Ward 23
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205023
Won by
ANC
Thomas Godfrey Nzima
Margin
50.8%
1,761 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
3,465
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCThomas Godfrey Nzima | 2,265 | 65.4% |
| EFF | 504 | 14.5% |
| PA | 194 | 5.6% |
| MKP | 161 | 4.6% |
| DA | 126 | 3.6% |
| ATM | 60 | 1.7% |
| Mayibuye | 41 | 1.2% |
| SACP | 39 | 1.1% |
| VF Plus | 19 | 0.5% |
| APC | 16 | 0.5% |
| ActionSA | 14 | 0.4% |
| DCM | 7 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 6 | 0.2% |
| NFP | 4 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| URF | 2 | 0.1% |
| TWMP | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,762 more votes to win, or 881 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: 5 of the 7 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 92% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 74.5% | 65.8% | −8.7 |
| EFF | 13.0% | 14.2% | +1.2 |
| PA | – | 5.8% | new |
| MKP | – | 4.7% | new |
| DA | 0.9% | 3.5% | +2.6 |
| ATM | 6.5% | 1.8% | −4.7 |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.1% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.1% | new |
| ISANCO | 2.2% | 0.0% | −2.2 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76170012 | ANC 57.4% | 1,888 | yes |
| 76170023 | ANC 62.6% | 1,648 | yes |
| 76170034 | ANC 73.4% | 806 | yes |
| 76170269 | ANC 71.8% | 1,593 | yes |
| 76170630 | ANC 79.2% | 403 | yes |
| 76170786 | ANC 69.7% | 535 | new |
| 76170832 | ANC 61.5% | 26 | new |