Ward 8
Buffalo City (BUF) · IEC ward 29200008
Won by
ANC
Kwanele Majeke
Margin
7.6%
361 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
4,719
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCKwanele Majeke | 1,341 | 28.4% |
| UDM | 980 | 20.8% |
| DA | 910 | 19.3% |
| PA | 680 | 14.4% |
| SACP | 346 | 7.3% |
| EFF | 161 | 3.4% |
| OLA | 47 | 1.0% |
| PAC | 40 | 0.8% |
| AIC | 36 | 0.8% |
| ATM | 30 | 0.6% |
| VF Plus | 29 | 0.6% |
| ActionSA | 17 | 0.4% |
| ACDP | 16 | 0.3% |
| PCM | 16 | 0.3% |
| Al Jama-ah | 14 | 0.3% |
| APC | 11 | 0.2% |
| RISE | 11 | 0.2% |
| SM | 9 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 8 | 0.2% |
| MKP | 7 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.1% |
| AUC | 2 | 0.0% |
| AHC | 2 | 0.0% |
| ARECO | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. UDM would have needed 362 more votes to win, or 181 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: 7 of the 7 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 | 60.5% | 29.0% | −31.6 |
| UDM | 0.7% | 21.8% | +21.2 |
| DA | 25.0% | 19.4% | −5.7 |
| PA | 2.5% | 14.2% | +11.8 |
| SACP | – | 5.9% | new |
| EFF | 6.2% | 3.4% | −2.7 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10590465 | DA 47.3% | 1,384 | yes |
| 10590623 | ANC 41.5% | 1,490 | yes |
| 10590836 | ANC 49.3% | 1,597 | yes |
| 10590982 | PA 27.8% | 2,602 | yes |
| 10590993 | DA 45.7% | 705 | yes |
| 10591118 | UDM 42.0% | 616 | yes |
| 10591129 | UDM 40.0% | 1,036 | yes |