2026 local elections · Eastern Cape
Buffalo City
4 Nov 2026
is election day. Buffalo City has 50 wards and 380 voting districts in 2026. Results appear here as the IEC publishes them.
Official: Electoral Commission (IEC); Municipal Demarcation Board
All eight metros · IEC results site · We publish results as the IEC does and make no predictions.
The council
Official: IEC seat calculation
What these words mean
- Council seats
- A metro council has one seat per ward plus the same number again (roughly) for party lists, shared out by the PR vote.
- PR ballot
- In local elections, the vote for a party. It decides how many council seats each party gets overall.
- Ward ballot
- In local elections, the vote for the ward councillor. The candidate with the most votes wins the ward.
Council seats are shown once the IEC publishes its seat calculation.
The party vote, 2021
Official: IEC
- ANC 60.5%
- DA 19.5%
- EFF 12.4%
- UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT 1.1%
- PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA 1.0%
- Others 5.5%
Turnout 45.2% · 180 265 valid votes
Shares are of valid votes. The 2021 figures are the IEC’s results for the same metro.
Every ward
50 wards · 2026 boundaries
Each ward page shows its places and how its voting districts voted in 2021 and 2024. 2026 results appear from 4 Nov 2026.
| Ward | Covers parts of |
|---|---|
| Ward 1 | East London, Pefferville |
| Ward 2 | East London, Pefferville |
| Ward 3 | East London |
| Ward 4 | East London |
| Ward 5 | East London |
| Ward 6 | East London, Pefferville |
| Ward 7 | East London, Gompo Town |
| Ward 8 | East London |
| Ward 9 | East London |
| Ward 10 | East London |
| Ward 11 | Mdantsane |
| Ward 12 | Chris Hani, Cuba B, Eluxolweni, Mdantsane, Nahoon Dam Settlement |
| Ward 13 | East London |
| Ward 14 | Mdantsane |
| Ward 15 | Ducats, East London, Nompumelelo |
| Ward 16 | East London |
| Ward 17 | Cuba A, Eluxolweni, Mdantsane, Sandisiwe |
| Ward 18 | East London |
| Ward 19 | East London |
| Ward 20 | Mdantsane |
| Ward 21 | Mdantsane |
| Ward 22 | KuLogaxa, Luxhomo, Mabaleni, Mbolompeni, Mdantsane, Mntlabathi, Nkxamnkwana, Potsdam Village |
| Ward 23 | Mdantsane |
| Ward 24 | KwaNdayi, Mbekweni, Mtshonyaneni, Nkqonkqweni A, Potsdam East, Potsdam South |
| Ward 25 | Fort Murray, Izeleni, KwaKlifu, KwaTshatshu, Ndevana, Phakamisa, Zwelitsha |
| Ward 26 | Buffalo City NU, Gwiqi, KwaMpundu, KwaMzonkeshe, Kwetyana, Macleantown, Ncalukeni, Nqonqweni, Nxaruni, Saye, St Mary, Zikwaba |
| Ward 27 | East London, Gonubie, Mzamonhle |
| Ward 28 | East London |
| Ward 29 | Gonubie |
| Ward 30 | Mdantsane |
| Ward 31 | Buffalo City NU, East London, Ententeni, Ezigodlweni, Inglewood, Kidd's Beach, New Chalumna, New Hope, Richmond Pines, Rocklands, Silverdale, Sunny South |
| Ward 32 | Buffalo City NU, Carrington, Chalumna A, Chalumna B, Christmas Rock, Cosy Corner, Dyam Dyam, Gqala, Kayser's Beach, Khayelitsha, KwaKalkeni, KwaNgcamama, Lujiza, Mabel's Rest, Mozana, Mpongo, Ncera, Ngqinisa, Ntlalwini, Phozi, Rala, Sandile, Sea Vale, Tsaba, Twecwana, Tyhusha, Wesleyville, Xhama, Zikova, eJojweni, iKhiwane |
