ANC 48.8%down 38.0 pts from 86.8% in 2021

African National Congress · won the ward ballot

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 9 voting districts in

Turnout56.2%

Voters on the roll8 802

South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)

checked 02:40Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Lihle ShushuAfrican National Congress

Ward ballot ? · 4 733 valid votes

ANCLihle Shushu2 30948.8%
SACPSiyabonga Nongqayi1 23026.0%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement4198.9%
PACSabata Christopher Bottoman2174.6%
DAMzamo Elfort Naku1783.8%
EFFAwongiwe Sharlotte Ndziweni1413.0%
AICVusumzi Tutu430.9%
ActionSAXolela Ndevu410.9%
MKPMzimkulu Nokenke260.5%
PAThemba Mali230.5%
ATMNolulamo Avela Goje210.4%
VF PLUSFrancis Zwelandile Mdinwa180.4%
ACDPMalizo Balani140.3%
APCXoliswa Rosemerry Bani120.3%
AHCSikhulule Nkohla80.2%
RISETaschiana Rotania Bentley70.1%
MAYIBUYEPhilabadane Qomisa-Ntoni70.1%
COPEPieter van Sens60.1%
AUCPhillip Ndindwa60.1%
ALJAMAJerome Mdyolo30.1%
ARECOAnton King20.0%
SDPSinethemba Blaau20.0%
Also on the ballot: Schalk Johannes van der Sandt (Progressive Community Movement).

Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).

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Voting districts · 9 ?

Lihle Shushu (ANC) won Ward 45 with 2 309 votes, 26.2% of the ward's 8 802 registered voters. Turnout was 56.2%: 4 950 of 8 802 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 45, 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 · 15 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 4 962 · spoilt 229 · special votes 1 085 · All 9 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 9 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 9 voting districts here (4 950 of 8 802). The IEC publishes 56.4%.

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 25 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 309 vs 4 660; SACP 1 230 vs 2 342; UDM 419 vs 898; PAC 217 vs 433; DA 178 vs 371; EFF 141 vs 302; AIC 43 vs 71; ActionSA 41 vs 86; MKP 26 vs 53; PA 23 vs 45; ATM 21 vs 45; VF PLUS 18 vs 41; ACDP 14 vs 23; APC 12 vs 26; AHC 8 vs 18; MAYIBUYE 7 vs 9; RISE 7 vs 13; AUC 6 vs 11; COPE 6 vs 8; ALJAMA 3 vs 7; ARECO 2 vs 3; ACT 0 vs 1; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 3; IFP 0 vs 4; PCM 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 126 times in 9 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, 02:38 SAST.

Ward 45 2026 election results