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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 44

All results in1 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 09:20 · Results are provisional until the IEC declares them.

Won the ward ANC 50.6%
Registered voters
505
Votes cast
270
Turnout
53.5%
Spoilt votes
3
Voting districts
1

The ward ballot

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS135
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA56
UDMUDM - UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT23
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS16
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY12
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE7
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE7
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT4
RISERISE - RISE MZANSI2
ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1
AHCAHC - AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS1
APCAPC - AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION1