Ward 37
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205037
Won by
ANC
Victor Makhubela
Margin
59.7%
1,839 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
3,079
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCVictor Makhubela | 2,068 | 67.2% |
| SACP | 229 | 7.4% |
| Independents | 214 | 7.0% |
| DA | 140 | 4.5% |
| ActionSA | 129 | 4.2% |
| EFF | 113 | 3.7% |
| Mayibuye | 64 | 2.1% |
| UAT | 32 | 1.0% |
| GAZA | 23 | 0.7% |
| APC | 22 | 0.7% |
| DCM | 17 | 0.6% |
| Gazankul | 7 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 5 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 4 | 0.1% |
| TWMP | 3 | 0.1% |
| GJDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 1,840 more votes to win, or 920 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 | 67.0% | 69.1% | +2.1 |
| SACP | – | 7.3% | new |
| DA | 2.6% | 4.7% | +2.1 |
| EFF | 6.7% | 4.4% | −2.3 |
| ActionSA | – | 4.4% | new |
| Independents | 15.4% | 3.5% | −11.9 |
| Mayibuye | – | 2.1% | new |
| UAT | – | 1.1% | new |
| APC | 1.2% | 0.7% | −0.5 |
| ERA | 3.7% | 0.0% | −3.7 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76150357 | ANC 80.9% | 1,333 | yes |
| 76150391 | ANC 63.0% | 1,512 | yes |
| 76150627 | ANC 66.9% | 830 | yes |
| 76150649 | ANC 63.6% | 640 | yes |
| 76150728 | ANC 63.3% | 430 | yes |
| 76150740 | ANC 70.1% | 1,415 | yes |