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Buffalo City, Ward 27

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 27, 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
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 02643.21%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 12924.08%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 12824.06%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS942.00%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS691.47%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT450.96%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY340.73%
ACTIONSA330.70%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY270.58%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY260.55%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE170.36%
RISE MZANSI160.34%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS90.19%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE90.19%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.13%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION50.11%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.06%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT30.06%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY20.04%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT20.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.04%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE20.04%
AL JAMA-AH10.02%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 689. 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
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 06343.81%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 15424.51%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 00721.38%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1122.38%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1022.17%
ACTIONSA471.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT440.93%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY330.70%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY280.59%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY240.51%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION220.47%
RISE MZANSI180.38%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS150.32%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE90.19%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.17%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.11%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS30.06%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT30.06%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS30.06%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS20.04%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY10.02%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION10.02%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE10.02%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT10.02%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 709. 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 27 ballot

25 candidates
  • NOMHLE MZEKELOACTIONSA
  • PETER IVAN ARTHUR KNICKELBEINAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SITHEMBILE SIYABULELA NENEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VUSUMZI TUTUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • BOY-BOY KALANIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUYANDA MAWUAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • BONGIZULU MGUDLWAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NOSIPHO SYLVIA NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • ATHABILE MKWELOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NOMPUMELELO KWELEAL JAMA-AH
  • WILLIAM DONNE GOULDARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • LINDA DLAKAVUDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NOMBONISO MOTHAPOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • THANDUXOLO NYATYOBAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • LUCINDA GROEPONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • NOSICELO MABUYAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • NONTOMBI NTANTALAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SCHALK JOHANNES VAN DER SANDTPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • NCEBA THEOPHILUS MATABENIRISE MZANSI
  • SINETHEMBA BLAAUSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • ZIZO CANDICE TOLBARDSOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • LUNDI MAKUPULASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • NICHOLAS JUNIOR MPETSHENIUMKHONTO 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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