Ward 47
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200047
Won by
EFF
Tsepo Mohapi
Margin
8.0%
338 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
4,241
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| EFFTsepo Mohapi | 1,310 | 30.9% |
| UDM | 972 | 22.9% |
| ANC | 772 | 18.2% |
| DA | 483 | 11.4% |
| ATM | 191 | 4.5% |
| ActionSA | 127 | 3.0% |
| MKP | 120 | 2.8% |
| PA | 73 | 1.7% |
| RISE | 37 | 0.9% |
| SACP | 34 | 0.8% |
| VF Plus | 26 | 0.6% |
| SM | 24 | 0.6% |
| PAC | 17 | 0.4% |
| ACDP | 14 | 0.3% |
| AUC | 9 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 8 | 0.2% |
| AIC | 7 | 0.2% |
| APC | 5 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 5 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.1% |
| AHC | 3 | 0.1% |
| PCM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 339 more votes to win, or 170 voters switching from EFF.
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: 2 of the 3 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 83% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFF | 21.5% | 31.8% | +10.3 |
| UDM | 1.5% | 24.7% | +23.2 |
| ANC | 43.9% | 16.7% | −27.2 |
| DA | 25.7% | 10.1% | −15.6 |
| ATM | 1.9% | 4.6% | +2.7 |
| MKP | – | 3.3% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 3.2% | new |
| PA | 0.1% | 1.0% | +1.0 |
| PAC | 2.3% | 0.4% | −1.9 |
| ACDP | 1.2% | 0.4% | −0.8 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590634 | EFF 38.6% | 3,375 | yes |
| 10590645 | UDM 26.8% | 3,715 | yes |
| 10591589 | UDM 25.9% | 1,412 | new |