Ward 37
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200037
Won by
ANC
Ntombekhaya Muriel Ntshebe
Margin
9.1%
453 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
5,005
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNtombekhaya Muriel Ntshebe | 1,843 | 36.8% |
| UDM | 1,390 | 27.8% |
| DA | 906 | 18.1% |
| EFF | 245 | 4.9% |
| SACP | 143 | 2.9% |
| ATM | 95 | 1.9% |
| ActionSA | 82 | 1.6% |
| VF Plus | 65 | 1.3% |
| ACDP | 35 | 0.7% |
| RISE | 33 | 0.7% |
| MKP | 27 | 0.5% |
| PA | 26 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 21 | 0.4% |
| Al Jama-ah | 17 | 0.3% |
| AIC | 16 | 0.3% |
| COPE | 16 | 0.3% |
| AHC | 14 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 10 | 0.2% |
| AUC | 9 | 0.2% |
| APC | 4 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 4 | 0.1% |
| PCM | 3 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 454 more votes to win, or 227 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 9 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 | 54.9% | 35.3% | −19.7 |
| UDM | 2.7% | 28.0% | +25.3 |
| DA | 26.2% | 19.1% | −7.0 |
| EFF | 10.7% | 5.1% | −5.5 |
| SACP | – | 2.9% | new |
| ATM | 1.5% | 2.0% | +0.4 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.9% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.6% | 1.3% | +0.7 |
| ACDP | 1.6% | 0.7% | −0.9 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10670048 | ANC 30.7% | 1,470 | yes |
| 10670138 | ANC 29.9% | 1,477 | yes |
| 10670330 | ANC 26.2% | 1,239 | yes |
| 10670419 | ANC 28.4% | 921 | yes |
| 10670420 | ANC 29.8% | 1,377 | yes |
| 10870556 | UDM 54.0% | 1,243 | yes |
| 10870714 | ANC 58.8% | 609 | yes |
| 10870769 | ANC 61.9% | 709 | yes |
| 10871579 | ANC 49.3% | 906 | new |