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Ward 32

Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205032

Won by
ANC
Sarona Lekhuane
Margin
5.2%
189 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
3,628

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCSarona Lekhuane1,56543.1%
DA1,37637.9%
SACP2617.2%
ActionSA1674.6%
EFF1413.9%
UAT260.7%
SDP220.6%
MKP180.5%
AUM120.3%
URF110.3%
DCM100.3%
APC90.2%
COPE20.1%
TWMP20.1%
BTCP20.1%
VF Plus10.0%
LABOUR10.0%
Mayibuye10.0%
GJDP10.0%

Votes needed. DA would have needed 190 more votes to win, or 95 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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
ANC48.4%42.8%−5.5
DA0.7%37.6%+37.0
SACP–7.1%new
ActionSA–4.6%new
EFF11.6%4.1%−7.5
APC25.4%0.3%−25.1
DCM3.3%0.2%−3.1
BRA1.9%0.0%−1.8
SAHRA4.9%0.0%−4.9

Voting districts (7)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
76160134ANC 67.5%650yes
76160628DA 29.3%1,133yes
76160639DA 47.9%1,607yes
76160651DA 55.8%996yes
76160662ANC 73.9%1,661yes
76160808DA 62.4%771yes
76161067ANC 63.7%465yes