Ward 25
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200025
Won by
ANC
Cynthia Mxabanisi-Gakrishe
Margin
15.0%
721 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
4,816
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCCynthia Mxabanisi-Gakrishe | 2,230 | 46.3% |
| UDM | 1,509 | 31.3% |
| EFF | 318 | 6.6% |
| SACP | 292 | 6.1% |
| DA | 101 | 2.1% |
| PAC | 77 | 1.6% |
| SM | 52 | 1.1% |
| ActionSA | 39 | 0.8% |
| Al Jama-ah | 35 | 0.7% |
| AIC | 29 | 0.6% |
| ATM | 25 | 0.5% |
| AHC | 19 | 0.4% |
| AUC | 16 | 0.3% |
| RISE | 13 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 10 | 0.2% |
| APC | 9 | 0.2% |
| MKP | 8 | 0.2% |
| PA | 7 | 0.1% |
| VF Plus | 6 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 6 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 6 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 4 | 0.1% |
| OLA | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 1 | 0.0% |
| PCM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 722 more votes to win, or 361 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 | 75.2% | 48.5% | −26.7 |
| UDM | 0.8% | 29.6% | +28.8 |
| EFF | 7.8% | 6.7% | −1.1 |
| SACP | – | 5.9% | new |
| DA | 1.2% | 2.2% | +1.0 |
| PAC | 1.2% | 1.7% | +0.5 |
| AIC | 1.5% | 0.4% | −1.1 |
| Independents | 9.9% | 0.0% | −9.9 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10670015 | UDM 48.5% | 1,161 | yes |
| 10670149 | UDM 36.9% | 1,834 | yes |
| 10670262 | ANC 50.1% | 1,925 | yes |
| 10670509 | UDM 44.2% | 938 | new |
| 10820562 | ANC 80.2% | 394 | yes |
| 10820876 | ANC 63.3% | 1,585 | yes |
| 10870141 | ANC 38.5% | 957 | yes |
| 10870231 | ANC 67.3% | 835 | yes |