEPENDENTS	—	0	0

248660 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

42.2%104 916 votes

17.3%42 917 votes

16.3%40 645 votes

7.1%17 668 votes

4.8%11 856 votes

Other12.4%30 724 votes

2.2%5 363 votes

1.8%4 387 votes

1.7%4 299 votes

1.3%3 142 votes

1.2%2 877 votes

0.7%1 745 votes

0.6%1 535 votes

0.4%1 005 votes

0.4%994 votes

0.4%971 votes

0.4%874 votes

0.3%672 votes

0.2%467 votes

0.2%421 votes

0.1%355 votes

0.1%349 votes

0.1%332 votes

0.1%250 votes

0.1%222 votes

0.1%203 votes

0.0%95 votes

0.0%81 votes

0.0%45 votes

0.0%23 votes

0.0%17 votes

Buffalo City · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	104 916	42,1814
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	42 917	17,2547
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	40 645	16,3413
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	17 668	7,1034
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	11 856	4,7667
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	5 363	2,1562
ACTIONSA	—	4 387	1,7638
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	4 299	1,7284
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	3 142	1,2632
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	2 877	1,1567
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	1 745	0,7016
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	1 535	0,6171
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	1 005	0,4041
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT	—	994	0,3996
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	971	0,3904
RISE MZANSI	—	874	0,3514
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS	—	672	0,2702
AL JAMA-AH	—	467	0,1878
INDEPENDENTS	—	421	0,1693
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	355	0,1427
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	349	0,1403
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS	—	332	0,1335
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	250	0,1005
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE	—	222	0,0893
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	—	203	0,0816
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	—	95	0,0382
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	—	81	0,0326
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	45	0,0181
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION	—	23	0,0092
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	—	17	0,0068

248726 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Coalition scenarios

51 for a majority

ANC needs

9seats

ANC42

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−17.5pp

202159.4%

202641.9%

UDM gains

+17.4pp

20211.0%

202618.4%

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2021Seats

ANC61—

DA20—

UDM1—

EFF13—

51 for a majority · 100 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

ANC42

DA17

UDM19

EFF7

SACP5—

51 for a majority · 100 seats

BUF - Buffalo City · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	61	100	51
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	20	100	51
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	13	100	51
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	100	51
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	100	51
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	100	51
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	100	51
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	100	51
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	100	51
2 021	AFRICAN MULTICULTURAL ECONOMIC CONGRESS	0	100	51
2 021	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	100	51
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	100	51
2 021	OTHER	0	100	51
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	100	51
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	42	100	51
2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	19	100	51
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17	100	51
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	7	100	51
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	5	100	51
2 026	ACTIONSA	2	100	51
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	2	100	51
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	2	100	51
2 026	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	100	51
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	100	51
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1	100	51
2 026	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	100	51
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	100	51
2 026	AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION	0	100	51
2 026	AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS	0	100	51
2 026	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	100	51
2 026	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	100	51
2 026	AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS	0	100	51
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	100	51
2 026	AL JAMA-AH	0	100	51
2 026	ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	0	100	51
2 026	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	100	51
2 026	INDEPENDENTS	0	100	51
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	100	51
2 026	ONE LOVE ALLIANCE	0	100	51
2 026	PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	0	100	51
2 026	RISE MZANSI	0	100	51
2 026	SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	0	100	51
2 026	SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	100	51
2 026	THINA BANTU MOVEMENT	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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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2021Vote %

