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Buffalo City, Ward 20

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 24 candidates from 24 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 20, 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 groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS62942.33%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT55237.15%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS976.53%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE432.89%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY382.56%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS322.15%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA171.14%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT151.01%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT140.94%
AL JAMA-AH80.54%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY80.54%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS70.47%
ACTIONSA60.40%
RISE MZANSI40.27%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30.20%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.13%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION20.13%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE20.13%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.13%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS20.13%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT20.13%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 486. 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 groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS64843.43%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT57338.40%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS926.17%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE402.68%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY352.35%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT181.21%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA151.01%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS110.74%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT110.74%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY80.54%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS60.40%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS60.40%
ACTIONSA50.34%
RISE MZANSI50.34%
AL JAMA-AH40.27%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION30.20%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY20.13%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.13%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.13%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS20.13%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION10.07%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE10.07%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.07%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS10.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 492. 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 and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

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Ward 20 ballot

24 candidates
  • MLUNGISI NICHOLOUS SIMAKADEACTIONSA
  • NOKLINIKI MARY AKRASI-BOATENGAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • THANDOKAZI SEYIMANE-WELANIAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PHAKAMILE ALFRED HLOMELAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOMONDE PATRICIA RUSIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUVUYO LEON NGQWEMLAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • NOMALIZO FELICIA NGQONDELA-NOKOYOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NOSIPHO SYLVIA NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • SIZIWE EDITH MPOFUAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NKULULEKO MBEKWAAL JAMA-AH
  • RICHELLE GRACIA SWARTBOOIARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • MAWANDE MBELEKANEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIPHOKUHLE NDABENIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LUCINDA GROEPONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • ZAMIKAYA NICHOLSON XABEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • GRAHAM MELVIN LOTTERINGPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • LORRAINE MARGARET BOUILLONPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • TASCHIANA ROTANIA BENTLEYRISE MZANSI
  • SIVIWE IVAN MPAMBANISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NTOMBIZAKHE ETHEL FEXSOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • NYAMEKO NOMTSHONGWANASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • NTOMBIZODWA GAMNCAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ADOLF HENDRIK SMITVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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