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Buffalo City, Ward 32

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 32, 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 CONGRESS3 69363.53%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT75212.94%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE70412.11%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2374.08%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1071.84%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY951.63%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS460.79%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY380.65%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT350.60%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS300.52%
ACTIONSA180.31%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS140.24%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY80.14%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA70.12%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY60.10%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE60.10%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY50.09%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION40.07%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.05%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION20.03%
AL JAMA-AH10.02%
RISE MZANSI10.02%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 813. 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 CONGRESS3 72064.29%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT75513.05%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE71512.36%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2344.04%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY971.68%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS661.14%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT390.67%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS320.55%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY250.43%
ACTIONSA180.31%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS140.24%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS130.22%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.14%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY80.14%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY60.10%
RISE MZANSI50.09%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS50.09%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION40.07%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE40.07%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION40.07%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION40.07%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT40.07%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.05%
AL JAMA-AH10.02%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.02%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 786. 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 32 ballot

24 candidates
  • AVILE CESHEMBAACTIONSA
  • ROY LESTER STEVENSAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • THANDOKAZI SEYIMANE-WELANIAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VUSUMZI TUTUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • THEMBINKOSI SOBENDEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUYANDA MAWUAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • LANDILE OWEN NCULUAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • PHILLIP NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • LIHLE PHONGOMILEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MAZWI NCOKOLAAL JAMA-AH
  • ANTON KINGARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • NOMPUMEZO NTABENIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MPUMELELO NAUGHT WETUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • DINGALETHU SAKHUMZI NOGQALAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • LUCINDA GROEPONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • LUNGISANI ALFRED KOBOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • GRAHAM MELVIN LOTTERINGPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SCHALK JOHANNES VAN DER SANDTPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • NCEBA THEOPHILUS MATABENIRISE MZANSI
  • SINETHEMBA BLAAUSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • ZUKILE KONZANISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MANDLENKOSI COLUMBUS MAPOLOBAUMKHONTO 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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