Ward 5
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200005
Won by
UDM
Steven Mbeko Nobatyi
Margin
18.2%
900 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
4,955
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UDMSteven Mbeko Nobatyi | 2,432 | 49.1% |
| ANC | 1,532 | 30.9% |
| DA | 350 | 7.1% |
| EFF | 184 | 3.7% |
| SM | 113 | 2.3% |
| SACP | 81 | 1.6% |
| ATM | 64 | 1.3% |
| ActionSA | 46 | 0.9% |
| AIC | 43 | 0.9% |
| PAC | 25 | 0.5% |
| MKP | 22 | 0.4% |
| APC | 12 | 0.2% |
| RISE | 10 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 8 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 7 | 0.1% |
| AHC | 7 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 6 | 0.1% |
| VF Plus | 5 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| PA | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARECO | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| OLA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 901 more votes to win, or 451 voters switching from UDM.
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: 6 of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UDM | 1.4% | 49.2% | +47.8 |
| ANC | 60.9% | 32.6% | −28.3 |
| DA | 3.4% | 6.0% | +2.6 |
| EFF | 18.8% | 3.9% | −14.9 |
| SM | – | 1.6% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.5% | new |
| ATM | 0.7% | 1.4% | +0.7 |
| AIC | 2.0% | 0.7% | −1.3 |
| PAC | 2.3% | 0.5% | −1.8 |
| Independents | 9.5% | 0.0% | −9.5 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590498 | UDM 55.3% | 1,790 | yes |
| 10590892 | ANC 45.6% | 1,921 | yes |
| 10590904 | UDM 52.8% | 3,003 | yes |
| 10591208 | UDM 51.9% | 1,053 | yes |
| 10591365 | UDM 51.7% | 1,095 | yes |
| 10591387 | UDM 40.5% | 887 | yes |