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Buffalo City, Ward 31

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 31, 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 55144.27%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 29722.51%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT73312.72%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS5529.58%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1412.45%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT1192.06%
ACTIONSA941.63%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY550.95%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT540.94%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY350.61%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY290.50%
RISE MZANSI250.43%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS140.24%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE120.21%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA90.16%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY80.14%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION70.12%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY60.10%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS50.09%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE40.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.07%
AL JAMA-AH30.05%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE30.05%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS20.03%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 763. 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 45842.99%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 28122.40%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT79213.85%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4778.34%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1392.43%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1051.84%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT941.64%
ACTIONSA931.63%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT601.05%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY500.87%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY310.54%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY290.51%
RISE MZANSI260.45%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS210.37%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE120.21%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA90.16%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS90.16%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS60.10%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION50.09%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.07%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION40.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.07%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE30.05%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE20.03%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT20.03%
AL JAMA-AH10.02%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 718. 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 31 ballot

25 candidates
  • PHUMZA PORTIA KUNELISIACTIONSA
  • MALIZO BALANIAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • ZANDILE MGABELAAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VUSUMZI TUTUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • BONISANI BANGANIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUYANDA MAWUAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • NOLUTHANDO MATIKAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NOSIPHO SYLVIA NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • JONGIKHAYA SIBULELE TSHELAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NOMPUMELELO KWELEAL JAMA-AH
  • ANTON KINGARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • VUYOKAZI HAPPINESS NTUSHWANADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIBUYEKEZO BUNTU MZILENIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • DINGALETHU SAKHUMZI NOGQALAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • LUCINDA GROEPONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • MLINDELI QHUTYWAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • GRAHAM MELVIN LOTTERINGPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • ESMERELDA FIEDRA RICKETTSPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • NCEBA THEOPHILUS MATABENIRISE MZANSI
  • SINETHEMBA BLAAUSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • SHUKUMANI SAUNDER MAPAYASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • ASANDA FANITHINA BANTU MOVEMENT
  • ABONGILE MVANEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • DEBORAH ANNE THERONVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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