Ward 43
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200043
Won by
ANC
Mihlalikazi Mapisa
Margin
18.0%
827 votes
Voting districts in
8/8
Valid ward votes
4,596
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMihlalikazi Mapisa | 2,073 | 45.1% |
| DA | 1,246 | 27.1% |
| UDM | 456 | 9.9% |
| SACP | 287 | 6.2% |
| EFF | 239 | 5.2% |
| PAC | 68 | 1.5% |
| MKP | 43 | 0.9% |
| ActionSA | 39 | 0.8% |
| ATM | 33 | 0.7% |
| AIC | 26 | 0.6% |
| PA | 21 | 0.5% |
| Amc.roy. | 16 | 0.3% |
| RISE | 13 | 0.3% |
| APC | 8 | 0.2% |
| AHC | 7 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 6 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 3 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 828 more votes to win, or 414 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: 8 of the 8 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 | 66.1% | 45.1% | −21.0 |
| DA | 7.5% | 24.5% | +17.0 |
| UDM | 1.1% | 12.6% | +11.5 |
| SACP | – | 5.9% | new |
| EFF | 17.2% | 5.4% | −11.8 |
| PAC | 4.6% | 1.5% | −3.1 |
| AIC | 1.5% | 0.5% | −0.9 |
Voting districts (8)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10670228 | DA 35.5% | 943 | yes |
| 10670251 | DA 40.0% | 2,021 | yes |
| 10670431 | DA 47.5% | 1,432 | yes |
| 10670442 | ANC 54.9% | 1,909 | yes |
| 10870118 | ANC 79.1% | 690 | yes |
| 10870129 | ANC 51.3% | 1,001 | yes |
| 10871209 | ANC 67.5% | 415 | yes |
| 10871366 | ANC 73.2% | 734 | yes |