Ward 30
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200030
Won by
ANC
Nontyilelo Whittington
Margin
36.3%
1,783 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
4,915
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNontyilelo Whittington | 2,814 | 57.3% |
| EFF | 1,031 | 21.0% |
| ATM | 218 | 4.4% |
| DA | 200 | 4.1% |
| ActionSA | 104 | 2.1% |
| SACP | 94 | 1.9% |
| PAC | 86 | 1.7% |
| MKP | 81 | 1.6% |
| RISE | 48 | 1.0% |
| AIC | 45 | 0.9% |
| Mayibuye | 42 | 0.9% |
| COPE | 31 | 0.6% |
| VF Plus | 30 | 0.6% |
| AHC | 24 | 0.5% |
| SM | 18 | 0.4% |
| ACDP | 13 | 0.3% |
| PA | 11 | 0.2% |
| AUC | 7 | 0.1% |
| APC | 6 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 5 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARECO | 2 | 0.0% |
| OLA | 2 | 0.0% |
| Amc.roy. | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,784 more votes to win, or 892 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: 4 of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 77.7% | 52.7% | −25.0 |
| UDM | 1.0% | 17.1% | +16.2 |
| EFF | 16.0% | 15.3% | −0.7 |
| DA | 0.9% | 3.0% | +2.0 |
| ATM | 1.1% | 2.7% | +1.6 |
| PAC | 1.3% | 1.3% | +0.1 |
| SACP | – | 1.3% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.2% | new |
| MKP | – | 1.2% | new |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590016 | ANC 56.5% | 2,746 | yes |
| 10590027 | ANC 52.0% | 2,929 | yes |
| 10590050 | ANC 58.8% | 1,965 | yes |
| 10591062 | ANC 45.3% | 2,694 | yes |