2026 · Buffalo City council results

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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.

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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%

Closest covering ward

2 767votes apart

ANC69.4%

EFF9.9%

Ward 38 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

Other

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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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

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Last recordedANCJun 2025After electionPending

2021ANCSingle-party majority · 30 Jun 2025

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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

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Ward 38

ANC69.4%Litha Mkupa

EFF9.9%

Lead: 2 767 votes

Wards covering KwaNtsipho ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 38	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 228	69,4492
Ward 38	2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	461	9,9182

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IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 10 Nov 2026, 17:38 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.

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

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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 ↗

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