Ward 9
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205009
Won by
ANC
Thembinkosi William Ngomane
Margin
40.0%
1,150 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
2,873
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCThembinkosi William Ngomane | 1,570 | 54.6% |
| EFF | 420 | 14.6% |
| SACP | 276 | 9.6% |
| DA | 251 | 8.7% |
| ActionSA | 98 | 3.4% |
| UAT | 67 | 2.3% |
| Mayibuye | 47 | 1.6% |
| SDP | 38 | 1.3% |
| MKP | 31 | 1.1% |
| DCM | 19 | 0.7% |
| APC | 18 | 0.6% |
| VF Plus | 17 | 0.6% |
| ATM | 10 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 5 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 3 | 0.1% |
| URF | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| TWMP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,151 more votes to win, or 576 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: 5 of the 5 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 | 73.1% | 55.2% | −18.0 |
| EFF | 12.9% | 14.4% | +1.5 |
| SACP | – | 9.3% | new |
| DA | 1.8% | 8.7% | +6.9 |
| ActionSA | – | 3.5% | new |
| UAT | – | 2.2% | new |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.7% | new |
| MKP | – | 1.1% | new |
| SDP | – | 1.1% | new |
| Independents | 7.6% | 0.0% | −7.6 |
| ERA | 1.1% | 0.0% | −1.1 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76150470 | ANC 40.5% | 1,622 | yes |
| 76150492 | ANC 76.6% | 1,480 | yes |
| 76150717 | ANC 44.7% | 798 | yes |
| 76150829 | ANC 47.2% | 879 | yes |
| 76170618 | ANC 62.8% | 962 | yes |