Ward 42
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200042
Won by
ANC
Phakamile Bamla
Margin
24.3%
1,037 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
4,271
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCPhakamile Bamla | 2,332 | 54.6% |
| UDM | 1,295 | 30.3% |
| EFF | 266 | 6.2% |
| Independents | 98 | 2.3% |
| SACP | 81 | 1.9% |
| DA | 80 | 1.9% |
| ATM | 31 | 0.7% |
| ActionSA | 19 | 0.4% |
| MKP | 18 | 0.4% |
| PAC | 11 | 0.3% |
| AUC | 8 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 6 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 6 | 0.1% |
| APC | 5 | 0.1% |
| AHC | 5 | 0.1% |
| PCM | 3 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.0% |
| ACDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| PA | 1 | 0.0% |
| RISE | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 1,038 more votes to win, or 519 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: 5 of the 5 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 | 71.0% | 54.2% | −16.8 |
| UDM | 0.6% | 30.6% | +30.0 |
| EFF | 23.7% | 6.3% | −17.4 |
| DA | 0.9% | 2.0% | +1.0 |
| SACP | – | 1.9% | new |
| Independents | – | 1.1% | new |
| PAC | 1.2% | 0.4% | −0.8 |
| AIC | 1.5% | 0.3% | −1.1 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590230 | ANC 52.7% | 2,273 | yes |
| 10590241 | ANC 59.5% | 1,781 | yes |
| 10590263 | ANC 64.9% | 938 | yes |
| 10591163 | ANC 46.0% | 2,066 | yes |
| 10591411 | ANC 54.9% | 1,534 | yes |