Ward 18
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200018
Won by
DA
Jason Scott Mc Dowell
Margin
75.7%
4,631 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
6,119
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAJason Scott Mc Dowell | 4,936 | 80.7% |
| ANC | 305 | 5.0% |
| UDM | 254 | 4.2% |
| VF Plus | 239 | 3.9% |
| ACDP | 87 | 1.4% |
| EFF | 70 | 1.1% |
| ActionSA | 61 | 1.0% |
| RISE | 48 | 0.8% |
| ATM | 44 | 0.7% |
| SACP | 21 | 0.3% |
| MKP | 16 | 0.3% |
| Al Jama-ah | 14 | 0.2% |
| PA | 9 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.0% |
| AIC | 2 | 0.0% |
| PCM | 2 | 0.0% |
| OLA | 2 | 0.0% |
| COPE | 1 | 0.0% |
| AHC | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 4,632 more votes to win, or 2,316 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: 3 of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 86.5% | 79.5% | −7.0 |
| ANC | 6.1% | 5.1% | −1.0 |
| UDM | 0.7% | 4.6% | +3.9 |
| VF Plus | 1.9% | 4.3% | +2.4 |
| ACDP | 2.0% | 1.4% | −0.6 |
| EFF | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.1% | new |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590320 | DA 83.7% | 3,808 | yes |
| 10590678 | DA 73.9% | 3,702 | yes |
| 10590689 | DA 80.5% | 3,892 | yes |
| 10591545 | DA 73.8% | 852 | new |