Ward 17
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200017
Won by
ANC
Pumla George
Margin
39.7%
1,832 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
4,609
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCPumla George | 2,777 | 60.3% |
| UDM | 945 | 20.5% |
| EFF | 391 | 8.5% |
| SM | 101 | 2.2% |
| DA | 92 | 2.0% |
| ATM | 65 | 1.4% |
| SACP | 38 | 0.8% |
| PAC | 33 | 0.7% |
| AHC | 31 | 0.7% |
| Independents | 27 | 0.6% |
| AIC | 26 | 0.6% |
| ActionSA | 21 | 0.5% |
| MKP | 20 | 0.4% |
| RISE | 12 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 7 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 6 | 0.1% |
| PA | 4 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 3 | 0.1% |
| ACT | 3 | 0.1% |
| APC | 2 | 0.0% |
| AUC | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 1,833 more votes to win, or 917 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 | 81.3% | 59.2% | −22.1 |
| UDM | 1.0% | 21.6% | +20.7 |
| EFF | 13.9% | 8.5% | −5.4 |
| DA | 0.6% | 2.1% | +1.5 |
| SM | – | 1.9% | new |
| ATM | 0.2% | 1.3% | +1.1 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590061 | ANC 64.2% | 2,502 | yes |
| 10590072 | ANC 50.9% | 1,887 | yes |
| 10590083 | ANC 55.2% | 2,656 | yes |
| 10820179 | ANC 64.2% | 1,543 | yes |
| 10820966 | ANC 69.9% | 581 | yes |