Buffalo City election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress39,2%129 237 votes · ahead in 39 wards
2. Democratic Alliance20,7%68 092 votes · ahead in 7 wards
3. United Democratic Movement17,6%57 974 votes · ahead in 2 wards
4. Economic Freedom Fighters6,9%22 577 votes · ahead in 1 ward
5. South African Communist Party4,7%15 326 votes · ahead in 1 ward
6. African Transformation Movement1,9%6 180 votes
7. Freedom Front Plus1,7%5 549 votes
8. ActionSA1,4%4 450 votes
9. Patriotic Alliance1,2%3 921 votes
10. uMkhonto weSizwe Party0,8%2 617 votes
11. TBMThina Bantu Movement0,6%1 972 votes
12. Pan Africanist Congress of Azania0,5%1 698 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 100 seats, so a party needed 51 to govern alone. The largest party then had 61: African National Congress. The size of the council can change between elections, and early votes cannot tell us the final seats. The Commission announces them.

How far each ward is counted

Every ward in Buffalo City has results. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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Results by ward in Buffalo City

• Ward 1ANC 36,7%
• Ward 2ANC 51,8%
• Ward 3DA 35,2%
• Ward 4DA 51,3%
• Ward 5United Democratic Movement 49,1%
• Ward 6ANC 43,3%
• Ward 7ANC 47,2%
• Ward 8ANC 36,0%
• Ward 9ANC 29,0%
• Ward 10ANC 36,8%
• Ward 11ANC 67,3%
• Ward 12ANC 48,2%
• Ward 13ANC 56,3%
• Ward 14ANC 66,5%
• Ward 15DA 26,5%
• Ward 16ANC 41,4%
• Ward 17ANC 59,2%
• Ward 18DA 80,7%
• Ward 19DA 51,1%
• Ward 20ANC 42,3%
• Ward 21ANC 50,8%
• Ward 22ANC 51,2%
• Ward 23ANC 62,9%
• Ward 24ANC 52,5%
• Ward 25ANC 43,9%
• Ward 26ANC 60,2%
• Ward 27United Democratic Movement 38,1%
• Ward 28DA 71,4%
• Ward 29DA 70,9%
• Ward 30ANC 59,4%
• Ward 31ANC 50,2%
• Ward 32ANC 62,0%
• Ward 33ANC 56,0%
• Ward 34ANC 58,4%
• Ward 35ANC 45,1%
• Ward 36ANC 53,4%
• Ward 37ANC 29,3%
• Ward 38ANC 72,3%
• Ward 39ANC 48,2%
• Ward 40ANC 44,0%
• Ward 41SACP 47,5%
• Ward 42ANC 52,3%
• Ward 43ANC 41,1%
• Ward 44ANC 43,6%
• Ward 45ANC 60,5%
• Ward 46ANC 32,1%
• Ward 47EFF 34,3%
• Ward 48ANC 55,0%
• Ward 49ANC 77,9%
• Ward 50ANC 35,7%

About these results

Are these the final 2026 local election results?

Not yet. These are running totals as the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) publishes them, and they change as more voting stations are counted. Only the Commission's declaration is final.

How do I see the results for my ward?

Use Find my ward on Mandate SA, with your location or by searching your municipality and ward number. Your ward's page shows every candidate and each voting station as it is counted.

Where do these results come from?

From the results the Electoral Commission of South Africa publishes. Mandate SA adds them up and shows them free of charge. Vote totals add the ward and party ballots together, as the Commission's dashboard does.

Does the party with the most votes run the municipality?

Not always. A party needs more than half of a council's seats to govern alone. If no party has that, the council is hung, and parties may form a coalition or a minority government.

Why do early results look different from the final picture?

Stations are counted at different speeds, so early totals lean towards the places counted first. Check how many stations are in before reading much into a figure.