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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 7

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 UDM 46.1%
Registered voters
1,474
Votes cast
758
Turnout
51.4%
Spoilt votes
9
Voting districts
2

The ward ballot

PartyVotes
UDMUDM - UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT345
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS230
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE55
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS39
PACPAC - PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA16
INDAic - African Independent Congress14
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE9
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT7
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY6
ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY5
RISERISE - RISE MZANSI4
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS4