DA 43.5%
Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Lungani SanqelaDemocratic AllianceWard ballot ? · 3 402 valid votes
- DALungani Sanqela1 48143.5%
ANCNtsika Qali96328.3%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement42112.4%
EFFKhanyisa Chetu2316.8%
VF PLUSDeborah Anne Theron772.3%
ActionSALungelwa Menziwa441.3%
ATMLifa Watson Ngqowana391.1%- SACPNombulelo Nkungwana351.0%
PARandall Williams200.6%
AHCLungile Bali150.4%
RISEChristina de Klerk150.4%
ACDPPeter Ivan Arthur Knickelbein140.4%
MKPMzwanele Pamana140.4%
AICPhakamile Alfred Hlomela110.3%
PACLukhanyo Elvis Gcweka50.1%- SMNomhi Tonisi40.1%
APCLuvuyo Leon Ngqwemla20.1%
COPEPieter van Sens20.1%
AUCNosipho Sylvia Ndindwa20.1%
ARECORichelle Gracia Swartbooi20.1%- PCMZelda le-Ann Margaret Kordonski20.1%
- OLALucinda Groep20.1%
- MAYIBUYEPhumzile Kopele10.0%
Also on the ballot: Siphelele Jakavula (Al Jama-ah), Siviwe Ivan Mpambani (Service Delivery Party).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 16 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 4 ?
Lungani Sanqela (DA) won Ward 16 with 1 481 votes, 16.2% of the ward's 9 145 registered voters. Turnout was 57.2%: 5 227 of 9 145 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, Buffalo City (KuGompo City), voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 10 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 459 · spoilt 57 · special votes 96 · All 4 voting districts in (the IEC's voting-district results so far, out of its list of voting districts for this election)
PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 4 voting districts; the IEC publishes the ward ballot per ward and the PR ballot per voting district.
Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 4 voting districts here (5 227 of 9 145). The IEC publishes 56.1%.
The winner's share of registered voters is calculated: the winner's votes on the IEC's ward ballot ÷ the registered voters of the ward's voting districts.
Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 26 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 1 481 vs 2 896; ANC 963 vs 1 927; UDM 421 vs 951; EFF 231 vs 434; VF PLUS 77 vs 157; ActionSA 44 vs 87; ATM 39 vs 81; SACP 35 vs 65; PA 20 vs 40; AHC 15 vs 24; RISE 15 vs 27; ACDP 14 vs 29; MKP 14 vs 25; AIC 11 vs 25; PAC 5 vs 9; SM 4 vs 9; APC 2 vs 3; AUC 2 vs 4; COPE 2 vs 3; OLA 2 vs 3; PCM 2 vs 4; MAYIBUYE 1 vs 2; ACT 0 vs 3; IFP 0 vs 3; SDP 0 vs 1; TBM 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 73 times in 4 voting districts. In local elections the IEC also publishes each party's total across the ward, PR and DC 40% ballots. For these parties (by IEC party number) that total differs from the party's votes on the ballots themselves. We show each ballot's own votes. Each voting district's own page lists the IEC's figures.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 11 Nov 2026, 02:43 SAST.