Ward 34
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200034
Won by
ANC
Mayihlome Mcako
Margin
34.5%
1,783 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
5,167
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMayihlome Mcako | 3,127 | 60.5% |
| UDM | 1,344 | 26.0% |
| DA | 162 | 3.1% |
| EFF | 148 | 2.9% |
| PAC | 89 | 1.7% |
| SACP | 65 | 1.3% |
| AIC | 46 | 0.9% |
| ATM | 41 | 0.8% |
| Mayibuye | 23 | 0.4% |
| APC | 20 | 0.4% |
| AHC | 16 | 0.3% |
| Al Jama-ah | 15 | 0.3% |
| ActionSA | 14 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 10 | 0.2% |
| MKP | 10 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 8 | 0.2% |
| AUC | 8 | 0.2% |
| PA | 6 | 0.1% |
| RISE | 5 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| PCM | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 2 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM 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: 8 of the 8 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 | 79.5% | 61.4% | −18.1 |
| UDM | 0.8% | 25.5% | +24.7 |
| DA | 2.1% | 3.2% | +1.1 |
| EFF | 10.6% | 2.7% | −7.8 |
| SACP | – | 1.3% | new |
| PAC | 1.1% | 1.3% | +0.2 |
| AIC | 1.5% | 0.9% | −0.6 |
| Independents | 2.5% | 0.0% | −2.5 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10670150 | ANC 63.6% | 1,018 | yes |
| 10670172 | ANC 66.7% | 1,672 | yes |
| 10670183 | ANC 55.9% | 1,801 | yes |
| 10670194 | ANC 55.0% | 973 | yes |
| 10670217 | ANC 71.2% | 891 | yes |
| 10670295 | ANC 58.7% | 736 | yes |
| 10670307 | ANC 59.5% | 2,065 | yes |
| 10670318 | ANC 65.6% | 555 | yes |