ANC59.4%—

DA19.5%—

UDM1.0%—

EFF12.1%—

Other8.0%—

2026Vote %vs 2021

ANC41.9%

DA16.9%

UDM18.4%

EFF6.8%

SACP4.4%—

Other11.6%—

BUF - Buffalo City · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	214 118	59,4287	360 294	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	70 334	19,5213	360 294	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 466	0,962	360 294	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	43 466	12,064	360 294	Reported
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	3 270	0,9076	360 294	Reported
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	1 115	0,3095	360 294	Reported
2 021	ACTIONSA	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 848	0,5129	360 294	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	3 383	0,939	360 294	Reported
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	2 562	0,7111	360 294	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	2 011	0,5582	360 294	Reported
2 021	THINA BANTU MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	RISE MZANSI	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	795	0,2207	360 294	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN MULTICULTURAL ECONOMIC CONGRESS	750	0,2082	360 294	Reported
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ONE LOVE ALLIANCE	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	Unavailable	Unavailable	360 294	Not separately listed in this source.
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	208 573	41,9338	497 386	Reported
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	83 824	16,8529	497 386	Reported
2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	91 463	18,3887	497 386	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	33 750	6,7855	497 386	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	22 124	4,4481	497 386	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	10 158	2,0423	497 386	Reported
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	8 423	1,6935	497 386	Reported
2 026	ACTIONSA	8 129	1,6343	497 386	Reported
2 026	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	6 475	1,3018	497 386	Reported
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	3 247	0,6528	497 386	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	4 553	0,9154	497 386	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	2 779	0,5587	497 386	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 980	0,3981	497 386	Reported
2 026	THINA BANTU MOVEMENT	1 996	0,4013	497 386	Reported
2 026	RISE MZANSI	1 721	0,346	497 386	Reported
2 026	SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 665	0,3348	497 386	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS	1 319	0,2652	497 386	Reported
2 026	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	497 386	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN MULTICULTURAL ECONOMIC CONGRESS	0	0	497 386	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AL JAMA-AH	844	0,1697	497 386	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS	608	0,1222	497 386	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	600	0,1206	497 386	Reported
2 026	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	555	0,1116	497 386	Reported
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	450	0,0905	497 386	Reported
2 026	ONE LOVE ALLIANCE	408	0,082	497 386	Reported
2 026	PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	376	0,0756	497 386	Reported
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	332	0,0667	497 386	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION	183	0,0368	497 386	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	165	0,0332	497 386	Reported
2 026	SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	135	0,0271	497 386	Reported
2 026	ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION	130	0,0261	497 386	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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Council government

Who has governed here

Last recordedANCJun 2025After electionPending

2021ANCSingle-party majority · 30 Jun 2025

Administrations & sources

ANC single-party majority

61 of 100 seats at the 2021 election

Buffalo City’s 2024/25 annual report records that the ANC formed the city government after winning a council majority in November 2021. The seat figures are the 2021 election allocation, not a new 2026 result.

Evidence: 2024/25 municipal annual report, covering the year ended 30 Jun 2025.

Buffalo City annual report 2024/25, political governance (p. 61) IEC 2021 Buffalo City seat calculation

