Ward 40
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200040
Won by
ANC
Kholiwe Thelma Faku
Margin
23.6%
980 votes
Voting districts in
15/15
Valid ward votes
4,160
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCKholiwe Thelma Faku | 1,960 | 47.1% |
| UDM | 980 | 23.6% |
| SACP | 500 | 12.0% |
| EFF | 254 | 6.1% |
| ATM | 238 | 5.7% |
| DA | 75 | 1.8% |
| AIC | 28 | 0.7% |
| PAC | 22 | 0.5% |
| AHC | 20 | 0.5% |
| MKP | 18 | 0.4% |
| APC | 14 | 0.3% |
| COPE | 8 | 0.2% |
| AUC | 8 | 0.2% |
| RISE | 7 | 0.2% |
| ActionSA | 6 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 5 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 4 | 0.1% |
| VF Plus | 3 | 0.1% |
| PCM | 3 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| PA | 2 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 981 more votes to win, or 491 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: 13 of the 15 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 89% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 60.9% | 46.4% | −14.5 |
| UDM | 0.6% | 26.1% | +25.6 |
| SACP | – | 9.3% | new |
| EFF | 11.9% | 6.4% | −5.5 |
| ATM | 0.7% | 6.3% | +5.6 |
| DA | 1.0% | 1.9% | +0.9 |
| AIC | 1.2% | 0.7% | −0.6 |
| Independents | 20.4% | 0.0% | −20.4 |
| 591 | 1.0% | 0.0% | −1.0 |
Voting districts (15)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10820944 | SACP 36.8% | 155 | yes |
| 10870107 | SACP 44.7% | 671 | yes |
| 10870297 | ANC 55.7% | 476 | yes |
| 10870310 | ANC 44.0% | 852 | yes |
| 10870332 | ANC 60.1% | 328 | yes |
| 10870354 | ANC 40.8% | 502 | yes |
| 10870545 | ANC 56.3% | 656 | yes |
| 10870668 | ANC 45.8% | 749 | yes |
| 10870758 | ANC 50.1% | 913 | yes |
| 10870871 | ANC 41.5% | 732 | yes |
| 10871197 | UDM 62.9% | 448 | yes |
| 10871254 | ANC 77.5% | 619 | new |
| 10871276 | ANC 49.2% | 488 | yes |
| 10871298 | ANC 52.2% | 408 | yes |
| 10871535 | ANC 44.4% | 311 | new |