Ward 12
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200012
Won by
ANC
Nolundi Mdledle
Margin
7.4%
336 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
4,533
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNolundi Mdledle | 2,047 | 45.2% |
| UDM | 1,711 | 37.7% |
| EFF | 225 | 5.0% |
| ActionSA | 147 | 3.2% |
| DA | 118 | 2.6% |
| ATM | 68 | 1.5% |
| MKP | 57 | 1.3% |
| PAC | 32 | 0.7% |
| SACP | 32 | 0.7% |
| AIC | 20 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 18 | 0.4% |
| ACDP | 14 | 0.3% |
| AHC | 11 | 0.2% |
| AUC | 7 | 0.2% |
| ARECO | 7 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 4 | 0.1% |
| APC | 3 | 0.1% |
| PA | 3 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.0% |
| RISE | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.0% |
| SM | 2 | 0.0% |
| OLA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 337 more votes to win, or 169 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: 7 of the 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 93% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 77.8% | 44.7% | −33.0 |
| UDM | 0.7% | 38.1% | +37.4 |
| EFF | 13.5% | 4.9% | −8.6 |
| ActionSA | – | 3.1% | new |
| DA | 1.6% | 2.7% | +1.1 |
| ATM | 3.7% | 1.5% | −2.2 |
| MKP | – | 1.2% | new |
| AIC | 1.5% | 0.7% | −0.8 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590218 | UDM 46.3% | 2,222 | yes |
| 10590229 | ANC 45.3% | 2,331 | yes |
| 10591242 | ANC 41.8% | 1,023 | yes |
| 10591422 | ANC 44.8% | 1,004 | yes |
| 10591512 | ANC 48.3% | 634 | new |
| 10820607 | UDM 54.4% | 724 | yes |
| 10820865 | ANC 66.6% | 671 | yes |
| 10820999 | ANC 52.0% | 465 | yes |