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The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality council consists of one hundred members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifty wards, while the remaining fifty are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seats on the council.

Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

Event ACDP AIC ANC COPE DA EFF PAC UDM Other Total
2000 election 1 - 73 - 12 - 2 1 0 89
2006 election 1 - 73 - 11 - 3 1 0 89
2011 election 1 2 71 3 21 - 2 0 0 100
2016 election 1 4 60 1 24 8 1 1 0 100
2021 election 1 1 61 0 20 13 1 1 2 100

December 2000 election

Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.

Buffalo City local election, 5 December 2000
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 154,360 157,746 312,106 80.4% 41 32 73
Democratic Alliance 24,440 25,723 50,163 12.9% 4 8 12
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 4,089 4,942 9,031 2.3% 0 2 2
Independent candidates 7,330 – 7,330 1.9% 0 – 0
African Christian Democratic Party 3,379 2,205 5,584 1.4% 0 1 1
United Democratic Movement 426 2,931 3,357 0.9% 0 1 1
Inkatha Freedom Party 258 561 819 0.2% 0 0 0
Total 194,282 194,108 388,390 45 44 89
Valid votes 194,282 194,108 388,390 98.0%
Spoilt votes 3,658 4,073 7,731 2.0%
Total votes cast 197,940 198,181 396,121
Voter turnout 199,243
Registered voters 341,665
Turnout percentage 58.3%

March 2006 election

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.

Buffalo City local election, 1 March 2006
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 149,889 150,121 300,010 81.3% 41 32 73
Democratic Alliance 23,124 22,024 45,148 12.2% 4 7 11
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 6,190 5,496 11,686 3.2% 0 3 3
African Christian Democratic Party 2,309 2,019 4,328 1.2% 0 1 1
United Democratic Movement 287 2,553 2,840 0.8% 0 1 1
Independent Democrats 582 1,216 1,798 0.5% 0 0 0
Independent candidates 1,664 – 1,664 0.5% 0 – 0
United Independent Front 415 551 966 0.3% 0 0 0
National Democratic Convention 61 359 420 0.1% 0 0 0
Inkatha Freedom Party 29 234 263 0.1% 0 0 0
Total 184,550 184,573 369,123 45 44 89
Valid votes 184,550 184,573 369,123 98.4%
Spoilt votes 3,223 2,761 5,984 1.6%
Total votes cast 187,773 187,334 375,107
Voter turnout 189,083
Registered voters 358,460
Turnout percentage 52.7%

May 2011 election

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.

Buffalo City local election, 18 May 2011
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 150,914 146,919 297,833 70.0% 43 28 71
Democratic Alliance 44,083 43,062 87,145 20.5% 7 14 21
Congress of the People 4,296 7,867 12,163 2.9% 0 3 3
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 4,493 3,536 8,029 1.9% 0 2 2
African Independent Congress 355 7,616 7,971 1.9% 0 2 2
Independent candidates 5,668 – 5,668 1.3% 0 – 0
African Christian Democratic Party 1,687 1,485 3,172 0.7% 0 1 1
United Democratic Movement 1,130 1,563 2,693 0.6% 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Movement 279 492 771 0.2% 0 0 0
Total 212,905 212,540 425,445 50 50 100
Valid votes 212,905 212,540 425,445 98.3%
Spoilt votes 3,408 4,016 7,424 1.7%
Total votes cast 216,313 216,556 432,869
Voter turnout 218,108
Registered voters 384,910
Turnout percentage 56.7%

August 2016 election

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.

Buffalo City local election, 3 August 2016
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 131,698 136,354 268,052 58.7% 45 15 60
Democratic Alliance 53,374 53,416 106,790 23.4% 5 19 24
Economic Freedom Fighters 17,697 18,693 36,390 8.0% 0 8 8
African Independent Congress 6,731 8,869 15,600 3.4% 0 4 4
Independent candidates 12,255 – 12,255 2.7% 0 – 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 1,877 2,228 4,105 0.9% 0 1 1
United Democratic Movement 1,021 2,944 3,965 0.9% 0 1 1
Congress of the People 1,655 2,258 3,913 0.9% 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 1,275 1,244 2,519 0.6% 0 1 1
United Front of the Eastern Cape 623 730 1,353 0.3% 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Movement 88 446 534 0.1% 0 0 0
United Congress 204 224 428 0.1% 0 0 0
Peoples Alliance 40 366 406 0.1% 0 0 0
Total 228,538 227,772 456,310 50 50 100
Valid votes 228,538 227,772 456,310 97.7%
Spoilt votes 4,934 5,843 10,777 2.3%
Total votes cast 233,472 233,615 467,087
Voter turnout 235,369
Registered voters 419,044
Turnout percentage 56.2%

November 2021 election

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.

Buffalo City local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 105,038 109,080 214,118 59.4% 43 18 61
Democratic Alliance 35,195 35,139 70,334 19.5% 7 13 20
Economic Freedom Fighters 21,165 22,301 43,466 12.1% 0 13 13
Independent candidates 8,383 – 8,383 2.3% 0 – 0
United Democratic Movement 1,476 1,990 3,466 1.0% 0 1 1
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 1,499 1,884 3,383 0.9% 0 1 1
African Transformation Movement 1,667 1,603 3,270 0.9% 0 1 1
African Independent Congress 806 1,756 2,562 0.7% 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 991 1,020 2,011 0.6% 0 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 914 934 1,848 0.5% 0 1 1
Patriotic Alliance 351 764 1,115 0.3% 0 0 0
Independent South African National Civic Organisation 187 608 795 0.2% 0 0 0
African Multicultural Economic Congress 273 477 750 0.2% 0 0 0
United Independent Movement 334 414 748 0.2% 0 0 0
Good 356 331 687 0.2% 0 0 0
Congress of the People 86 487 573 0.2% 0 0 0
African People's Convention 318 208 526 0.1% 0 0 0
Progressive Community Movement 264 229 493 0.1% 0 0 0
Batho Pele Movement 247 182 429 0.1% 0 0 0
National Freedom Party 94 285 379 0.1% 0 0 0
Africa Restoration Alliance 141 80 221 0.1% 0 0 0
Al Jama-ah 114 100 214 0.1% 0 0 0
The Organic Humanity Movement 85 80 165 0.0% 0 0 0
God Save Africa – 108 108 0.0% – 0 0
Abantu Batho Congress 8 89 97 0.0% 0 0 0
Civic Independent 17 73 90 0.0% 0 0 0
Arusha Economic Coalition 8 43 51 0.0% 0 0 0
Cape Coloured Congress 12 – 12 0.0% 0 – 0
Total 180,029 180,265 360,294 50 50 100
Valid votes 180,029 180,265 360,294 98.2%
Spoilt votes 2,937 3,571 6,508 1.8%
Total votes cast 182,966 183,836 366,802
Voter turnout 185,525
Registered voters 406,486
Turnout percentage 45.6%

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
9 Oct 2024 12 African National Congress African National Congress
9 Oct 2024 15 African National Congress African National Congress

References

  1. "Seat Calculation Detail: Buffalo City" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "Seat Calculation Detail: Buffalo City" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Buffalo City" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. "Seat Calculation Detail: Buffalo City" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Buffalo City" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Buffalo City" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Buffalo City" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Buffalo City" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  9. "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  10. ^ Sussman, Wayne (10 October 2024). "By-elections: ANC sweeps Eastern and Northern Cape wards". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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