ANC 54.6%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Phakamile BamlaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 4 271 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress2 33254.6%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement1 29530.3%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters2666.2%- IndependentIndependent candidates982.3%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party811.9%
DADemocratic Alliance801.9%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement310.7%
ActionSA190.4%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party180.4%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania110.3%
AUCAfrican Unemployed Congress80.2%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus60.1%
COPECongress of the People60.1%
APCAfrican People's Convention50.1%
AHCAfrican Heart Congress50.1%- PCMProgressive Community Movement30.1%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah20.0%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement20.0%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party10.0%
PAPatriotic Alliance10.0%
RISERise Mzansi10.0%
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.
Candidates · 22
- Thandisizwe NtshokoActionSA
- Lundile MbexeshiAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Funiwe NgwaneAfrican Heart Congress
- Phakamile BamlaAfrican National Congress
- Xoliswa Rosemerry BaniAfrican People's Convention
- Nokubonga Gola-NtameAfrican Transformation Movement
- Phillip NdindwaAfrican Unemployed Congress
- Tandazile MjoloAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Ayangezwa NdamaseAl Jama-ah
Itumeleng Catreen Sidwilleen VaaltynArusha Economic Coalition- Pieter van SensCongress of the People
- Thanduxolo MoshileDemocratic Alliance
- Noluthando MatyobeniEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Njongo MgayiIndependent
- Kholekile MdingiPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Graham Melvin LotteringPatriotic Alliance
- Ignatius Linzi BantomProgressive Community Movement
- Xoliswa Patricia Dalasile-ThwalaniRise Mzansi
- Sinethemba BlaauService Delivery Party
- Simphiwe Shadrack MkileSouth African Communist Party
- Zongezile Papa PetuUmkhonto 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 · 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 10 Nov 2026, 05:59 SAST.