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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 40

All results in1 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 51.5%
Registered voters
417
Votes cast
207
Turnout
49.6%
Spoilt votes
3
Voting districts
1

The ward ballot

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS105
UDMUDM - UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT69
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS8
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY7
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6
AHCAHC - AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS4
INDAic - African Independent Congress2
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1
COPECOPE - CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1
PCMPCM - PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT1