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Local Government Election 2026ANC leads nationally 33.3%Final resultsView overall results →

Election results: councils and wards

Buffalo City · Eastern Cape

Ward 5

All results in2 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 41.2%
Registered voters
2,419
Votes cast
1,419
Turnout
58.7%
Spoilt votes
14
Voting districts
2

The ward ballot

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS579
UDMUDM - UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT564
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE94
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS47
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY25
SMSM - SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT21
INDAic - African Independent Congress16
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT14
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA13
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY12
PACPAC - PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA5
APCAPC - AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION4