Ward 31
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200031
Won by
ANC
Bonisani Bangani
Margin
21.8%
1,254 votes
Voting districts in
17/17
Valid ward votes
5,763
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCBonisani Bangani | 2,551 | 44.3% |
| DA | 1,297 | 22.5% |
| UDM | 733 | 12.7% |
| EFF | 552 | 9.6% |
| VF Plus | 141 | 2.4% |
| TBM | 119 | 2.1% |
| ActionSA | 94 | 1.6% |
| SACP | 55 | 1.0% |
| ATM | 54 | 0.9% |
| ACDP | 35 | 0.6% |
| MKP | 29 | 0.5% |
| RISE | 25 | 0.4% |
| AIC | 14 | 0.2% |
| PA | 12 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 9 | 0.2% |
| IFP | 8 | 0.1% |
| APC | 7 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 6 | 0.1% |
| AHC | 5 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.1% |
| OLA | 3 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARECO | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 1,255 more votes to win, or 628 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: 13 of the 17 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 82% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 63.1% | 46.4% | −16.7 |
| DA | 22.1% | 21.9% | −0.2 |
| UDM | 0.7% | 12.0% | +11.3 |
| EFF | 8.8% | 8.6% | −0.3 |
| VF Plus | 0.7% | 2.2% | +1.5 |
| TBM | – | 1.8% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.6% | new |
| IFP | – | 1.1% | new |
Voting districts (17)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590566 | ANC 53.8% | 1,235 | yes |
| 10591400 | ANC 40.4% | 1,398 | yes |
| 10591488 | UDM 38.1% | 451 | new |
| 10770038 | DA 74.1% | 815 | yes |
| 10770050 | DA 57.9% | 1,714 | yes |
| 10770083 | DA 64.6% | 687 | new |
| 10820270 | ANC 61.2% | 286 | yes |
| 10820315 | ANC 85.6% | 416 | yes |
| 10820360 | ANC 55.6% | 683 | yes |
| 10820405 | ANC 76.2% | 522 | yes |
| 10820416 | ANC 80.1% | 458 | yes |
| 10820775 | ANC 71.1% | 1,025 | yes |
| 10820922 | ANC 79.4% | 243 | yes |
| 10821002 | ANC 39.6% | 318 | yes |
| 10821013 | ANC 73.4% | 248 | yes |
| 10821080 | EFF 30.0% | 377 | new |
| 10821091 | ANC 65.5% | 605 | new |