ANC 63.5%
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 ?
Thembinkosi SobendeAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 5 813 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress3 69363.5%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement75212.9%
DADemocratic Alliance70412.1%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters2374.1%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus1071.8%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party951.6%
AICAfrican Independent Congress460.8%- SACPSouth African Communist Party380.7%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement350.6%
AHCAfrican Heart Congress300.5%
ActionSA180.3%
AUCAfrican Unemployed Congress140.2%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party80.1%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania70.1%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party60.1%
COPECongress of the People60.1%- SDPService Delivery Party50.1%
APCAfrican People's Convention40.1%
PAPatriotic Alliance30.1%
ARECOArusha Economic Coalition20.0%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah10.0%
RISERise Mzansi10.0%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement10.0%
Hours off in Ward 32 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 24 ?
Thembinkosi Sobende (ANC) won Ward 32 with 3 693 votes, 36.5% of the ward's 10 106 registered voters. Turnout was 58.0%: 5 860 of 10 106 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 32, Buffalo City (KuGompo City), voting district by voting district.
- Kaysers Beach Social ClubVD 10770061DA 63.6%
- Dyam Dyam Community HallVD 10820292ANC 68.3%
- Lilly Vale Daycare CentreVD 10820304DA 56.2%
- Zikhova Community HallVD 10820326ANC 83.1%
- Ngcamama Intermidiate SchoolVD 10820337ANC 82.9%
- Kiwane Primary SchoolVD 10820348ANC 75.9%
- Sandile Primary SchoolVD 10820359ANC 69.4%
- Ncera Village 4 Community HallVD 10820382ANC 63.3%
- Ncera Village 5 Community HallVD 10820393ANC 73.3%
- Twecwana Combined Primary SchoolVD 10820517ANC 63.3%
- Rhala Primary SchoolVD 10820528ANC 75.0%
- Wesleyville Primary SchoolVD 10820539ANC 81.0%
- Jojweni Primary SchoolVD 10820540ANC 78.8%
- Mhala Community HallVD 10820551ANC 83.6%
- Zweliyandila High SchoolVD 10820618ANC 79.4%
- Tsholomnqa High SchoolVD 10820629ANC 71.1%
- Tsaba Primary SchoolVD 10820764ANC 84.2%
- Xhameni Community HallVD 10820887ANC 76.7%
- Phozi Primary SchoolVD 10820977ANC 59.5%
- Gqala Primary SchoolVD 10821057ANC 79.2%
- Ncera Village 3 Community HallVD 10821103ANC 70.0%
- Lujiza Primary SchoolVD 10821125ANC 79.8%
- Luyolo Community HallVD 10821136ANC 70.1%
- Ibandla Levangeli ChurchVD 10821158ANC 91.1%
Candidates · 24
- Avile CeshembaActionSA
- Roy Lester StevensAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Thandokazi Seyimane-WelaniAfrican Heart Congress
- Vusumzi TutuAfrican Independent Congress
- Thembinkosi SobendeAfrican National Congress
- Luyanda MawuAfrican People's Convention
- Landile Owen NculuAfrican Transformation Movement
- Phillip NdindwaAfrican Unemployed Congress
- Lihle PhongomileAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Mazwi NcokolaAl Jama-ah
- Anton KingArusha Economic Coalition
- Pieter van SensCongress of the People
- Nompumezo NtabeniDemocratic Alliance
- Mpumelelo Naught WetuEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Dingalethu Sakhumzi NogqalaInkatha Freedom Party
- Lucinda GroepOne Love Alliance
- Lungisani Alfred KoboPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Graham Melvin LotteringPatriotic Alliance
- Schalk Johannes van der SandtProgressive Community Movement
- Nceba Theophilus MatabeniRise Mzansi
- Sinethemba BlaauService Delivery Party
- Zukile KonzaniSouth African Communist Party
- Mandlenkosi Columbus MapolobaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Deborah Anne TheronVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 32 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 5 906 · spoilt 93 · special votes 940 · All 24 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 24 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 24 voting districts here (5 860 of 10 106). The IEC publishes 58.3%.
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 3 693 vs 7 413; UDM 752 vs 1 507; DA 704 vs 1 419; EFF 237 vs 471; VF PLUS 107 vs 173; MKP 95 vs 192; AIC 46 vs 78; SACP 38 vs 63; ATM 35 vs 74; AHC 30 vs 44; ActionSA 18 vs 36; AUC 14 vs 27; IFP 8 vs 14; PAC 7 vs 15; ACDP 6 vs 14; COPE 6 vs 10; APC 4 vs 8; PA 3 vs 6; ARECO 2 vs 6; ALJAMA 1 vs 2; MAYIBUYE 1 vs 2; RISE 1 vs 6; ACT 0 vs 4; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 5; OLA 0 vs 1; TBM 0 vs 4. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 216 times in 24 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 10 Nov 2026, 05:13 SAST.