Ward results

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50 wards

Ward 1

ANC39.3%Tandiswa Goniwe

DA24.9%

Lead: 849 votes Ward 2

ANC51.8%Zwelikhanyile Akhona Dywili

UDM41.1%

Lead: 453 votes Ward 3

UDM27.8%Siwakhe Ndabambi

DA22.5%

Lead: 231 votes Ward 4

DA51.3%Lemarc Allister Stewart

ANC19.6%

Lead: 1 885 votes Ward 5

UDM49.1%Steven Mbeko Nobatyi

ANC30.9%

Lead: 900 votes Ward 6

ANC48.9%Bradley Russel Whittington

DA23.1%

Lead: 1 053 votes Ward 7

ANC46.7%Mkakutta Clara Yekiso-Morolong

UDM40.7%

Lead: 353 votes Ward 8

ANC28.4%Kwanele Majeke

UDM20.8%

Lead: 361 votes Ward 9

ANC29.0%Mendi Wetsetse

UDM29.0%

Lead: 3 votes Ward 10

ANC37.9%Ndyebo Lennox Makeleni

UDM25.9%

Lead: 839 votes Ward 11

ANC70.0%Sakhumzi Welcome Caga

EFF13.1%

Lead: 2 489 votes Ward 12

ANC45.2%Nolundi Mdledle

UDM37.7%

Lead: 336 votes Ward 13

ANC54.8%Zwelixolile Nkohla

ActionSA16.9%

Lead: 1 632 votes Ward 14

ANC67.9%Lukhanyo Ndubane

EFF10.5%

Lead: 2 724 votes Ward 15

EFF26.8%Songezo Nkungwini

DA26.4%

Lead: 31 votes Ward 16

DA51.5%Lungani Sanqela

ANC21.1%

Lead: 1 561 votes Ward 17

ANC60.3%Pumla George

UDM20.5%

Lead: 1 832 votes Ward 18

DA80.7%Jason Scott Mc Dowell

ANC5.0%

Lead: 4 631 votes Ward 19

DA54.2%Lucille Benfield

ANC16.4%

Lead: 1 614 votes Ward 20

ANC51.6%Nomonde Patricia Rusi

UDM28.5%

Lead: 924 votes Ward 21

ANC45.9%Nkosinathi Mndi

UDM22.4%

Lead: 1 156 votes Ward 22

ANC50.3%Sandile Mqwashini

AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT12.4%

Lead: 1 850 votes Ward 23

ANC61.9%Simbongile Sidwell Gulwa

UDM19.6%

Lead: 1 833 votes Ward 24

ANC52.3%Melisizwe Tutu

EFF13.8%

Lead: 1 841 votes Ward 25

ANC46.3%Cynthia Mxabanisi-Gakrishe

UDM31.3%

Lead: 721 votes Ward 26

ANC61.2%Sowana Somgadi

SACP15.3%

Lead: 2 432 votes Ward 27

UDM46.4%Mncekeleli Professor Molose

ANC26.0%

Lead: 1 210 votes Ward 28

DA71.4%Lindsey Pollock

ANC8.2%

Lead: 4 006 votes Ward 29

DA71.3%Valerie Dawn Knoetze

FF+10.8%

Lead: 3 198 votes Ward 30

ANC57.3%Nontyilelo Whittington

EFF21.0%

Lead: 1 783 votes Ward 31

ANC44.3%Bonisani Bangani

DA22.5%

Lead: 1 254 votes Ward 32

ANC63.5%Thembinkosi Sobende

UDM12.9%

Lead: 2 941 votes Ward 33

ANC56.0%Batini Sidwell Booi

SACP20.2%

Lead: 1 651 votes Ward 34

ANC60.5%Mayihlome Mcako

UDM26.0%

Lead: 1 783 votes Ward 35

ANC55.0%Sikhululwe Melane

MK23.2%

Lead: 1 439 votes Ward 36

ANC59.3%Luzuko Ntshintshi

UDM13.9%

Lead: 2 226 votes Ward 37

ANC36.8%Ntombekhaya Muriel Ntshebe

UDM27.8%

Lead: 453 votes Ward 38

ANC69.4%Litha Mkupa

EFF9.9%

Lead: 2 767 votes Ward 39

ANC55.0%Odwa Sheshegu

AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT15.4%

Lead: 2 240 votes Ward 40

ANC47.1%Kholiwe Thelma Faku

UDM23.6%

Lead: 980 votes Ward 41

SACP49.0%Siyabonga Luyolo Sizani

ANC34.0%

Lead: 633 votes Ward 42

ANC54.6%Phakamile Bamla

UDM30.3%

Lead: 1 037 votes Ward 43

ANC45.1%Mihlalikazi Mapisa

DA27.1%

Lead: 827 votes Ward 44

ANC35.5%Mwezi Daniso

DA16.7%

Lead: 1 030 votes Ward 45

ANC48.8%Lihle Shushu

SACP26.0%

Lead: 1 079 votes Ward 46

ANC29.6%Mlingane Nxazonke

DA17.8%

Lead: 707 votes Ward 47

EFF30.9%Tsepo Mohapi

UDM22.9%

Lead: 338 votes Ward 48

ANC50.3%Sinethemba Melude

UDM33.7%

Lead: 613 votes Ward 49

ANC76.1%Malibongwe Ketyana

EFF10.3%

Lead: 2 770 votes Ward 50

ANC37.5%Nozuko Jacqueline Balawuthi-Matyila

SACP28.8%

Lead: 445 votes

Wards in Buffalo City ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 313	39,3033
Ward 1	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 464	24,8768
Ward 2	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 200	51,7891
Ward 2	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 747	41,1252
Ward 3	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 221	27,7689
Ward 3	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	990	22,5154
Ward 4	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 049	51,2868
Ward 4	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 164	19,5795
Ward 5	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 432	49,0817
Ward 5	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 532	30,9183
Ward 6	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 994	48,8965
Ward 6	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	941	23,075
Ward 7	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 740	46,7178
Ward 7	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 387	40,6991
Ward 8	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 341	28,417
Ward 8	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	980	20,7671
Ward 9	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 368	29,0138
Ward 9	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 365	28,9502
Ward 10	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 640	37,9474
Ward 10	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 801	25,8876
Ward 11	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 060	69,9588
Ward 11	2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	571	13,0544
Ward 12	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 047	45,1577
Ward 12	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 711	37,7454
Ward 13	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 362	54,841
Ward 13	2 026	ACTIONSA	730	16,9492
Ward 14	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 220	67,8609
Ward 14	2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	496	10,4531
Ward 15	2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 753	26,833
Ward 15	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 722	26,3585
Ward 16	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 645	51,4692
Ward 16	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 084	21,0936
Ward 17	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 777	60,2517
