Ward 29
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200029
Won by
DA
Valerie Dawn Knoetze
Margin
60.5%
3,198 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
5,287
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAValerie Dawn Knoetze | 3,769 | 71.3% |
| VF Plus | 571 | 10.8% |
| ANC | 363 | 6.9% |
| UDM | 279 | 5.3% |
| ACDP | 69 | 1.3% |
| EFF | 55 | 1.0% |
| ActionSA | 53 | 1.0% |
| ATM | 44 | 0.8% |
| RISE | 33 | 0.6% |
| MKP | 15 | 0.3% |
| PA | 11 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 10 | 0.2% |
| SACP | 7 | 0.1% |
| AIC | 2 | 0.0% |
| AHC | 2 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| COPE | 1 | 0.0% |
| OLA | 1 | 0.0% |
| SM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 3,199 more votes to win, or 1,600 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 | 77.5% | 70.0% | −7.5 |
| VF Plus | 4.7% | 10.5% | +5.8 |
| ANC | 9.5% | 6.9% | −2.6 |
| UDM | 1.4% | 6.3% | +4.9 |
| ACDP | 2.6% | 1.5% | −1.1 |
| EFF | 2.5% | 1.1% | −1.3 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590735 | DA 69.8% | 6,187 | yes |
| 10590746 | DA 72.0% | 3,638 | yes |
| 10591028 | DA 61.7% | 745 | yes |