Ward 13
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200013
Won by
ANC
Zwelixolile Nkohla
Margin
37.9%
1,632 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
4,307
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCZwelixolile Nkohla | 2,362 | 54.8% |
| ActionSA | 730 | 16.9% |
| EFF | 369 | 8.6% |
| SACP | 199 | 4.6% |
| DA | 145 | 3.4% |
| ATM | 141 | 3.3% |
| AIC | 75 | 1.7% |
| MKP | 58 | 1.3% |
| SM | 32 | 0.7% |
| PAC | 26 | 0.6% |
| AUC | 25 | 0.6% |
| ACDP | 22 | 0.5% |
| AHC | 21 | 0.5% |
| Al Jama-ah | 19 | 0.4% |
| RISE | 18 | 0.4% |
| COPE | 12 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 11 | 0.3% |
| PA | 9 | 0.2% |
| PCM | 8 | 0.2% |
| APC | 7 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 7 | 0.2% |
| SDP | 5 | 0.1% |
| OLA | 4 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 2 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 1,633 more votes to win, or 817 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: 6 of the 6 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 | 78.4% | 52.2% | −26.2 |
| UDM | 0.6% | 13.5% | +12.9 |
| ActionSA | – | 11.7% | new |
| EFF | 15.8% | 7.0% | −8.8 |
| SACP | – | 3.7% | new |
| DA | 1.2% | 2.7% | +1.5 |
| ATM | 0.1% | 2.6% | +2.6 |
| AIC | 2.1% | 1.6% | −0.6 |
| MKP | – | 1.1% | new |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590511 | ANC 46.4% | 1,194 | yes |
| 10590599 | ANC 49.0% | 784 | yes |
| 10591174 | ANC 45.4% | 785 | yes |
| 10591185 | ANC 44.2% | 2,665 | yes |
| 10591309 | ANC 61.9% | 1,295 | yes |
| 10591332 | ANC 64.5% | 1,901 | yes |