Ward 27
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200027
Won by
UDM
Mncekeleli Professor Molose
Margin
20.4%
1,210 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
5,938
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UDMMncekeleli Professor Molose | 2,756 | 46.4% |
| ANC | 1,546 | 26.0% |
| DA | 1,179 | 19.9% |
| EFF | 98 | 1.7% |
| VF Plus | 72 | 1.2% |
| ATM | 57 | 1.0% |
| MKP | 37 | 0.6% |
| SACP | 33 | 0.6% |
| ActionSA | 33 | 0.6% |
| ACDP | 27 | 0.5% |
| COPE | 21 | 0.4% |
| AIC | 17 | 0.3% |
| RISE | 17 | 0.3% |
| PA | 10 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 8 | 0.1% |
| APC | 7 | 0.1% |
| OLA | 4 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| SM | 3 | 0.1% |
| IFP | 2 | 0.0% |
| AUC | 2 | 0.0% |
| PCM | 2 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| ARECO | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 1,211 more votes to win, or 606 voters switching from UDM.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UDM | 1.4% | 46.6% | +45.2 |
| ANC | 52.3% | 26.2% | −26.1 |
| DA | 34.7% | 18.8% | −15.9 |
| EFF | 5.3% | 1.8% | −3.4 |
| VF Plus | 1.1% | 1.5% | +0.4 |
| Independents | 1.4% | 0.0% | −1.4 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590724 | UDM 54.3% | 2,996 | yes |
| 10590926 | UDM 58.0% | 2,497 | yes |
| 10591073 | DA 55.4% | 3,119 | yes |
| 10591084 | UDM 63.6% | 2,317 | yes |
| 10591477 | UDM 45.7% | 966 | yes |