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South Africa’s election results.
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Official IEC data / Provisional
Buffalo City
374 of 380 voting districts completed in the IEC municipality record. Processing completion is separate from a formal declaration.
Ward ballot
Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 103 582 | 42.53% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 41 691 | 17.12% |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 38 876 | 15.96% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 17 475 | 7.18% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 11 756 | 4.83% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 5 285 | 2.17% |
| ACTIONSA | 4 292 | 1.76% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 4 271 | 1.75% |
Show the remaining 22 rows
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 3 147 | 1.29% |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 2 930 | 1.20% |
| PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 1 697 | 0.70% |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 1 491 | 0.61% |
| THINA BANTU MOVEMENT | 993 | 0.41% |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 961 | 0.39% |
| SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 946 | 0.39% |
| RISE MZANSI | 874 | 0.36% |
| AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS | 657 | 0.27% |
| AL JAMA-AH | 418 | 0.17% |
| AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 370 | 0.15% |
| CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 349 | 0.14% |
| AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS | 341 | 0.14% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 247 | 0.10% |
| ONE LOVE ALLIANCE | 220 | 0.09% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 213 | 0.09% |
| PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT | 199 | 0.08% |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 93 | 0.04% |
| ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION | 79 | 0.03% |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 45 | 0.02% |
| AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | 23 | 0.01% |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 17 | 0.01% |
Valid ballots shown: 243 538. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.
This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.
Municipal PR ballot
Votes on the municipal proportional representation ballot.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 101 294 | 41.61% |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 48 762 | 20.03% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 40 768 | 16.75% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 15 860 | 6.51% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 10 207 | 4.19% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 4 739 | 1.95% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 4 123 | 1.69% |
| ACTIONSA | 3 720 | 1.53% |
Show the remaining 22 rows
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 3 320 | 1.36% |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 1 631 | 0.67% |
| PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 1 454 | 0.60% |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 1 214 | 0.50% |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 1 006 | 0.41% |
| THINA BANTU MOVEMENT | 999 | 0.41% |
| RISE MZANSI | 834 | 0.34% |
| AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS | 631 | 0.26% |
| SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 615 | 0.25% |
| AL JAMA-AH | 342 | 0.14% |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 279 | 0.11% |
| AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS | 267 | 0.11% |
| AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 249 | 0.10% |
| CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 197 | 0.08% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 193 | 0.08% |
| ONE LOVE ALLIANCE | 183 | 0.08% |
| PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT | 173 | 0.07% |
| AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | 158 | 0.06% |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 143 | 0.06% |
| ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION | 47 | 0.02% |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 39 | 0.02% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 0 | 0.00% |
Valid ballots shown: 243 447. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.
This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.
Rejected ballots across the two municipal ballots combined: 9 793.
Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.
A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.
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