Ward 26
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200026
Won by
ANC
Sowana Somgadi
Margin
46.0%
2,432 votes
Voting districts in
13/13
Valid ward votes
5,290
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSowana Somgadi | 3,240 | 61.2% |
| SACP | 808 | 15.3% |
| DA | 404 | 7.6% |
| UDM | 274 | 5.2% |
| EFF | 252 | 4.8% |
| ATM | 81 | 1.5% |
| VF Plus | 62 | 1.2% |
| AIC | 34 | 0.6% |
| AHC | 32 | 0.6% |
| PAC | 15 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 15 | 0.3% |
| ActionSA | 13 | 0.2% |
| MKP | 12 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 8 | 0.2% |
| SM | 7 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 6 | 0.1% |
| PA | 5 | 0.1% |
| PCM | 5 | 0.1% |
| APC | 4 | 0.1% |
| RISE | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 3 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| OLA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 2,433 more votes to win, or 1,217 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: 10 of the 13 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 | 81.6% | 61.7% | −19.8 |
| SACP | – | 14.7% | new |
| DA | 7.3% | 7.4% | 0.0 |
| UDM | 0.3% | 5.9% | +5.5 |
| EFF | 5.1% | 4.7% | −0.5 |
| ATM | 2.9% | 1.4% | −1.5 |
| VF Plus | 0.3% | 1.1% | +0.8 |
Voting districts (13)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10591534 | DA 72.6% | 113 | new |
| 10820113 | SACP 55.9% | 1,844 | yes |
| 10820124 | DA 80.5% | 524 | yes |
| 10820135 | ANC 87.3% | 1,564 | yes |
| 10820146 | ANC 79.6% | 509 | yes |
| 10820157 | ANC 72.1% | 1,425 | yes |
| 10820595 | ANC 28.0% | 775 | yes |
| 10820821 | ANC 84.5% | 457 | yes |
| 10820832 | ANC 75.4% | 909 | yes |
| 10820900 | ANC 64.0% | 573 | yes |
| 10820911 | ANC 80.1% | 1,324 | yes |
| 10821079 | ANC 72.0% | 296 | new |
| 10821114 | ANC 43.9% | 264 | new |