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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 46

All results in3 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 25.7%
Registered voters
3,544
Votes cast
2,087
Turnout
58.9%
Spoilt votes
28
Voting districts
3

The ward ballot

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS529
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE489
TBMTBM - THINA BANTU MOVEMENT401
UDMUDM - UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT245
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS134
INDIndependent59
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS48
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT29
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA23
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY17
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY13
ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY11