Ward 7
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200007
Won by
ANC
Mkakutta Clara Yekiso-Morolong
Margin
6.0%
353 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
5,865
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMkakutta Clara Yekiso-Morolong | 2,740 | 46.7% |
| UDM | 2,387 | 40.7% |
| DA | 254 | 4.3% |
| EFF | 191 | 3.3% |
| AIC | 42 | 0.7% |
| SACP | 36 | 0.6% |
| ATM | 34 | 0.6% |
| PAC | 29 | 0.5% |
| ActionSA | 24 | 0.4% |
| PA | 20 | 0.3% |
| MKP | 20 | 0.3% |
| COPE | 18 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 15 | 0.3% |
| RISE | 13 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 12 | 0.2% |
| AUC | 10 | 0.2% |
| APC | 4 | 0.1% |
| AHC | 4 | 0.1% |
| OLA | 4 | 0.1% |
| SM | 4 | 0.1% |
| PCM | 3 | 0.1% |
| ARECO | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 354 more votes to win, or 177 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 61.4% | 47.6% | −13.8 |
| UDM | 1.8% | 41.2% | +39.4 |
| DA | 5.8% | 4.2% | −1.6 |
| EFF | 24.0% | 3.0% | −21.1 |
| AIC | 1.5% | 0.6% | −0.9 |
| Independents | 1.4% | 0.0% | −1.4 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590487 | ANC 54.7% | 2,492 | yes |
| 10590533 | ANC 46.7% | 1,945 | yes |
| 10590544 | ANC 51.1% | 3,703 | yes |
| 10590612 | UDM 48.0% | 793 | yes |
| 10590791 | UDM 49.2% | 2,022 | yes |
| 10591006 | UDM 43.0% | 698 | yes |