Ward 40
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205040
Won by
ANC
Khomotso Jessica Nxumalo
Margin
32.4%
1,144 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
3,531
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCKhomotso Jessica Nxumalo | 1,995 | 56.5% |
| SACP | 851 | 24.1% |
| DA | 150 | 4.2% |
| EFF | 127 | 3.6% |
| AUM | 75 | 2.1% |
| GAZA | 67 | 1.9% |
| BRA | 57 | 1.6% |
| ACDP | 54 | 1.5% |
| ActionSA | 36 | 1.0% |
| SAHRA | 25 | 0.7% |
| MKP | 22 | 0.6% |
| TWMP | 16 | 0.5% |
| APC | 13 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 8 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 8 | 0.2% |
| DCM | 8 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 7 | 0.2% |
| SDP | 6 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 3 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 3 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 1,145 more votes to win, or 573 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 7 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 94% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 68.2% | 57.7% | −10.5 |
| SACP | – | 23.4% | new |
| DA | 6.8% | 4.0% | −2.8 |
| EFF | 4.6% | 3.5% | −1.1 |
| GAZA | – | 1.9% | new |
| AUM | 1.6% | 1.9% | +0.3 |
| BRA | 8.5% | 1.6% | −6.9 |
| ACDP | 0.5% | 1.5% | +1.0 |
| SAHRA | 2.2% | 0.6% | −1.6 |
| DCM | 1.9% | 0.2% | −1.7 |
| Independents | 1.4% | 0.0% | −1.4 |
| ISANCO | 2.4% | 0.0% | −2.4 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76160033 | ANC 51.3% | 757 | yes |
| 76160099 | ANC 47.8% | 1,676 | yes |
| 76160156 | ANC 58.2% | 791 | yes |
| 76160550 | ANC 71.0% | 1,150 | yes |
| 76160572 | ANC 68.0% | 892 | yes |
| 76160842 | ANC 55.0% | 1,357 | yes |
| 76161113 | ANC 48.2% | 423 | new |