Ward 32
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200032
Won by
ANC
Thembinkosi Sobende
Margin
50.6%
2,941 votes
Voting districts in
24/24
Valid ward votes
5,813
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCThembinkosi Sobende | 3,693 | 63.5% |
| UDM | 752 | 12.9% |
| DA | 704 | 12.1% |
| EFF | 237 | 4.1% |
| VF Plus | 107 | 1.8% |
| MKP | 95 | 1.6% |
| AIC | 46 | 0.8% |
| SACP | 38 | 0.7% |
| ATM | 35 | 0.6% |
| AHC | 30 | 0.5% |
| ActionSA | 18 | 0.3% |
| AUC | 14 | 0.2% |
| IFP | 8 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 7 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 6 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 6 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 5 | 0.1% |
| APC | 4 | 0.1% |
| PA | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 2 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| RISE | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 2,942 more votes to win, or 1,471 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: 20 of the 24 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 91% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 70.7% | 62.9% | −7.8 |
| UDM | 0.2% | 13.0% | +12.8 |
| DA | 13.2% | 13.0% | −0.2 |
| EFF | 11.2% | 4.2% | −7.0 |
| MKP | – | 1.7% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.5% | 1.6% | +1.1 |
| AIC | 1.7% | 0.7% | −1.0 |
Voting districts (24)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10770061 | DA 63.6% | 921 | yes |
| 10820292 | ANC 67.8% | 245 | yes |
| 10820304 | DA 54.6% | 1,186 | yes |
| 10820326 | ANC 84.2% | 474 | yes |
| 10820337 | ANC 82.1% | 503 | yes |
| 10820348 | ANC 75.2% | 649 | yes |
| 10820359 | ANC 68.9% | 572 | yes |
| 10820382 | ANC 64.4% | 556 | yes |
| 10820393 | ANC 71.0% | 345 | yes |
| 10820517 | ANC 63.1% | 339 | yes |
| 10820528 | ANC 73.7% | 339 | yes |
| 10820539 | ANC 82.2% | 320 | yes |
| 10820540 | ANC 77.4% | 235 | yes |
| 10820551 | ANC 82.6% | 121 | yes |
| 10820618 | ANC 79.5% | 880 | yes |
| 10820629 | ANC 71.4% | 829 | yes |
| 10820764 | ANC 85.3% | 279 | yes |
| 10820887 | ANC 76.1% | 628 | yes |
| 10820977 | ANC 59.1% | 602 | yes |
| 10821057 | ANC 79.6% | 554 | yes |
| 10821103 | ANC 69.1% | 550 | new |
| 10821125 | ANC 80.3% | 208 | new |
| 10821136 | ANC 69.1% | 152 | new |
| 10821158 | ANC 92.0% | 112 | new |