Ward 17	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	945	20,5034
Ward 18	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 936	80,6668
Ward 18	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	305	4,9845
Ward 19	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 314	54,1667
Ward 19	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	700	16,3858
Ward 20	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 063	51,5879
Ward 20	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 139	28,4821
Ward 21	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 258	45,913
Ward 21	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 102	22,4075
Ward 22	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 455	50,3383
Ward 22	2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	605	12,4052
Ward 23	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 683	61,9487
Ward 23	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	850	19,626
Ward 24	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 502	52,2556
Ward 24	2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	661	13,8053
Ward 25	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 230	46,304
Ward 25	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 509	31,3331
Ward 26	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 240	61,2476
Ward 26	2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	808	15,2741
Ward 27	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 756	46,4129
Ward 27	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 546	26,0357
Ward 28	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 526	71,3655
Ward 28	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	520	8,1993
Ward 29	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 769	71,2881
Ward 29	2 026	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	571	10,8001
Ward 30	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 814	57,2533
Ward 30	2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 031	20,9766
Ward 31	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 551	44,2651
Ward 31	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 297	22,5056
Ward 32	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 693	63,53
Ward 32	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	752	12,9365
Ward 33	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 581	55,9991
Ward 33	2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	930	20,1779
Ward 34	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 127	60,5187
Ward 34	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 344	26,0112
Ward 35	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 491	55,0376
Ward 35	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 052	23,2435
Ward 36	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 909	59,2947
Ward 36	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	683	13,9217
Ward 37	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 843	36,8232
Ward 37	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 390	27,7722
Ward 38	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 228	69,4492
Ward 38	2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	461	9,9182
Ward 39	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 109	55,0168
Ward 39	2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	869	15,3778
Ward 40	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 960	47,1154
Ward 40	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	980	23,5577
Ward 41	2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	2 071	48,9598
Ward 41	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 438	33,9953
Ward 42	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 332	54,6008
Ward 42	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 295	30,3208
Ward 43	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 073	45,1044
Ward 43	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 246	27,1105
Ward 44	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 948	35,4762
Ward 44	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	918	16,7183
Ward 45	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 309	48,7851
Ward 45	2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	1 230	25,9877
Ward 46	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 769	29,5671
Ward 46	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 062	17,7503
Ward 47	2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 310	30,8889
Ward 47	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	972	22,9191
Ward 48	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 856	50,2572
Ward 48	2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 243	33,6583
Ward 49	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 205	76,0921
Ward 49	2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	435	10,3276
Ward 50	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 923	37,4708
Ward 50	2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	1 478	28,7997

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 10 Nov 2026, 13:44 SAST

Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. Reporting progress measures voting districts, not turnout.

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.

Government comparisons use the confirmed pre-election administration when available, otherwise the latest dated record. The new government appears when its membership is confirmed. A retained or changed government requires confirmed records on both sides; seats alone cannot establish it.

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. Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. A seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.

IEC result time: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 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.

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