Ward 39
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200039
Won by
ANC
Odwa Sheshegu
Margin
39.6%
2,240 votes
Voting districts in
11/11
Valid ward votes
5,651
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCOdwa Sheshegu | 3,109 | 55.0% |
| ATM | 869 | 15.4% |
| UDM | 481 | 8.5% |
| DA | 402 | 7.1% |
| EFF | 269 | 4.8% |
| SACP | 120 | 2.1% |
| PA | 118 | 2.1% |
| ActionSA | 53 | 0.9% |
| AIC | 41 | 0.7% |
| AHC | 36 | 0.6% |
| PAC | 33 | 0.6% |
| Independents | 18 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 18 | 0.3% |
| APC | 15 | 0.3% |
| AUC | 15 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 14 | 0.2% |
| MKP | 11 | 0.2% |
| RISE | 11 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 5 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 3 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.0% |
| PCM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ATM would have needed 2,241 more votes to win, or 1,121 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: 11 of the 11 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 | 60.9% | 55.1% | −5.7 |
| ATM | 10.7% | 14.0% | +3.3 |
| UDM | 0.6% | 9.4% | +8.7 |
| DA | 8.7% | 7.3% | −1.4 |
| EFF | 13.1% | 5.1% | −8.0 |
| SACP | – | 2.3% | new |
| PA | 0.2% | 2.1% | +1.8 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.0% | new |
| AIC | 1.2% | 0.7% | −0.6 |
| PAC | 1.1% | 0.6% | −0.6 |
| Independents | 1.7% | 0.2% | −1.6 |
Voting districts (11)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10670026 | ANC 40.4% | 2,254 | yes |
| 10670037 | DA 50.3% | 1,083 | yes |
| 10670329 | ANC 44.0% | 1,198 | yes |
| 10670385 | ANC 41.4% | 561 | yes |
| 10670396 | ANC 40.0% | 1,037 | yes |
| 10870309 | ANC 84.9% | 870 | yes |
| 10870398 | ANC 70.1% | 788 | yes |
| 10870635 | ANC 88.5% | 1,039 | yes |
| 10870815 | ANC 59.2% | 893 | yes |
| 10870916 | ANC 73.4% | 1,066 | yes |
| 10871153 | ANC 76.1% | 477 | yes |