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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 26

All results in10 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 67.1%
Registered voters
6,480
Votes cast
3,870
Turnout
59.9%
Spoilt votes
42
Voting districts
10

The ward ballot

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2,568
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE387
UDMUDM - UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT233
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS204
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY197
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS62
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT41
AHCAHC - AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS27
INDAic - African Independent Congress25
ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY12
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY12
PACPAC - PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA12