Ward 8
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205008
Won by
ANC
Tebogo Sylvester Matsane
Margin
44.0%
1,410 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
3,201
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCTebogo Sylvester Matsane | 1,810 | 56.5% |
| SACP | 400 | 12.5% |
| EFF | 312 | 9.7% |
| DA | 285 | 8.9% |
| Mayibuye | 144 | 4.5% |
| ActionSA | 81 | 2.5% |
| UAT | 44 | 1.4% |
| APC | 30 | 0.9% |
| DCM | 27 | 0.8% |
| PAC | 14 | 0.4% |
| VF Plus | 13 | 0.4% |
| MKP | 12 | 0.4% |
| GJDP | 9 | 0.3% |
| SDP | 5 | 0.2% |
| BTCP | 5 | 0.2% |
| AUM | 4 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 3 | 0.1% |
| GAZA | 2 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 1,411 more votes to win, or 706 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 | 79.2% | 56.9% | −22.3 |
| SACP | – | 11.9% | new |
| EFF | 10.1% | 9.4% | −0.7 |
| DA | 4.9% | 7.4% | +2.5 |
| Mayibuye | – | 4.4% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 2.7% | new |
| UAT | – | 1.3% | new |
| COPE | 0.1% | 1.3% | +1.2 |
| APC | 1.8% | 1.0% | −0.8 |
| ACDP | 1.8% | 0.4% | −1.4 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76150335 | ANC 73.8% | 928 | yes |
| 76150346 | ANC 55.8% | 1,562 | yes |
| 76150380 | ANC 58.0% | 1,641 | yes |
| 76150683 | ANC 44.6% | 684 | yes |
| 76150694 | ANC 46.0% | 1,074 | yes |
| 76150706 | ANC 65.9% | 478 | yes |