Ward 35
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200035
Won by
ANC
Sikhululwe Melane
Margin
31.8%
1,439 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
4,526
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSikhululwe Melane | 2,491 | 55.0% |
| MKP | 1,052 | 23.2% |
| DA | 199 | 4.4% |
| SACP | 191 | 4.2% |
| ActionSA | 170 | 3.8% |
| EFF | 166 | 3.7% |
| ATM | 68 | 1.5% |
| PAC | 55 | 1.2% |
| AIC | 48 | 1.1% |
| AHC | 13 | 0.3% |
| AUC | 11 | 0.2% |
| APC | 10 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 10 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 9 | 0.2% |
| PA | 7 | 0.2% |
| RISE | 7 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 6 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 3 | 0.1% |
| PCM | 2 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.0% |
| SM | 2 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 1,440 more votes to win, or 720 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: 5 of the 8 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 57% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 69.2% | 59.6% | −9.6 |
| UDM | 0.8% | 8.6% | +7.8 |
| SACP | – | 6.1% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 5.6% | new |
| DA | 6.4% | 5.3% | −1.1 |
| EFF | 20.4% | 5.0% | −15.4 |
| MKP | – | 4.1% | new |
| PAC | 0.7% | 1.5% | +0.8 |
| ATM | 0.6% | 1.2% | +0.6 |
| AIC | 1.3% | 1.0% | −0.3 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10670341 | ANC 46.2% | 275 | yes |
| 10870152 | ANC 61.5% | 1,170 | yes |
| 10870163 | UDM 32.5% | 2,108 | new |
| 10870174 | ANC 48.8% | 1,044 | new |
| 10870657 | ANC 89.5% | 809 | new |
| 10870691 | ANC 71.0% | 1,675 | yes |
| 10870927 | ANC 32.5% | 453 | yes |
| 10871029 | ANC 56.5% | 1,707 | yes |