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Local Government Election 2026ANC leads nationally 33.1%Final resultsView overall results →

Election results: councils and wards

Buffalo City · Eastern Cape

Ward 2

All results in4 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 08:51 · Results are provisional until the IEC declares them.

Won the ward ANC 52.5%
Registered voters
5,841
Votes cast
3,173
Turnout
54.7%
Spoilt votes
39
Voting districts
4

The ward ballot

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1,646
UDMUDM - UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1,320
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS51
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE36
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY26
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT8
PCMPCM - PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT8
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA7
PACPAC - PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA7
RISERISE - RISE MZANSI5
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY4
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT3