Ward 16 2026 election results

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Voting district 10590522: DA 67.0%Voting district 10590555: DA 43.9%Voting district 10591051: ANC 36.5%Voting district 10591152: DA 63.0%Voorpos Primary School (VD 10590522)Aqua Vista Primary School (VD 10590555)Liesbeth van Dam Educare Centre (VD 10591051)Tent At Old Apostolic Church (VD 10591152)
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DA 50.2%

Most party (PR) votes

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 4 voting districts in
Turnout57.2%
Voters on the roll6 161
South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)
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Elected ward councillor ?

Lungani SanqelaDemocratic Alliance

PR ballot ? · 5 170 valid votes

Hours off in Ward 16 ?

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Power1 356hours off99 outages
Water136hours off13 outages
Internet21hours off3 outages
May · Power: 132 hours offMay: 132 hours off132MayJun · Power: 107 hours offJun · Water: 63 hours offJun: 170 hours off170JunJul · Power: 315 hours offJul · Water: 17 hours offJul: 332 hours off332JulAug · Power: 135 hours offAug: 135 hours off135AugSep · Power: 509 hours offSep · Water: 44 hours offSep · Internet: 7 hours offSep: 560 hours off560SepOct · Power: 159 hours offOct · Water: 12 hours offOct · Internet: 14 hours offOct: 185 hours off185Oct

Voting districts · 4 ?

Lungani Sanqela (DA) won Ward 16 with 1 481 votes, 16.2% of the ward's 9 145 registered voters. Turnout was 57.2%: 5 227 of 9 145 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, Buffalo City (KuGompo City), voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 24

Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)

This ward in earlier elections ?

ESP areas in this ward · 10 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 3 459 · spoilt 57 · special votes 96 · All 4 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 4 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 4 voting districts here (5 227 of 9 145). The IEC publishes 56.1%.

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): DA 1 481 vs 2 896; ANC 963 vs 1 927; UDM 421 vs 951; EFF 231 vs 434; VF PLUS 77 vs 157; ActionSA 44 vs 87; ATM 39 vs 81; SACP 35 vs 65; PA 20 vs 40; AHC 15 vs 24; RISE 15 vs 27; ACDP 14 vs 29; MKP 14 vs 25; AIC 11 vs 25; PAC 5 vs 9; SM 4 vs 9; APC 2 vs 3; AUC 2 vs 4; COPE 2 vs 3; OLA 2 vs 3; PCM 2 vs 4; MAYIBUYE 1 vs 2; ACT 0 vs 3; IFP 0 vs 3; SDP 0 vs 1; TBM 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 73 times in 4 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 09 Nov 2026, 22:13 SAST.

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