Ward 1
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200001
Won by
ANC
Tandiswa Goniwe
Margin
14.4%
849 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
5,885
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCTandiswa Goniwe | 2,313 | 39.3% |
| DA | 1,464 | 24.9% |
| UDM | 1,271 | 21.6% |
| PA | 427 | 7.3% |
| EFF | 113 | 1.9% |
| SACP | 38 | 0.6% |
| VF Plus | 32 | 0.5% |
| ACDP | 27 | 0.5% |
| AHC | 27 | 0.5% |
| PCM | 24 | 0.4% |
| AIC | 22 | 0.4% |
| Al Jama-ah | 21 | 0.4% |
| ActionSA | 21 | 0.4% |
| RISE | 21 | 0.4% |
| MKP | 13 | 0.2% |
| ARECO | 11 | 0.2% |
| APC | 10 | 0.2% |
| SM | 10 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 9 | 0.2% |
| OLA | 6 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 3 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 850 more votes to win, or 425 voters switching from ANC.
Turnout is not published per ward in the IEC results files, so it is not shown here.
Change since 2021
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so this compares the same voting districts in both years: 5 of the 5 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 45.3% | 39.4% | −5.9 |
| DA | 41.1% | 24.5% | −16.6 |
| UDM | 0.9% | 21.6% | +20.7 |
| PA | 1.1% | 7.0% | +5.9 |
| EFF | 7.6% | 2.0% | −5.7 |
| PCM | 1.2% | 0.4% | −0.8 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590151 | ANC 42.4% | 2,748 | yes |
| 10590588 | DA 61.1% | 2,483 | yes |
| 10590858 | ANC 57.5% | 3,163 | yes |
| 10590869 | ANC 50.0% | 2,356 | yes |
| 10591297 | DA 52.3% | 1,021 | yes |