| Ward 33 | Bangilizwe, Clydesdale, Corn Fields, Cwecweni, Goodhope, Gwili-Gwili, Hill, Kuni, KwaAltile, Lovedale, Moni, Msundulo, Need`s Camp, Ntunja, Punzana, Rosendal, Twecu, Tyeni, Welcomewood |
| Ward 34 | Dimbaza, Ngqika |
| Ward 35 | Dikazi, Ethembeni, Jongamsabomvu, King William's Town, KwaBuso, KwaMangati, KwaNyande, Trastini, Tyutyu, Zinyoka, eBhalasi |
| Ward 36 | Anders Mission, Bulembu, Dimbaza, KwaDikidikana, KwaMamata, Kwelerana, Mamata, Mngqesha, Modaka, Mpundu, Mzintshane, Ngcamngeni, Ngqika, Nkosiyane, Nomgwadla, Nqcamgeni, Pirie Mission, Zabalaza, eMangweni |
| Ward 37 | King William's Town, KwaMasingata, KwaMdingi, Tolofiyeni |
| Ward 38 | Cwengcwe, Eluphendweni, Jaftas, KwaBelekile, KwaMxhalanga, KwaNtsipho, Magqobhokeni, Mxaxo, Ngqeleni, Quzini, Silositsha, Tolofiyeni, Tyhusha, Tyusha, eMagqobhokeni, eMxhaxho, eRhamnyiba, uMzantsi |
| Ward 39 | Ginsberg, Gwaba, King William's Town, KwaBhonke, KwaLini, KwaNoncampa, KwaRayi, Ngxwalane, Rhayi, Zwelitsha |
| Ward 40 | Bekruipkop, Boxelulu, Buffalo City NU, Dubu, Godidi, Komkulu, KwaJubisa, KwaMasele, KwaMlakalaka, KwaNdubungela, KwaQongqotha, KwaShushu, Majamanini, Masele, Mimosa Park, Mount Coke Mission, Mount Coke Station, Mtyinweni, Ndileka, Nonibe, Qongqotha, Shushu, Zixothyeni, eBongweni |
| Ward 41 | Zwelitsha |
| Ward 42 | East London, Mdantsane |
| Ward 43 | Bisho, Esixekweni A, Esixekweni B, King William's Town, Mdange, Mngqalasini, Ngingiqini, Nkqonkqweni A, South Down, Tukayi A, Tukayi B, Yellow Wood, eDrayini, eSingeni |
| Ward 44 | King William's Town, KwaTshatshu, Zwelitsha |
| Ward 45 | Berlin, Buffalo City NU, Dongwe, Hillcrest, Ilitha, King William's Town, Mzantsi, Ngqingeni, Ntunja, Thornfield, eSingeni |
| Ward 46 | East London |
| Ward 47 | East London |
| Ward 48 | Mdantsane |
| Ward 49 | Eluxolweni, Hillcrest, Tshabo 2 |
| Ward 50 | Chakatha, Gwaba, KwaJongilanga, KwaNkola, KwaNokhala, KwaThuba, Kwelera, Kwelera, Luphindweni, Mandela Park, Qolweni, Sunrise-On-Sea |
Ward by-elections since 2021
Official: Electoral Commission (IEC) · Data as of by-elections to 24 Jun 2026 · Updates: IEC publishes after each by-election · Last updated
5 ward by-elections in Buffalo City since the 2021 local elections. Each row shows the party that won the ward in 2021 and in the by-election, its share of the votes and the turnout, as the IEC reports them.
| Date | Ward | 2021 winner | By-election winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | 1 | ANC 46.0% of votes · turnout 40.0% | ANC 45.5% of votes · turnout 41.3% |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 10 | ANC 49.2% of votes · turnout 41.2% | ANC 64.8% of votes · turnout 38.1% |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 32 | ANC 67.9% of votes · turnout 53.3% | ANC 80.0% of votes · turnout 43.0% |
| 9 Oct 2024 | 12 | ANC 81.4% of votes · turnout 40.5% | ANC 57.0% of votes · turnout 38.7% |
| 9 Oct 2024 | 20 | ANC 55.9% of votes · turnout 45.0% | ANC 61.7% of votes · turnout 39.5% |
Wards are 2021 boundaries. Turnout is the IEC’s “% poll”. By-elections usually draw a lower turnout than general elections. Source: IEC municipal by-election comparison reports (all reports); the date links to that day’s report.