Ward 50
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200050
Won by
ANC
Nozuko Jacqueline Balawuthi-Matyila
Margin
8.7%
445 votes
Voting districts in
13/13
Valid ward votes
5,132
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNozuko Jacqueline Balawuthi-Matyila | 1,923 | 37.5% |
| SACP | 1,478 | 28.8% |
| DA | 1,194 | 23.3% |
| VF Plus | 190 | 3.7% |
| UDM | 109 | 2.1% |
| EFF | 90 | 1.8% |
| ATM | 30 | 0.6% |
| MKP | 28 | 0.5% |
| ACDP | 25 | 0.5% |
| AHC | 14 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 11 | 0.2% |
| AIC | 10 | 0.2% |
| ActionSA | 7 | 0.1% |
| RISE | 5 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 4 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 3 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| TBM | 3 | 0.1% |
| APC | 1 | 0.0% |
| PA | 1 | 0.0% |
| AUC | 1 | 0.0% |
| ARECO | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 446 more votes to win, or 223 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: 13 of the 13 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 | 63.5% | 37.7% | −25.8 |
| SACP | – | 28.2% | new |
| DA | 21.9% | 22.9% | +1.0 |
| VF Plus | 0.8% | 4.0% | +3.2 |
| UDM | 0.2% | 2.6% | +2.4 |
| EFF | 11.6% | 1.7% | −9.8 |
Voting districts (13)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10770027 | DA 80.3% | 1,294 | yes |
| 10820078 | SACP 53.1% | 1,758 | yes |
| 10820089 | ANC 61.8% | 557 | yes |
| 10820090 | ANC 73.0% | 477 | yes |
| 10820472 | ANC 50.9% | 924 | yes |
| 10820584 | DA 69.8% | 1,387 | yes |
| 10820630 | ANC 63.5% | 652 | yes |
| 10820708 | ANC 66.1% | 664 | yes |
| 10820731 | ANC 60.0% | 498 | yes |
| 10820742 | SACP 83.0% | 618 | yes |
| 10821035 | DA 33.1% | 795 | yes |
| 10821046 | ANC 44.4% | 241 | yes |
| 10821068 | ANC 83.4% | 380 | yes |