ANC 54.6%
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 ?
Phakamile BamlaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 4 271 valid votes
- ANCPhakamile Bamla2 33254.6%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement1 29530.3%
EFFNoluthando Matyobeni2666.2%- IndependentNjongo Mgayi · Independent982.3%
- SACPSimphiwe Shadrack Mkile811.9%
DAThanduxolo Moshile801.9%
ATMNokubonga Gola-Ntame310.7%
ActionSAThandisizwe Ntshoko190.4%
MKPZongezile Papa Petu180.4%
PACKholekile Mdingi110.3%
AUCPhillip Ndindwa80.2%
VF PLUSDeborah Anne Theron60.1%
COPEPieter van Sens60.1%
APCXoliswa Rosemerry Bani50.1%
AHCFuniwe Ngwane50.1%- PCMIgnatius Linzi Bantom30.1%
ALJAMAAyangezwa Ndamase20.0%- MAYIBUYETandazile Mjolo20.0%
ACDPLundile Mbexeshi10.0%
PAGraham Melvin Lottering10.0%
RISEXoliswa Patricia Dalasile-Thwalani10.0%Also on the ballot: Itumeleng Catreen Sidwilleen Vaaltyn (Arusha Economic Coalition), Sinethemba Blaau (Service Delivery Party).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 42 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 5 ?
Phakamile Bamla (ANC) won Ward 42 with 2 332 votes, 29.5% of the ward's 7 912 registered voters. Turnout was 55.7%: 4 409 of 7 912 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 42, 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 · 7 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 4 396 · spoilt 125 · special votes 749 · 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 (4 409 of 7 912). The IEC publishes 55.8%.
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 28 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 332 vs 4 658; UDM 1 295 vs 2 627; EFF 266 vs 539; SACP 81 vs 161; DA 80 vs 168; ATM 31 vs 65; ActionSA 19 vs 48; MKP 18 vs 37; PAC 11 vs 34; AUC 8 vs 12; COPE 6 vs 7; VF PLUS 6 vs 21; AHC 5 vs 31; APC 5 vs 7; PCM 3 vs 4; ALJAMA 2 vs 3; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 7; ACDP 1 vs 7; PA 1 vs 2; RISE 1 vs 5; ACT 0 vs 3; AIC 0 vs 30; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 6; ARECO 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 6; SDP 0 vs 1; SM 0 vs 3; TBM 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 74 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, 02:49 SAST.