Ward 45
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200045
Won by
ANC
Lihle Shushu
Margin
22.8%
1,079 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
4,733
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCLihle Shushu | 2,309 | 48.8% |
| SACP | 1,230 | 26.0% |
| UDM | 419 | 8.9% |
| PAC | 217 | 4.6% |
| DA | 178 | 3.8% |
| EFF | 141 | 3.0% |
| AIC | 43 | 0.9% |
| ActionSA | 41 | 0.9% |
| MKP | 26 | 0.5% |
| PA | 23 | 0.5% |
| ATM | 21 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 18 | 0.4% |
| ACDP | 14 | 0.3% |
| APC | 12 | 0.3% |
| AHC | 8 | 0.2% |
| RISE | 7 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 7 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 6 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 6 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 2 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 1,080 more votes to win, or 540 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: 9 of the 9 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 | 86.2% | 49.2% | −37.0 |
| SACP | – | 24.7% | new |
| UDM | 0.8% | 9.5% | +8.7 |
| PAC | 0.6% | 4.6% | +4.0 |
| DA | 3.0% | 3.9% | +0.9 |
| EFF | 5.8% | 3.2% | −2.6 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590825 | ANC 36.3% | 1,886 | yes |
| 10670060 | ANC 60.9% | 744 | yes |
| 10670071 | ANC 49.7% | 1,445 | yes |
| 10670374 | ANC 50.5% | 1,692 | yes |
| 10820203 | ANC 66.5% | 1,072 | yes |
| 10820214 | ANC 75.2% | 351 | yes |
| 10820236 | SACP 43.3% | 501 | yes |
| 10870747 | PAC 42.7% | 830 | yes |
| 10870770 | ANC 48.8% | 955 | yes |