Ward 38
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200038
Won by
ANC
Litha Mkupa
Margin
59.5%
2,767 votes
Voting districts in
17/17
Valid ward votes
4,648
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCLitha Mkupa | 3,228 | 69.4% |
| EFF | 461 | 9.9% |
| UDM | 318 | 6.8% |
| DA | 185 | 4.0% |
| SACP | 153 | 3.3% |
| ATM | 107 | 2.3% |
| AIC | 49 | 1.1% |
| MKP | 45 | 1.0% |
| ActionSA | 13 | 0.3% |
| AHC | 12 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 12 | 0.3% |
| IFP | 11 | 0.2% |
| AUC | 10 | 0.2% |
| RISE | 9 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 8 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 7 | 0.2% |
| PA | 5 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 3 | 0.1% |
| VF Plus | 2 | 0.0% |
| APC | 2 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 2,768 more votes to win, or 1,384 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: 15 of the 17 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 | 70.6% | 70.6% | +0.1 |
| EFF | 15.6% | 10.3% | −5.3 |
| UDM | 0.5% | 6.6% | +6.2 |
| DA | 7.6% | 4.0% | −3.6 |
| SACP | – | 2.4% | new |
| ATM | 0.4% | 2.1% | +1.7 |
| AIC | 1.1% | 0.9% | −0.2 |
| AMEC | 2.1% | 0.0% | −2.1 |
Voting districts (17)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10870095 | ANC 79.8% | 779 | yes |
| 10870208 | ANC 63.1% | 842 | yes |
| 10870501 | ANC 85.1% | 456 | yes |
| 10870534 | ANC 72.9% | 509 | yes |
| 10870578 | EFF 48.7% | 715 | yes |
| 10870589 | ANC 59.1% | 651 | yes |
| 10870624 | ANC 86.6% | 699 | yes |
| 10870680 | ANC 69.5% | 627 | yes |
| 10870781 | ANC 66.5% | 1,004 | yes |
| 10870905 | ANC 90.1% | 274 | yes |
| 10871074 | ANC 77.1% | 582 | yes |
| 10871164 | ANC 64.4% | 433 | yes |
| 10871175 | ANC 61.9% | 349 | yes |
| 10871186 | ANC 89.3% | 403 | yes |
| 10871355 | ANC 81.5% | 189 | yes |
| 10871513 | ANC 78.4% | 134 | new |
| 10871568 | ANC 53.2% | 677 | new |