Ward 33
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200033
Won by
ANC
Batini Sidwell Booi
Margin
35.8%
1,651 votes
Voting districts in
17/17
Valid ward votes
4,609
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCBatini Sidwell Booi | 2,581 | 56.0% |
| SACP | 930 | 20.2% |
| EFF | 477 | 10.3% |
| UDM | 208 | 4.5% |
| DA | 120 | 2.6% |
| MKP | 116 | 2.5% |
| ATM | 46 | 1.0% |
| AIC | 28 | 0.6% |
| PAC | 26 | 0.6% |
| ACDP | 11 | 0.2% |
| SDP | 11 | 0.2% |
| ActionSA | 10 | 0.2% |
| APC | 8 | 0.2% |
| AUC | 8 | 0.2% |
| AHC | 7 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 5 | 0.1% |
| PA | 4 | 0.1% |
| RISE | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.1% |
| VF Plus | 3 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| ARECO | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 1,652 more votes to win, or 826 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: 17 of the 17 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 | 85.6% | 56.4% | −29.2 |
| SACP | – | 20.1% | new |
| EFF | 6.7% | 10.0% | +3.3 |
| UDM | 0.3% | 4.2% | +3.9 |
| DA | 2.4% | 2.6% | +0.1 |
| MKP | – | 2.5% | new |
| ATM | 1.1% | 1.0% | −0.1 |
| PAC | 1.4% | 0.5% | −0.9 |
| 1368 | 1.3% | 0.0% | −1.3 |
Voting districts (17)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10820269 | ANC 77.8% | 1,463 | yes |
| 10820281 | ANC 67.9% | 834 | yes |
| 10820843 | ANC 45.7% | 782 | yes |
| 10820854 | ANC 69.6% | 1,128 | yes |
| 10820933 | ANC 58.3% | 816 | yes |
| 10821024 | SACP 86.6% | 179 | yes |
| 10870017 | ANC 72.2% | 425 | yes |
| 10870028 | ANC 63.5% | 583 | yes |
| 10870039 | ANC 48.1% | 414 | yes |
| 10870040 | ANC 72.5% | 247 | yes |
| 10870602 | SACP 84.1% | 516 | yes |
| 10870860 | SACP 64.7% | 153 | yes |
| 10870949 | SACP 96.2% | 367 | yes |
| 10871210 | ANC 52.5% | 200 | yes |
| 10871221 | SACP 79.8% | 213 | yes |
| 10871232 | ANC 67.1% | 689 | yes |
| 10871377 | ANC 50.8% | 118 | yes |