ANC 50.3%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Sinethemba MeludeAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 693 valid votes
- ANCSinethemba Melude1 85650.3%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement1 24333.7%
EFFBongiwe Mandoyi2316.3%
DAMawande Mbelekane611.7%
ATMNolonwabo Nelana611.7%- SACPThembani Shadrack Javu541.5%
PACNceba Ntanda350.9%
MKPChumani Nongqayi210.6%
APCXoliswa Rosemerry Bani150.4%
AUCPhillip Ndindwa120.3%- SMNtombizakhe Ethel Fex120.3%
VF PLUSNicolaas Rudolph Swanepoel110.3%
COPEPieter van Sens110.3%- IndependentSiyabonga Nkonyeni · Independent100.3%
AICVusumzi Tutu100.3%
AHCNonqaba Ngangani100.3%
ActionSALoyiso Neti90.2%
RISENceba Theophilus Matabeni80.2%
ALJAMANqaba Mdingi70.2%- SDPSinethemba Blaau50.1%
ACDPAndries Petrus Bernardo40.1%
PASiyabonga Stompi30.1%- MAYIBUYEZiyanda Precious Jebese30.1%
- PCMSchalk Johannes van der Sandt10.0%
Also on the ballot: Richelle Gracia Swartbooi (Arusha Economic Coalition).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 48 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 4 ?
Sinethemba Melude (ANC) won Ward 48 with 1 856 votes, 26.1% of the ward's 7 114 registered voters. Turnout was 52.5%: 3 737 of 7 114 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 48, 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 · 2 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 735 · spoilt 42 · special votes 383 · 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 (3 737 of 7 114). The IEC publishes 52.6%.
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): ANC 1 856 vs 3 662; UDM 1 243 vs 2 527; EFF 231 vs 455; ATM 61 vs 118; DA 61 vs 139; SACP 54 vs 113; PAC 35 vs 77; MKP 21 vs 43; APC 15 vs 18; AUC 12 vs 19; SM 12 vs 27; COPE 11 vs 16; VF PLUS 11 vs 23; AHC 10 vs 26; AIC 10 vs 34; ActionSA 9 vs 21; RISE 8 vs 21; ALJAMA 7 vs 8; SDP 5 vs 6; ACDP 4 vs 11; MAYIBUYE 3 vs 5; PA 3 vs 6; ACT 0 vs 6; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 3; IFP 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: 80 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, 03:56 SAST.