The Ledger SA

Buffalo City · ward ID 29200014

Ward 14

Covers parts of Mdantsane.

Wards as used in the 2021 local elections. Boundaries for the 2026 local elections may differ.

From the 2026 elections this area is in ward 11, ward 14 (2026 boundaries).

People living here

Official: Stats SA, Census 2022 · Data as of Census 2022, 2020 wards (copied 11 Oct 2026)

16 606

people lived in this ward in Census 2022. The middle ward in Buffalo City had 19 284; the metro had 975 256 across 50 wards.

Source: Stats SA SuperWEB2, Ward Estimates 2022 > Ward by Sex Estimates, population estimates on the 2020 wards (the wards of the 2021 elections), copied by hand on . Stats SA adjusts small figures slightly to protect privacy.

Water, refuse, toilets and lighting by ward: Stats SA has not published Census 2022 service figures by ward. See Buffalo City’s Census 2022 services for the metro as a whole. For problems in this area now, see the city’s notices on this page, Buffalo City’s water and power notices, and community reports.

Places in this ward

  • MdantsaneMdantsane Unit 3 (part, 53%), Mdantsane Unit 2 (part, 21%), Mdantsane North (part, 13%)

Suburb and place names are Stats SA Census 2011 sub-places and main places; Census 2022 place names have not been published. A place is listed here if at least 10% of its area falls in this ward; “part” shows the share where it is under 90%.

Voting stations

Voting stationVoting districtUsed in
HLOKOMA HIGH SCHOOL105900942021, 2024
KHANYISA JUNIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL105901062021, 2024
MFUNDO SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL105902072021, 2024
ROYAL ANGEL ACADEMY105901172021, 2024

Source: Electoral Commission (IEC) results by voting district. 2024 voting districts are placed in wards using the IEC’s 2024 voting-district boundaries.

How this ward voted

As published by the IEC, added up by voting district · Data as of 2021 local and 2024 national elections, as published by the IEC

What these words mean
Ward ballot
In local elections, the vote for the ward councillor. The candidate with the most votes wins the ward.
PR ballot
In local elections, the vote for a party. It decides how many council seats each party gets overall.
Voting district
The area served by one voting station. The Electoral Commission counts and publishes results for each one.
Turnout
Votes cast (valid and spoilt) as a share of registered voters.

2024 national ballot

ANC70.8%EFF20.9%UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2.2%DA1.7%PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1.3%Others3.1%

Valid votes 3 879 · spoilt 70 · registered 7 362 · turnout 53.6% · 4 voting districts

2024 provincial ballot

ANC69.3%EFF21.6%UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3.2%DA1.5%PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1.3%Others3.1%

Valid votes 3 898 · spoilt 66 · registered 7 362 · turnout 53.8% · 4 voting districts

2021 local elections, ward ballot

ANC51.6%INDEPENDENT25.8%EFF18.6%PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1.6%UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0.7%Others1.7%

Valid votes 3 129 · spoilt 53 · registered 7 078 · turnout 45.0% · 4 voting districts

2021 local elections, PR ballot

ANC64.7%EFF26.1%PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3.1%AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1.3%UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1.3%Others3.6%

Valid votes 3 081 · spoilt 92 · registered 7 078 · turnout 44.8% · 4 voting districts

Shares are of valid votes. Turnout is valid plus spoilt votes as a share of registered voters. We report results as published and make no predictions. 2024 results are added up into 2021 wards; the 2024 elections did not use wards.

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Sources: Municipal Demarcation Board, 2020 ward delimitation (used for the 2021 local elections); Electoral Commission (IEC), 2024 voting districts; Statistics South Africa, Census 2011 sub-places and main places. Boundary and place files from a mirror of the official releases: SA-Maps. Results: Electoral Commission (IEC).