Ward 48
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200048
Won by
ANC
Sinethemba Melude
Margin
16.6%
613 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
3,693
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSinethemba Melude | 1,856 | 50.3% |
| UDM | 1,243 | 33.7% |
| EFF | 231 | 6.3% |
| DA | 61 | 1.7% |
| ATM | 61 | 1.7% |
| SACP | 54 | 1.5% |
| PAC | 35 | 0.9% |
| MKP | 21 | 0.6% |
| APC | 15 | 0.4% |
| AUC | 12 | 0.3% |
| SM | 12 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 11 | 0.3% |
| COPE | 11 | 0.3% |
| Independents | 10 | 0.3% |
| AIC | 10 | 0.3% |
| AHC | 10 | 0.3% |
| ActionSA | 9 | 0.2% |
| RISE | 8 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 7 | 0.2% |
| SDP | 5 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| PA | 3 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| PCM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 614 more votes to win, or 307 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: 4 of the 4 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 | 72.8% | 49.5% | −23.3 |
| UDM | 0.7% | 34.2% | +33.5 |
| EFF | 19.5% | 6.2% | −13.4 |
| DA | 2.2% | 1.9% | −0.3 |
| ATM | 0.1% | 1.6% | +1.5 |
| SACP | – | 1.5% | new |
| PAC | 2.4% | 1.0% | −1.4 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590038 | UDM 41.6% | 1,907 | yes |
| 10590049 | ANC 49.0% | 1,097 | yes |
| 10590140 | ANC 56.1% | 1,871 | yes |
| 10590410 | ANC 52.3% | 2,522 | yes |