Ward 35
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205035
Won by
ANC
Davis Nyakane
Margin
41.1%
1,820 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
4,423
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCDavis Nyakane | 2,780 | 62.9% |
| SACP | 960 | 21.7% |
| EFF | 254 | 5.7% |
| APC | 89 | 2.0% |
| MKP | 76 | 1.7% |
| DA | 72 | 1.6% |
| ACDP | 68 | 1.5% |
| COPE | 23 | 0.5% |
| URF | 18 | 0.4% |
| Mahlo People’s Movement | 18 | 0.4% |
| ATM | 15 | 0.3% |
| DCM | 12 | 0.3% |
| ActionSA | 9 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 7 | 0.2% |
| AUM | 6 | 0.1% |
| VF Plus | 5 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| Gazankul | 3 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 1,821 more votes to win, or 911 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 | 48.3% | 63.3% | +15.0 |
| SACP | – | 21.1% | new |
| EFF | 22.0% | 5.9% | −16.2 |
| APC | 0.4% | 1.8% | +1.4 |
| MKP | – | 1.7% | new |
| DA | 0.6% | 1.6% | +1.0 |
| ACDP | 5.2% | 1.5% | −3.7 |
| Independents | 16.8% | 0.0% | −16.8 |
| ISANCO | 4.4% | 0.0% | −4.4 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76170056 | ANC 44.0% | 1,762 | yes |
| 76170179 | ANC 66.0% | 2,038 | yes |
| 76170191 | ANC 88.8% | 1,486 | yes |
| 76170393 | ANC 48.7% | 1,864 | yes |
| 76170696 | ANC 46.0% | 732 | yes |
| 76170720 | ANC 94.0% | 986 | yes |