Ward 23
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200023
Won by
ANC
Simbongile Sidwell Gulwa
Margin
42.3%
1,833 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
4,331
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSimbongile Sidwell Gulwa | 2,683 | 61.9% |
| UDM | 850 | 19.6% |
| EFF | 226 | 5.2% |
| DA | 133 | 3.1% |
| ATM | 101 | 2.3% |
| SACP | 98 | 2.3% |
| AIC | 67 | 1.5% |
| PAC | 37 | 0.9% |
| ActionSA | 35 | 0.8% |
| MKP | 35 | 0.8% |
| VF Plus | 16 | 0.4% |
| RISE | 7 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 6 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 6 | 0.1% |
| OLA | 6 | 0.1% |
| APC | 5 | 0.1% |
| AHC | 5 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.0% |
| PA | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARECO | 2 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 1,834 more votes to win, or 917 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 | 78.6% | 60.4% | −18.2 |
| UDM | 1.2% | 20.7% | +19.5 |
| EFF | 13.0% | 5.3% | −7.7 |
| DA | 1.7% | 3.1% | +1.4 |
| ATM | 0.0% | 2.3% | +2.3 |
| SACP | – | 2.2% | new |
| AIC | 0.4% | 1.2% | +0.8 |
| PAC | 1.7% | 0.8% | −0.8 |
| Independents | 2.3% | 0.0% | −2.3 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590342 | ANC 57.7% | 2,890 | yes |
| 10590364 | ANC 62.0% | 1,468 | yes |
| 10590375 | ANC 61.7% | 2,069 | yes |
| 10591264 | ANC 67.1% | 984 | yes |
| 10591275 | ANC 57.5% | 1,278 | yes |