Ward 11
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205011
Won by
ANC
Mealton Doctor Mahlake
Margin
57.3%
1,603 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
2,799
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMealton Doctor Mahlake | 1,794 | 64.1% |
| AUM | 191 | 6.8% |
| DA | 177 | 6.3% |
| EFF | 152 | 5.4% |
| DCM | 122 | 4.4% |
| SACP | 89 | 3.2% |
| ActionSA | 53 | 1.9% |
| BLOM | 49 | 1.8% |
| UAT | 45 | 1.6% |
| APC | 41 | 1.5% |
| Mayibuye | 17 | 0.6% |
| MKP | 15 | 0.5% |
| ODF | 12 | 0.4% |
| SDP | 12 | 0.4% |
| PAC | 10 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 6 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 6 | 0.2% |
| BTCP | 6 | 0.2% |
| URF | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. AUM would have needed 1,604 more votes to win, or 802 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 | 74.3% | 64.5% | −9.9 |
| AUM | 0.1% | 6.4% | +6.3 |
| DA | 3.6% | 6.3% | +2.8 |
| EFF | 10.8% | 5.5% | −5.2 |
| DCM | 2.2% | 4.3% | +2.0 |
| SACP | – | 3.3% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.9% | new |
| UAT | – | 1.6% | new |
| APC | 4.4% | 1.4% | −3.0 |
| BLOM | 0.1% | 1.4% | +1.4 |
| ISANCO | 2.3% | 0.0% | −2.3 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76150188 | ANC 85.0% | 825 | yes |
| 76150256 | ANC 61.6% | 1,534 | yes |
| 76150324 | ANC 57.3% | 808 | yes |
| 76150672 | ANC 63.0% | 730 | yes |
| 76150751 | ANC 55.1% | 593 | yes |
| 76150830 | ANC 64.5% | 799 | yes |
| 76150896 | ANC 64.0% | 303 | yes |