Ward 16
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200016
Won by
DA
Lungani Sanqela
Margin
30.4%
1,561 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
5,139
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DALungani Sanqela | 2,645 | 51.5% |
| ANC | 1,084 | 21.1% |
| UDM | 587 | 11.4% |
| EFF | 271 | 5.3% |
| VF Plus | 182 | 3.5% |
| SACP | 65 | 1.3% |
| ActionSA | 62 | 1.2% |
| ATM | 60 | 1.2% |
| ACDP | 33 | 0.6% |
| PA | 25 | 0.5% |
| MKP | 24 | 0.5% |
| RISE | 23 | 0.4% |
| AHC | 18 | 0.4% |
| PAC | 17 | 0.3% |
| AIC | 13 | 0.3% |
| SM | 11 | 0.2% |
| PCM | 4 | 0.1% |
| OLA | 4 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 3 | 0.1% |
| APC | 2 | 0.0% |
| AUC | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARECO | 2 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 1,562 more votes to win, or 781 voters switching from DA.
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: 4 of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 45.3% | 50.8% | +5.5 |
| ANC | 41.4% | 21.0% | −20.3 |
| UDM | 1.2% | 12.7% | +11.5 |
| EFF | 6.1% | 5.0% | −1.1 |
| VF Plus | 1.6% | 3.5% | +1.9 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.2% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.2% | new |
| ATM | 1.1% | 1.2% | +0.1 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590522 | DA 67.0% | 3,494 | yes |
| 10590555 | DA 44.9% | 1,233 | yes |
| 10591051 | ANC 36.4% | 4,351 | yes |
| 10591152 | DA 63.9% | 1,231 | yes |