Bushbuckridge election results 2026
African National Congress has more than half of the votes counted so far.
47 of 280 voting stations counted, as at 05 Nov, 16:47. Provisional running totals from the Electoral Commission: these will change. Independent and neutral.
Parties so far
- African National Congress69,4%
- South African Communist Party9,8%
- Economic Freedom Fighters7,1%
- Democratic Alliance4,5%
- uMkhonto weSizwe Party2,0%
- Afrika Mayibuye Movement1,2%
- Better Residents Association1,1%
- African People'S Convention0,7%
- ActionSA0,6%
- African Transformation Movement0,4%
- United Africans Transformation0,4%
- Service Delivery Party0,3%
Seats come once counting ends
After the 2021 election this council had 76 seats, so a party needed 39 to govern alone. The largest party then had 53: 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
13 of 40 wards in Bushbuckridge have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.
Results by ward in Bushbuckridge
- Ward 1ANC 85,3%
- Ward 2ANC 53,0%
- Ward 3ANC 76,6%
- Ward 4ANC 69,7%
- Ward 5ANC 76,6%
- Ward 6ANC 71,1%
- Ward 10ANC 77,2%
- Ward 12ANC 91,1%
- Ward 13ANC 50,7%
- Ward 14ANC 54,7%
- Ward 16Better Residents Association 37,5%
- Ward 17ANC 56,2%
- Ward 20ANC 84,4%
- Ward 21ANC 96,0%
- Ward 22ANC 74,4%
- Ward 23ANC 71,6%
- Ward 24ANC 74,2%
- Ward 26ANC 74,1%
- Ward 27ANC 73,9%
- Ward 29ANC 55,5%
- Ward 30DA 43,4%
- Ward 33ANC 84,5%
- Ward 34ANC 49,4%
- Ward 35ANC 64,9%
- Ward 36ANC 60,1%
- Ward 38ANC 53,8%
- Ward 40ANC 50,7%
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.