Ward 21
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200021
Won by
ANC
Nkosinathi Mndi
Margin
23.5%
1,156 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
4,918
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNkosinathi Mndi | 2,258 | 45.9% |
| UDM | 1,102 | 22.4% |
| EFF | 739 | 15.0% |
| SACP | 262 | 5.3% |
| DA | 155 | 3.2% |
| AIC | 59 | 1.2% |
| MKP | 56 | 1.1% |
| ATM | 54 | 1.1% |
| ActionSA | 38 | 0.8% |
| SM | 34 | 0.7% |
| RISE | 32 | 0.7% |
| PAC | 31 | 0.6% |
| AHC | 23 | 0.5% |
| VF Plus | 18 | 0.4% |
| ACT | 15 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 14 | 0.3% |
| COPE | 7 | 0.1% |
| APC | 6 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 4 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 4 | 0.1% |
| PA | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 2 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 1,157 more votes to win, or 579 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 | 71.7% | 46.4% | −25.4 |
| UDM | 1.9% | 23.9% | +22.0 |
| EFF | 21.6% | 13.5% | −8.1 |
| SACP | – | 5.1% | new |
| DA | 2.0% | 3.3% | +1.3 |
| ATM | 0.1% | 1.2% | +1.1 |
| MKP | – | 1.0% | new |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590296 | ANC 40.0% | 2,067 | yes |
| 10590308 | ANC 42.9% | 2,098 | yes |
| 10590319 | ANC 47.9% | 1,680 | yes |
| 10590331 | ANC 64.7% | 1,966 | yes |
| 10591253 | ANC 37.6% | 2,059 | yes |