Ward 11
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200011
Won by
ANC
Sakhumzi Welcome Caga
Margin
56.9%
2,489 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
4,374
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSakhumzi Welcome Caga | 3,060 | 70.0% |
| EFF | 571 | 13.1% |
| ActionSA | 176 | 4.0% |
| DA | 154 | 3.5% |
| SACP | 96 | 2.2% |
| ATM | 86 | 2.0% |
| PAC | 51 | 1.2% |
| MKP | 34 | 0.8% |
| SM | 31 | 0.7% |
| AIC | 25 | 0.6% |
| VF Plus | 22 | 0.5% |
| RISE | 16 | 0.4% |
| COPE | 10 | 0.2% |
| AHC | 8 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 8 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 7 | 0.2% |
| APC | 6 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 5 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| PA | 2 | 0.0% |
| OLA | 2 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 2,490 more votes to win, or 1,245 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 6 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 94% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 68.9% | 65.7% | −3.2 |
| EFF | 22.6% | 12.3% | −10.3 |
| UDM | 1.0% | 7.4% | +6.4 |
| ActionSA | – | 3.4% | new |
| DA | 0.9% | 2.8% | +1.9 |
| SACP | – | 2.0% | new |
| ATM | 0.7% | 1.5% | +0.8 |
| PAC | 1.2% | 1.1% | −0.1 |
| Independents | 2.9% | 0.0% | −2.9 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590173 | ANC 60.4% | 1,934 | yes |
| 10590207 | ANC 66.4% | 1,599 | yes |
| 10590252 | ANC 58.2% | 668 | yes |
| 10590274 | ANC 73.5% | 2,693 | yes |
| 10591231 | ANC 60.7% | 1,312 | yes |
| 10591501 | ANC 62.4% | 567 | new |