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Ward 2
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200002
Won by
ANC
Zwelikhanyile Akhona Dywili
Margin
10.7%
453 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
4,248
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCZwelikhanyile Akhona Dywili | 2,200 | 51.8% |
| UDM | 1,747 | 41.1% |
| EFF | 104 | 2.4% |
| DA | 62 | 1.5% |
| SACP | 39 | 0.9% |
| ATM | 12 | 0.3% |
| PCM | 12 | 0.3% |
| MKP | 12 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 10 | 0.2% |
| ActionSA | 10 | 0.2% |
| RISE | 7 | 0.2% |
| SM | 7 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 6 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| APC | 3 | 0.1% |
| AHC | 3 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.0% |
| AUC | 2 | 0.0% |
| OLA | 2 | 0.0% |
| PA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 454 more votes to win, or 227 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 | 86.4% | 51.2% | −35.3 |
| UDM | 0.8% | 41.3% | +40.5 |
| EFF | 9.3% | 2.5% | −6.8 |
| DA | 1.5% | 1.6% | +0.1 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590847 | ANC 58.7% | 2,044 | yes |
| 10591017 | ANC 48.5% | 2,230 | yes |
| 10591039 | ANC 51.8% | 1,262 | yes |
| 10591354 | ANC 59.5% | 1,298 | yes |
| 10591398 | UDM 56.0% | 1,679 | yes |