DA 54.2%down 12.3 pts from 66.5% in 2021
Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Lucille BenfieldDemocratic AllianceWard ballot ? · 4 272 valid votes
- DALucille Benfield2 31454.2%
ANCJoshua Kaylin Goss70016.4%
PAColton John Reginald Prince51212.0%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement3117.3%
VF PLUSSchalk Willem Petrus Steyn1303.0%
EFFVuyani Sidinile892.1%
ATMMawethu Moses Williams451.1%
ActionSANoxolo Bophi350.8%
ACDPNokliniki Mary Akrasi-Boateng230.5%- PCMCheryl Rosalene Stafford160.4%
PACNolitha Jezile150.4%- SACPMxolisi Dayi140.3%
- OLAPhilip Kropf140.3%
MKPChuma Ntsizi130.3%
RISEChristina de Klerk120.3%- SMEmmanuel Mzoxolo Kondile80.2%
AICPhakamile Alfred Hlomela70.2%
ALJAMABuyisa Botha70.2%
AUCNosipho Sylvia Ndindwa30.1%
AHCMzoxolo Gunuza20.0%- MAYIBUYELungelwa Onica Kotoyi20.0%
Also on the ballot: Luvuyo Leon Ngqwemla (African People's Convention), Anton King (Arusha Economic Coalition), Pieter van Sens (Congress of the People), Siviwe Ivan Mpambani (Service Delivery Party).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 19 ?
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Voting districts · 5 ?
Lucille Benfield (DA) won Ward 19 with 2 314 votes, 30.4% of the ward's 7 610 registered voters. Turnout was 58.3%: 4 434 of 7 610 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 19, Buffalo City (KuGompo City), voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 11 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 4 436 · spoilt 164 · special votes 476 · All 5 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 5 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 5 voting districts here (4 434 of 7 610). The IEC publishes 58.4%.
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.
The change beside the headline is the difference between the leading party's share here and its share in the 2021 election for the same ward (the ward that covered the same area then), both from the IEC's counts, with no votes re-allocated between boundaries.
Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 28 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 2 314 vs 4 565; ANC 700 vs 1 364; PA 512 vs 1 027; UDM 311 vs 702; VF PLUS 130 vs 286; EFF 89 vs 182; ATM 45 vs 93; ActionSA 35 vs 76; ACDP 23 vs 45; PCM 16 vs 42; PAC 15 vs 27; OLA 14 vs 24; SACP 14 vs 25; MKP 13 vs 29; RISE 12 vs 26; SM 8 vs 15; AIC 7 vs 15; ALJAMA 7 vs 15; AUC 3 vs 4; AHC 2 vs 5; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 5; ACT 0 vs 1; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 1; APC 0 vs 3; COPE 0 vs 3; IFP 0 vs 1; SDP 0 vs 2; TBM 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 79 times in 5 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, 01:48 SAST.