Ward 7
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205007
Won by
ANC
Jupiter Booysen Malomane
Margin
30.4%
1,055 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
3,469
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCJupiter Booysen Malomane | 1,875 | 54.1% |
| SACP | 820 | 23.6% |
| DA | 163 | 4.7% |
| EFF | 151 | 4.4% |
| SAHRA | 134 | 3.9% |
| PAC | 123 | 3.5% |
| DCM | 42 | 1.2% |
| APC | 34 | 1.0% |
| AUM | 31 | 0.9% |
| ActionSA | 25 | 0.7% |
| Mayibuye | 13 | 0.4% |
| MKP | 12 | 0.3% |
| ATM | 10 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 9 | 0.3% |
| GAZA | 7 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 5 | 0.1% |
| TWMP | 5 | 0.1% |
| BTCP | 4 | 0.1% |
| URF | 3 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 1,056 more votes to win, or 528 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 | 74.6% | 53.7% | −20.9 |
| SACP | – | 23.3% | new |
| DA | 2.1% | 4.8% | +2.7 |
| EFF | 10.6% | 4.5% | −6.2 |
| SAHRA | 0.2% | 3.7% | +3.5 |
| PAC | – | 3.5% | new |
| APC | 0.4% | 1.2% | +0.7 |
| DCM | 0.2% | 1.1% | +0.8 |
| Independents | 1.6% | 0.0% | −1.6 |
| ISANCO | 6.5% | 0.0% | −6.5 |
| ERA | 1.9% | 0.0% | −1.9 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76150087 | ANC 69.2% | 600 | yes |
| 76150278 | ANC 54.4% | 1,745 | yes |
| 76150289 | SACP 37.8% | 1,520 | yes |
| 76150302 | ANC 48.7% | 1,515 | yes |
| 76150313 | ANC 79.8% | 475 | yes |
| 76150616 | ANC 70.6% | 1,053 | yes |