Ward 20
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200020
Won by
ANC
Nomonde Patricia Rusi
Margin
23.1%
924 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,999
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNomonde Patricia Rusi | 2,063 | 51.6% |
| UDM | 1,139 | 28.5% |
| EFF | 213 | 5.3% |
| DA | 101 | 2.5% |
| SM | 76 | 1.9% |
| SACP | 70 | 1.8% |
| PAC | 67 | 1.7% |
| Al Jama-ah | 57 | 1.4% |
| AIC | 51 | 1.3% |
| MKP | 51 | 1.3% |
| ATM | 31 | 0.8% |
| ActionSA | 20 | 0.5% |
| AHC | 13 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 11 | 0.3% |
| RISE | 8 | 0.2% |
| APC | 7 | 0.2% |
| AUC | 7 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 3 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| PCM | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 925 more votes to win, or 463 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 61.7% | 51.3% | −10.3 |
| UDM | 0.9% | 29.6% | +28.7 |
| EFF | 17.1% | 5.5% | −11.6 |
| DA | 1.0% | 2.6% | +1.6 |
| SM | – | 1.6% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.6% | new |
| PAC | 2.2% | 1.6% | −0.6 |
| Al Jama-ah | 0.0% | 1.2% | +1.1 |
| MKP | – | 1.2% | new |
| COPE | 1.1% | 0.1% | −1.0 |
| Independents | 13.3% | 0.0% | −13.3 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590139 | UDM 46.8% | 1,575 | yes |
| 10590162 | ANC 47.5% | 2,245 | yes |
| 10590184 | ANC 51.8% | 1,403 | yes |
| 10590285 | ANC 63.4% | 2,793 | yes |