Ward 49
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200049
Won by
ANC
Malibongwe Ketyana
Margin
65.8%
2,770 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
4,212
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMalibongwe Ketyana | 3,205 | 76.1% |
| EFF | 435 | 10.3% |
| UDM | 315 | 7.5% |
| SACP | 108 | 2.6% |
| DA | 45 | 1.1% |
| ATM | 18 | 0.4% |
| AIC | 14 | 0.3% |
| AUC | 13 | 0.3% |
| AHC | 13 | 0.3% |
| MKP | 11 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 8 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 8 | 0.2% |
| ActionSA | 7 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 6 | 0.1% |
| APC | 2 | 0.0% |
| ACDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| COPE | 1 | 0.0% |
| RISE | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 2,771 more votes to win, or 1,386 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: 5 of the 6 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 89% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 89.1% | 76.4% | −12.6 |
| EFF | 7.3% | 8.8% | +1.5 |
| UDM | 0.1% | 8.4% | +8.3 |
| SACP | – | 2.6% | new |
| DA | 1.0% | 1.1% | +0.1 |
| Independents | 1.3% | 0.0% | −1.3 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10820225 | ANC 80.9% | 957 | yes |
| 10870220 | ANC 66.4% | 1,618 | yes |
| 10870242 | ANC 90.0% | 1,778 | yes |
| 10870523 | ANC 73.7% | 1,253 | yes |
| 10870646 | ANC 71.6% | 1,832 | yes |
| 10871557 | ANC 71.4% | 956 | new |