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Local Government Election 2026ANC leads nationally 33.1%Final resultsView overall results →

Election results: councils and wards

Buffalo City · Eastern Cape

Ward 50

All results in2 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 08:52 · Results are provisional until the IEC declares them.

Won the ward DA 54.7%
Registered voters
1,351
Votes cast
1,011
Turnout
74.8%
Spoilt votes
36
Voting districts
2

The ward ballot

PartyVotes
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE533
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS211
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS104
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY103
ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY9
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS6
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA2
AHCAHC - AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS2
UDMUDM - UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2
INDAic - African Independent Congress1
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1
RISERISE - RISE MZANSI1