Ward 24
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200024
Won by
ANC
Melisizwe Tutu
Margin
38.5%
1,841 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
4,788
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMelisizwe Tutu | 2,502 | 52.3% |
| EFF | 661 | 13.8% |
| UDM | 502 | 10.5% |
| ActionSA | 437 | 9.1% |
| DA | 140 | 2.9% |
| Al Jama-ah | 129 | 2.7% |
| PAC | 82 | 1.7% |
| MKP | 63 | 1.3% |
| SACP | 42 | 0.9% |
| AHC | 41 | 0.9% |
| AIC | 39 | 0.8% |
| ATM | 39 | 0.8% |
| PA | 23 | 0.5% |
| SM | 19 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 15 | 0.3% |
| APC | 9 | 0.2% |
| AUC | 9 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 9 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 7 | 0.1% |
| RISE | 7 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 5 | 0.1% |
| PCM | 3 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.0% |
| OLA | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARECO | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,842 more votes to win, or 921 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: 7 of the 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 90% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 77.8% | 51.6% | −26.2 |
| EFF | 13.1% | 14.5% | +1.4 |
| UDM | 0.3% | 11.2% | +11.0 |
| ActionSA | – | 8.9% | new |
| DA | 0.8% | 2.8% | +2.0 |
| Al Jama-ah | 0.0% | 2.7% | +2.7 |
| PAC | 3.7% | 1.6% | −2.1 |
| MKP | – | 1.4% | new |
| COPE | 1.5% | 0.1% | −1.4 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590397 | ANC 42.6% | 1,905 | yes |
| 10590937 | EFF 36.0% | 1,366 | yes |
| 10591310 | ANC 67.0% | 1,540 | yes |
| 10591376 | ANC 54.3% | 2,528 | yes |
| 10591578 | ANC 62.5% | 913 | new |
| 10820180 | UDM 34.2% | 202 | yes |
| 10820506 | ANC 71.1% | 388 | yes |
| 10820809 | ANC 74.3% | 747 | yes |