Ward 1
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205001
Won by
ANC
Bhunu Witness Malandule
Margin
77.4%
3,450 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
4,457
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCBhunu Witness Malandule | 3,695 | 82.9% |
| EFF | 245 | 5.5% |
| DA | 189 | 4.2% |
| MKP | 150 | 3.4% |
| ActionSA | 68 | 1.5% |
| VF Plus | 28 | 0.6% |
| SACP | 24 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 18 | 0.4% |
| APC | 12 | 0.3% |
| ATM | 10 | 0.2% |
| SDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| URF | 2 | 0.0% |
| DCM | 2 | 0.0% |
| AUM | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mahlo People’s Movement | 2 | 0.0% |
| COPE | 1 | 0.0% |
| TWMP | 1 | 0.0% |
| BTCP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 3,451 more votes to win, or 1,726 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 7 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 91% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 76.9% | 81.0% | +4.2 |
| EFF | 12.0% | 5.8% | −6.1 |
| DA | 1.9% | 4.8% | +2.9 |
| MKP | – | 3.5% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.7% | new |
| APC | 1.1% | 0.3% | −0.8 |
| BLOM | 5.9% | 0.0% | −5.9 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76170089 | ANC 70.9% | 2,206 | yes |
| 76170281 | ANC 96.4% | 1,098 | yes |
| 76170438 | ANC 92.7% | 713 | yes |
| 76170562 | ANC 80.7% | 1,122 | yes |
| 76170742 | ANC 82.0% | 2,268 | yes |
| 76170764 | ANC 74.6% | 705 | yes |
| 76170809 | ANC 89.1% | 824 | new |