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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 35

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 38.5%
Registered voters
924
Votes cast
394
Turnout
43.1%
Spoilt votes
38
Voting districts
2

The ward ballot

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS137
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS65
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE64
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA23
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY23
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT14
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY13
INDAic - African Independent Congress6
PACPAC - PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA5
ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3
APCAPC - AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION1
AUCAUC - AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS1