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Buffalo City, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 23 candidates from 23 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Official IEC data / Provisional

Ward 1, Buffalo City

Provisional record

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 30 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShareCouncil seats
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 31339.30%42
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 46424.88%17
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 27121.60%19
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE4277.26%2
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1131.92%7
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY380.65%5
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS320.54%1
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY270.46%0
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShareCouncil seats
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS270.46%0
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT240.41%0
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS220.37%1
AL JAMA-AH210.36%0
ACTIONSA210.36%2
RISE MZANSI210.36%0
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY130.22%1
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION110.19%0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION100.17%0
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT100.17%0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA90.15%1
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE60.10%0
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS30.05%0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE20.03%0
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%0
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%2
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%0
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%0
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%0
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%0

Council seats apply to the entire municipality across both ballots. Allocation source: . Read the separate council allocation below.

Valid ballots shown: 5 885. 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

Municipal PR votes recorded within this ward.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 30 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShareCouncil seats
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 32439.48%42
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 41924.11%17
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 27421.64%19
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE4016.81%2
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1182.00%7
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT420.71%2
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY380.65%5
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS350.59%1
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShareCouncil seats
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY300.51%0
ACTIONSA300.51%2
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT250.42%0
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS220.37%1
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS210.36%0
RISE MZANSI200.34%0
AL JAMA-AH190.32%0
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY160.27%1
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA130.22%1
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS100.17%0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION60.10%0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE60.10%0
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT60.10%0
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE30.05%0
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS20.03%0
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.03%0
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY10.02%0
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.02%0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.02%0
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT10.02%0
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%0
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%0

Council seats apply to the entire municipality across both ballots. Allocation source: . Read the separate council allocation below.

Valid ballots shown: 5 886. 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.

Council seats: Buffalo City

IEC dashboard allocation / Provisional. These are seats for the whole municipal council. They are not seats for this ward or station, a TPR projection, or a verified formal declaration.

This reviewed archived allocation has a separate source time from the live vote tables.

Buffalo City council allocation, IEC source 07 Nov 2026, 20:41 SAST
Party / IEC groupingWard seatsPR seatsCouncil total
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS38442
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT31619
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE61117
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS257
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY145
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE022
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT022
ACTIONSA022
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS011
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA011
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS011
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY011

All 100 council seats accounted for. Outright majority: 51 seats. This does not establish a governing agreement or elected mayor. Grouped independent seats do not identify individual councillors.

Allocation source: . Retrieved: . View official IEC allocation source ↗

A provisional dashboard allocation and a formal declaration are separate records.

IEC source: Retrieved: View official source ↗Source update is older than 20 minutes. Read its timestamp.

A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.

Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.

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Ward 1 ballot

23 candidates
  • NOMHLE MZEKELOACTIONSA
  • FAITH LULEKA TYUMREAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • LUTHANDO BOLOTHIAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PHAKAMILE ALFRED HLOMELAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • TANDISWA GONIWEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUVUYO GREGORY BASSOAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • ZUKILE BRIAN NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • LUNGELWA ONICA KOTOYIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ALICIA ADKINSAL JAMA-AH
  • WILLIAM DONNE GOULDARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • VERONICA CHANTELL CONSTABLEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • JABU GORDON SOMGXADAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • DWIGHT DEON HARMSEONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • NWABISA VANQAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JOYCE ARENDSPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • CYRIL VERNAL CHETTYPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • ZANELE ZINIA KWETANARISE MZANSI
  • SIVIWE IVAN MPAMBANISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • TOBEKA BUSWANASOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • LUNGISILE JULIUS PAULSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • NOMVELISO FETUUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • FRANCIS ZWELANDILE MDINWAVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Buffalo City proportional-representation council list. Every party list, in certified order, is on the municipality page and 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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