Ward 18
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205018
Won by
ANC
Jephres Aaron Matsie
Margin
35.0%
1,035 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
2,954
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCJephres Aaron Matsie | 1,503 | 50.9% |
| SACP | 468 | 15.8% |
| EFF | 316 | 10.7% |
| BRA | 142 | 4.8% |
| SAHRA | 117 | 4.0% |
| DA | 104 | 3.5% |
| AUM | 104 | 3.5% |
| TWMP | 76 | 2.6% |
| ActionSA | 38 | 1.3% |
| BLOM | 21 | 0.7% |
| APC | 19 | 0.6% |
| DCM | 10 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 7 | 0.2% |
| MKP | 6 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mahlo People’s Movement | 4 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 3 | 0.1% |
| Gazankul | 3 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.1% |
| URF | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 1,036 more votes to win, or 518 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 | 62.6% | 51.3% | −11.3 |
| SACP | – | 15.3% | new |
| EFF | 7.2% | 10.7% | +3.4 |
| BRA | 12.2% | 4.8% | −7.4 |
| SAHRA | 8.6% | 3.9% | −4.7 |
| DA | 1.2% | 3.8% | +2.6 |
| AUM | 0.9% | 3.2% | +2.3 |
| TWMP | – | 2.5% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.3% | new |
| BLOM | 2.0% | 0.6% | −1.4 |
| DCM | 2.9% | 0.3% | −2.5 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76160066 | ANC 38.0% | 1,212 | yes |
| 76160370 | ANC 33.5% | 732 | yes |
| 76160774 | ANC 63.4% | 936 | yes |
| 76160820 | ANC 57.1% | 1,083 | yes |
| 76160853 | ANC 43.9% | 1,087 | yes |
| 76161034 | ANC 74.9% | 838 | yes |