Ward 6
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200006
Won by
ANC
Bradley Russel Whittington
Margin
25.8%
1,053 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
4,078
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCBradley Russel Whittington | 1,994 | 48.9% |
| DA | 941 | 23.1% |
| PA | 452 | 11.1% |
| EFF | 268 | 6.6% |
| SACP | 56 | 1.4% |
| AIC | 54 | 1.3% |
| OLA | 54 | 1.3% |
| ActionSA | 48 | 1.2% |
| ATM | 37 | 0.9% |
| MKP | 31 | 0.8% |
| PCM | 30 | 0.7% |
| VF Plus | 28 | 0.7% |
| PAC | 23 | 0.6% |
| APC | 13 | 0.3% |
| RISE | 12 | 0.3% |
| ACDP | 10 | 0.2% |
| AHC | 9 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 8 | 0.2% |
| AUC | 4 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 1,054 more votes to win, or 527 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 5 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 | 43.6% | 46.1% | +2.5 |
| DA | 38.5% | 22.4% | −16.1 |
| PA | 1.4% | 11.5% | +10.2 |
| UDM | 1.3% | 5.6% | +4.4 |
| EFF | 10.5% | 5.4% | −5.1 |
| SACP | – | 1.2% | new |
| OLA | – | 1.2% | new |
| AIC | 0.5% | 1.1% | +0.6 |
| PCM | 1.2% | 0.6% | −0.6 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590601 | ANC 59.5% | 1,535 | yes |
| 10590803 | ANC 60.3% | 2,280 | yes |
| 10590814 | DA 44.0% | 2,033 | yes |
| 10590915 | ANC 47.0% | 2,041 | yes |
| 10591321 | ANC 79.2% | 279 | yes |