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Ward 25

Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205025

Won by
ANC
Duladula Vanryn Mdluli
Margin
40.8%
1,446 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
3,544

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCDuladula Vanryn Mdluli2,11159.6%
SACP66518.8%
Mayibuye1915.4%
EFF1664.7%
MKP1083.0%
ActionSA902.5%
DA822.3%
ATM260.7%
APC250.7%
VF Plus200.6%
COPE200.6%
PAC110.3%
Mahlo People’s Movement80.2%
Gazankul70.2%
DCM50.1%
URF30.1%
AUM20.1%
LABOUR10.0%
SDP10.0%
TWMP10.0%
GJDP10.0%

Votes needed. SACP would have needed 1,447 more votes to win, or 724 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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
ANC78.1%60.1%−17.9
SACP–17.7%new
Mayibuye–5.2%new
EFF10.4%5.0%−5.3
MKP–3.0%new
ActionSA–2.7%new
DA1.4%2.4%+1.0
APC1.4%0.8%−0.6
Independents5.7%0.0%−5.7

Voting districts (6)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
76170090ANC 77.4%1,120yes
76170102ANC 67.1%1,885yes
76170203ANC 41.5%1,149yes
76170247ANC 51.9%1,128yes
76170304ANC 48.5%365yes
76170348ANC 61.9%1,419yes