Ward 44
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200044
Won by
ANC
Mwezi Daniso
Margin
18.8%
1,030 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
5,491
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMwezi Daniso | 1,948 | 35.5% |
| DA | 918 | 16.7% |
| PA | 869 | 15.8% |
| ActionSA | 724 | 13.2% |
| EFF | 381 | 6.9% |
| UDM | 246 | 4.5% |
| SACP | 130 | 2.4% |
| PAC | 85 | 1.5% |
| VF Plus | 30 | 0.5% |
| ATM | 29 | 0.5% |
| AIC | 26 | 0.5% |
| MKP | 18 | 0.3% |
| AHC | 16 | 0.3% |
| APC | 15 | 0.3% |
| RISE | 14 | 0.3% |
| Al Jama-ah | 10 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 8 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 6 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 6 | 0.1% |
| IFP | 5 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.0% |
| OLA | 2 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 1,031 more votes to win, or 516 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 9 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 95% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 42.4% | 34.6% | −7.8 |
| DA | 22.6% | 16.0% | −6.6 |
| PA | 2.4% | 15.7% | +13.3 |
| ActionSA | – | 13.2% | new |
| EFF | 5.1% | 7.1% | +2.0 |
| UDM | 0.8% | 5.8% | +5.1 |
| SACP | – | 2.2% | new |
| PAC | 1.4% | 1.6% | +0.3 |
| Independents | 20.7% | 0.0% | −20.7 |
| ISANCO | 1.0% | 0.0% | −1.0 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10670059 | PA 44.7% | 2,824 | yes |
| 10670273 | ANC 52.0% | 1,753 | yes |
| 10670352 | DA 35.0% | 977 | yes |
| 10670464 | ANC 43.5% | 2,112 | yes |
| 10670475 | ANC 50.2% | 536 | yes |
| 10670486 | ANC 78.9% | 503 | yes |
| 10670497 | ANC 52.5% | 301 | yes |
| 10670521 | ANC 51.6% | 576 | new |
| 10870275 | ANC 38.7% | 1,371 | yes |