Ward 22
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200022
Won by
ANC
Sandile Mqwashini
Margin
37.9%
1,850 votes
Voting districts in
10/10
Valid ward votes
4,877
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSandile Mqwashini | 2,455 | 50.3% |
| ATM | 605 | 12.4% |
| SACP | 595 | 12.2% |
| EFF | 384 | 7.9% |
| SM | 363 | 7.4% |
| DA | 133 | 2.7% |
| ActionSA | 91 | 1.9% |
| AIC | 64 | 1.3% |
| Al Jama-ah | 30 | 0.6% |
| PAC | 28 | 0.6% |
| MKP | 27 | 0.6% |
| RISE | 22 | 0.5% |
| AHC | 14 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 11 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 11 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 9 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 8 | 0.2% |
| APC | 8 | 0.2% |
| SDP | 7 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 5 | 0.1% |
| PA | 4 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 3 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. ATM would have needed 1,851 more votes to win, or 926 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: 8 of the 10 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 94% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 83.0% | 50.4% | −32.7 |
| SACP | – | 11.8% | new |
| ATM | 0.1% | 11.3% | +11.2 |
| EFF | 12.4% | 7.1% | −5.3 |
| SM | – | 6.3% | new |
| UDM | 0.6% | 5.5% | +4.9 |
| DA | 1.0% | 2.2% | +1.3 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.1% | new |
| AIC | 0.7% | 1.1% | +0.4 |
Voting districts (10)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590353 | ANC 36.8% | 2,011 | yes |
| 10590386 | ANC 60.9% | 1,376 | yes |
| 10590409 | ANC 73.0% | 1,842 | yes |
| 10591286 | ANC 54.6% | 1,192 | yes |
| 10591556 | ANC 44.8% | 424 | new |
| 10591567 | ANC 70.2% | 205 | new |
| 10820191 | ANC 48.5% | 499 | yes |
| 10820247 | SACP 44.0% | 1,025 | yes |
| 10820258 | ANC 52.8% | 462 | yes |
| 10820483 | ANC 39.7% | 710 | yes |