DA 80.7%
Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Jason Scott Mc DowellDemocratic AllianceWard ballot ? · 6 119 valid votes
- DAJason Scott Mc Dowell4 93680.7%
ANCNkululeko Sivenathi Nazo3055.0%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement2544.2%
VF PLUSSchalk Willem Petrus Steyn2393.9%
ACDPPeter Ivan Arthur Knickelbein871.4%
EFFBuyelwa Olga Thwalingca701.1%
ActionSAAsanele Nkonzo611.0%
RISEChristina de Klerk480.8%
ATMPhakama Jeku440.7%- SACPNombulelo Nkungwana210.3%
MKPAyabulela Bantwini160.3%
ALJAMAAlicia Adkins140.2%
PAShalkino Romano Botha90.1%
PACViolet Ndesi30.0%- MAYIBUYEPhumzile Kopele30.0%
AICPhakamile Alfred Hlomela20.0%- PCMEsmerelda Fiedra Ricketts20.0%
- OLALucinda Groep20.0%
COPEPieter van Sens10.0%
AHCFundiswa Ngangani10.0%- SDPSiviwe Ivan Mpambani10.0%
Also on the ballot: Luvuyo Leon Ngqwemla (African People's Convention), Nosipho Sylvia Ndindwa (African Unemployed Congress), William Donne Gould (Arusha Economic Coalition).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 18 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 4 ?
Jason Scott Mc Dowell (DA) won Ward 18 with 4 936 votes, 53.7% of the ward's 9 193 registered voters. Turnout was 67.0%: 6 159 of 9 193 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 18, 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 · 12 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 6 143 · spoilt 24 · special votes 2 380 · 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 (6 159 of 9 193). The IEC publishes 67.0%.
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 23 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 4 936 vs 9 689; ANC 305 vs 633; UDM 254 vs 599; VF PLUS 239 vs 502; ACDP 87 vs 185; EFF 70 vs 155; ActionSA 61 vs 130; RISE 48 vs 111; ATM 44 vs 96; SACP 21 vs 41; MKP 16 vs 35; ALJAMA 14 vs 26; PA 9 vs 17; PAC 3 vs 4; AIC 2 vs 3; OLA 2 vs 3; PCM 2 vs 3; AHC 1 vs 4; COPE 1 vs 4; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 1; APC 0 vs 2; SM 0 vs 5; TBM 0 vs 2. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 62 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.