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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 38

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 66.5%
Registered voters
1,985
Votes cast
996
Turnout
50.8%
Spoilt votes
27
Voting districts
4

The ward ballot

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS644
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS202
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT42
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE23
UDMUDM - UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT20
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY8
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY7
INDAic - African Independent Congress5
IFPIFP - INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY5
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA2
AHCAHC - AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS2
APCAPC - AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION2