Ward 31
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205031
Won by
ANC
Clive Dyke Maluka
Margin
46.7%
1,909 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
4,089
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCClive Dyke Maluka | 2,655 | 64.9% |
| EFF | 746 | 18.2% |
| SACP | 267 | 6.5% |
| DA | 153 | 3.7% |
| ACDP | 49 | 1.2% |
| UAT | 36 | 0.9% |
| ActionSA | 32 | 0.8% |
| MKP | 26 | 0.6% |
| GJDP | 21 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 20 | 0.5% |
| PAC | 17 | 0.4% |
| URF | 13 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 12 | 0.3% |
| DCM | 12 | 0.3% |
| GAZA | 11 | 0.3% |
| APC | 10 | 0.2% |
| Gazankul | 6 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 3 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,910 more votes to win, or 955 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 91% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 64.8% | 66.0% | +1.2 |
| EFF | 29.1% | 17.7% | −11.4 |
| SACP | – | 5.5% | new |
| DA | 3.6% | 4.1% | +0.6 |
| ACDP | 1.4% | 1.1% | −0.3 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76150032 | ANC 63.1% | 2,093 | yes |
| 76150043 | ANC 77.3% | 1,779 | yes |
| 76150650 | ANC 56.0% | 1,638 | yes |
| 76150818 | ANC 68.0% | 1,061 | yes |
| 76150863 | ANC 66.6% | 836 | yes |
| 76150920 | ANC 72.0% | 236 | new |
| 76150953 | ANC 50.8% | 526 | new |