Ward 4
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200004
Won by
DA
Lemarc Allister Stewart
Margin
31.7%
1,885 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
5,945
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DALemarc Allister Stewart | 3,049 | 51.3% |
| ANC | 1,164 | 19.6% |
| UDM | 929 | 15.6% |
| VF Plus | 216 | 3.6% |
| SACP | 121 | 2.0% |
| EFF | 106 | 1.8% |
| ATM | 104 | 1.7% |
| ACDP | 65 | 1.1% |
| ActionSA | 56 | 0.9% |
| MKP | 31 | 0.5% |
| RISE | 26 | 0.4% |
| PA | 21 | 0.4% |
| AIC | 14 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 11 | 0.2% |
| PCM | 7 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 5 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 5 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| APC | 3 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 2 | 0.0% |
| AHC | 2 | 0.0% |
| ACT | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 1,886 more votes to win, or 943 voters switching from DA.
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: 4 of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 59.4% | 50.1% | −9.4 |
| ANC | 30.6% | 19.6% | −11.0 |
| UDM | 0.9% | 16.1% | +15.2 |
| VF Plus | 1.5% | 4.0% | +2.5 |
| EFF | 3.5% | 2.1% | −1.4 |
| SACP | – | 2.0% | new |
| ATM | 0.8% | 1.7% | +0.9 |
| ACDP | 1.6% | 1.1% | −0.5 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590768 | ANC 48.0% | 3,495 | yes |
| 10590779 | DA 72.5% | 2,624 | yes |
| 10590780 | DA 69.4% | 3,722 | yes |
| 10591141 | DA 63.2% | 2,051 | yes |