Election results: councils and wards
Buffalo City
All results in114 voting districts counted
Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 09:23
- Registered voters
- 101,026
- Votes cast
- 116,340
- Turnout
- 57.7%
- Spoilt votes
- 1,656
- Wards
- 38
Wards won so far
- ANC 24 wards (24 final)
- DA 9 wards (9 final)
- UDM 4 wards (4 final)
- SACP 1 ward (1 final)
Votes (ward and party ballots together)
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 44,005 | 38.37% |
| DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 25,037 | 21.83% |
| UDMUDM - UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 21,466 | 18.72% |
| SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 6,674 | 5.82% |
| EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 5,574 | 4.86% |
| VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 2,039 | 1.78% |
| ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 1,758 | 1.53% |
| ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA | 1,288 | 1.12% |
| PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 1,222 | 1.07% |
| TBMTBM - THINA BANTU MOVEMENT | 988 | 0.86% |
| MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 842 | 0.73% |
| ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 600 | 0.52% |
Who leads in each ward
Each ward in the colour of the party ahead on its ward ballot; “from …” marks a ward that has changed hands since last time. Open a ward for its results and candidates.
- Ward 1 ANC 47%
- Ward 2 ANC 53%
- Ward 4 DA 74%
- Ward 5 ANC 41%
- Ward 6 DA 35%
- Ward 7 UDM 46%
- Ward 8 ANC 38%
- Ward 9 UDM 31%
- Ward 10 UDM 41%
- Ward 12 ANC 56%
- Ward 13 ANC 65%
- Ward 15 DA 75%
- Ward 16 DA 65%
- Ward 18 DA 82%
- Ward 20 UDM 46%
- Ward 22 ANC 44%
- Ward 23 ANC 58%
- Ward 24 ANC 69%
- Ward 25 ANC 50%
- Ward 26 ANC 67%
- Ward 27 DA 52%
- Ward 28 DA 69%
- Ward 31 ANC 39%
- Ward 32 ANC 64%
- Ward 33 ANC 52%
- Ward 34 ANC 58%
- Ward 35 ANC 38%
- Ward 36 ANC 70%
- Ward 38 ANC 66%
- Ward 39 ANC 77%
- Ward 40 ANC 51%
- Ward 41 SACP 54%
- Ward 42 ANC 47%
- Ward 43 DA 40%
- Ward 44 ANC 51%
- Ward 46 ANC 26%
- Ward 48 ANC 55%
- Ward 50 DA 55%