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Buffalo City, Ward 21

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 25 candidates from 25 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 21, 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 CONGRESS2 25845.91%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 10222.41%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS73915.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2625.33%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1553.15%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS591.20%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY561.14%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT541.10%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA380.77%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT340.69%
RISE MZANSI320.65%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA310.63%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS230.47%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS180.37%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION150.31%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY140.28%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE70.14%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION60.12%
AL JAMA-AH40.08%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.08%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.06%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION20.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 918. 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 CONGRESS2 31846.81%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 25225.28%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS58911.89%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2424.89%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1693.41%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT641.29%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY440.89%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA410.83%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA410.83%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS390.79%
RISE MZANSI340.69%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT330.67%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS190.38%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS170.34%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY140.28%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS90.18%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION80.16%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION60.12%
AL JAMA-AH40.08%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.06%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS20.04%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY10.02%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE10.02%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.02%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 952. 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 21 ballot

25 candidates
  • UVIWE PHATOACTIONSA
  • LUNDILE MBEXESHIAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SIYABONGA MDALANAAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
  • ODWA KULAAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PHAKAMILE ALFRED HLOMELAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NKOSINATHI MNDIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUVUYO LEON NGQWEMLAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • MBUYISENI MNYUNGULAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NOSIPHO SYLVIA NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • LULEKA LILLIAN MRAWUZELIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SINESIPHO GOJEAL JAMA-AH
  • ANTON KINGARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • DONALD MNCEDISI MDINGIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIYABONGA PRECIOUS RUMBUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LUCINDA GROEPONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • XHANTI PHAPHAMA MOTLATSE LETLAKAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • GRAHAM MELVIN LOTTERINGPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SCHALK JOHANNES VAN DER SANDTPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • NCEBA THEOPHILUS MATABENIRISE MZANSI
  • SIVIWE IVAN MPAMBANISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • AVUZWA SITHOLESOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • THANDEKA HAZEL SALENISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SOLATHISO DYANIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ROSEMARY ANNE MATHIEVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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