Ward 28
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200028
Won by
DA
Lindsey Pollock
Margin
63.2%
4,006 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
6,342
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DALindsey Pollock | 4,526 | 71.4% |
| ANC | 520 | 8.2% |
| UDM | 421 | 6.6% |
| VF Plus | 270 | 4.3% |
| ActionSA | 130 | 2.0% |
| EFF | 117 | 1.8% |
| ACDP | 86 | 1.4% |
| RISE | 71 | 1.1% |
| ATM | 62 | 1.0% |
| MKP | 39 | 0.6% |
| SACP | 36 | 0.6% |
| PA | 23 | 0.4% |
| PAC | 9 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 9 | 0.1% |
| AHC | 5 | 0.1% |
| PCM | 5 | 0.1% |
| ACT | 4 | 0.1% |
| SM | 3 | 0.0% |
| AIC | 2 | 0.0% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.0% |
| AUC | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 4,007 more votes to win, or 2,004 voters switching from DA.
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: 3 of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 76.5% | 69.2% | −7.3 |
| ANC | 13.0% | 8.5% | −4.5 |
| UDM | 1.3% | 8.1% | +6.7 |
| VF Plus | 2.5% | 4.5% | +2.1 |
| ActionSA | – | 2.0% | new |
| EFF | 2.6% | 1.9% | −0.6 |
| ACDP | 2.1% | 1.4% | −0.7 |
| RISE | – | 1.1% | new |
| ATM | 0.1% | 1.0% | +0.9 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590690 | DA 67.1% | 4,775 | yes |
| 10590702 | DA 76.7% | 4,077 | yes |
| 10590713 | DA 63.9% | 3,845 | yes |