Buffalo City
All 1525 candidates certified for the local government elections of 4 November 2026: 30 parties across 50 ward ballots, and the proportional-representation council lists. Published from the IEC certified lists of 16 September 2026, exactly as they stand.
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Official IEC data / Provisional
Buffalo City
374 of 380 voting districts completed in the IEC municipality record. Processing completion is separate from a formal declaration.
Ward ballot
Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 103 582 | 42.53% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 41 691 | 17.12% |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 38 876 | 15.96% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 17 475 | 7.18% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 11 756 | 4.83% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 5 285 | 2.17% |
| ACTIONSA | 4 292 | 1.76% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 4 271 | 1.75% |
Show the remaining 22 rows
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 3 147 | 1.29% |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 2 930 | 1.20% |
| PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 1 697 | 0.70% |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 1 491 | 0.61% |
| THINA BANTU MOVEMENT | 993 | 0.41% |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 961 | 0.39% |
| SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 946 | 0.39% |
| RISE MZANSI | 874 | 0.36% |
| AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS | 657 | 0.27% |
| AL JAMA-AH | 418 | 0.17% |
| AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 370 | 0.15% |
| CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 349 | 0.14% |
| AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS | 341 | 0.14% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 247 | 0.10% |
| ONE LOVE ALLIANCE | 220 | 0.09% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 213 | 0.09% |
| PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT | 199 | 0.08% |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 93 | 0.04% |
| ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION | 79 | 0.03% |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 45 | 0.02% |
| AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | 23 | 0.01% |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 17 | 0.01% |
Valid ballots shown: 243 538. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.
This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.
Municipal PR ballot
Votes on the municipal proportional representation ballot.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 101 294 | 41.61% |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 48 762 | 20.03% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 40 768 | 16.75% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 15 860 | 6.51% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 10 207 | 4.19% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 4 739 | 1.95% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 4 123 | 1.69% |
| ACTIONSA | 3 720 | 1.53% |
Show the remaining 22 rows
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 3 320 | 1.36% |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 1 631 | 0.67% |
| PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 1 454 | 0.60% |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 1 214 | 0.50% |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 1 006 | 0.41% |
| THINA BANTU MOVEMENT | 999 | 0.41% |
| RISE MZANSI | 834 | 0.34% |
| AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS | 631 | 0.26% |
| SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 615 | 0.25% |
| AL JAMA-AH | 342 | 0.14% |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 279 | 0.11% |
| AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS | 267 | 0.11% |
| AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 249 | 0.10% |
| CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 197 | 0.08% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 193 | 0.08% |
| ONE LOVE ALLIANCE | 183 | 0.08% |
| PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT | 173 | 0.07% |
| AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | 158 | 0.06% |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 143 | 0.06% |
| ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION | 47 | 0.02% |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 39 | 0.02% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 0 | 0.00% |
Valid ballots shown: 243 447. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.
This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.
Rejected ballots across the two municipal ballots combined: 9 793.
Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.
A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.
Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.
- 1525certified candidates
- 30parties
- 50ward ballots
- 352PR-list candidates
Ward ballots
50 wards- Ward 1
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9
- Ward 10
- Ward 11
- Ward 12
- Ward 13
- Ward 14
- Ward 15
- Ward 16
- Ward 17
- Ward 18
- Ward 19
- Ward 20
- Ward 21
- Ward 22
- Ward 23
- Ward 24
- Ward 25
- Ward 26
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- Ward 29
- Ward 30
- Ward 31
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- Ward 33
- Ward 34
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- Ward 37
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- Ward 40
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- Ward 45
- Ward 46
- Ward 47
- Ward 48
- Ward 49
- Ward 50
Parties on the ballot
29 parties| Party | Wards contested | PR-list candidates |
|---|---|---|
 ACTIONSA | 50 | 1 |
 AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 50 | 10 |
| AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | 4 | 5 |
 AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS | 50 | 7 |
 AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 48 | 2 |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 2 | 2 |
 AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 50 | 48 |
 AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 50 | 10 |
 AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 49 | 58 |
| AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS | 50 | 5 |
 AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 50 | 1 |
 AL JAMA-AH | 50 | 6 |
 ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION | 50 | 1 |
 CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 50 | 1 |
 DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 50 | 36 |
 ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 50 | 1 |
 INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 7 | 6 |
| ONE LOVE ALLIANCE | 33 | 12 |
 PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 50 | 48 |
 PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 50 | 43 |
 PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT | 43 | 9 |
 RISE MZANSI | 50 | 1 |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 50 | 1 |
| SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 29 | 18 |
 SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 50 | 1 |
| THINA BANTU MOVEMENT | 3 | 10 |
 UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 50 | 1 |
 UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 0 | 1 |
 VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 50 | 7 |
Full PR lists in certified order are in the searchable register.
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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page
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