Party in council
Democratic Alliance in Buffalo City
20 of 100 seats now (7 ward, 13 PR). From 2026: 17 of 100 seats (6 ward, 11 PR), as declared by the IEC.
DA
Ward councillors now
- Ward 3 · Lorna Hali
- Ward 4 · Lemarc Allister Stewart
- Ward 18 · Jason Scott Mc Dowell
- Ward 19 · Shandré Marilyn Hoffman
- Ward 28 · Frederick Carel Pohl
- Ward 29 · Valerie Dawn Knoetze
- Ward 47 · Funeka Sarah Wolose
PR councillors now
Wards won on 4 November 2026
- Ward 4 · Lemarc Allister Stewart · 50.1%
- Ward 16 · Lungani Sanqela · 50.8%
- Ward 18 · Jason Scott Mc Dowell · 79.1%
- Ward 19 · Lucille Benfield · 53.2%
- Ward 28 · Lindsey Pollock · 69.2%
- Ward 29 · Valerie Dawn Knoetze · 70.0%
PR seats from 2026 · expected
- John Cristiano Cupido · list 1
- Susan Elizabeth Bentley · list 2
- Kwanele Zonke · list 5
- Vaughan Andrew Holmes · list 6
- Yolandy Ustine Gysman · list 7
- Roy Edmund Angelbeck · list 8
- Anathi Majeke · list 9
- Lorna Hali · list 10
- Onela Mangxola · list 11
- Shandré Marilyn Hoffman · list 13
- Landile Vika · list 15
Expected from the IEC certified party lists and the declared seat allocation (list order, skipping ward winners). Confirmed when the IEC publishes its councillor list. New councillors take office at the council's first sitting.