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Buffalo City, Ward 37

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 22 candidates from 22 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 37, 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 CONGRESS1 84336.82%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 39027.77%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE90618.10%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2454.90%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1432.86%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT951.90%
ACTIONSA821.64%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS651.30%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY350.70%
RISE MZANSI330.66%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY270.54%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE260.52%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA210.42%
AL JAMA-AH170.34%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS160.32%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE160.32%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS140.28%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT100.20%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS90.18%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION40.08%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION40.08%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT30.06%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 005. 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 CONGRESS1 79336.25%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 47229.76%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE86217.43%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2545.14%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1352.73%
ACTIONSA941.90%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT901.82%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS501.01%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
RISE MZANSI360.73%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY310.63%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY290.59%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE180.36%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA150.30%
AL JAMA-AH150.30%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS140.28%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.14%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE60.12%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS60.12%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION40.08%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.08%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS40.08%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE20.04%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT20.04%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT20.04%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 946. 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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A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.

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Ward 37 ballot

22 candidates
  • NQABAYETHU MHLAULIACTIONSA
  • PHINDIWE PATIENDE NDUKU-PETSEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • FEFELWENKOSI KOLELAAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VUSUMZI TUTUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NTOMBEKHAYA MURIEL NTSHEBEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • XOLISWA ROSEMERRY BANIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • BABALWA MQINIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • PHILLIP NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • TAHIR SIYABONGA MPALALAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • BUYISA BOTHAAL JAMA-AH
  • ANDISWA MILLICENT NIKANIARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • TERENCE FLAVIAN FRITZDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • ANOVUYO GOTYWAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NOXOLO FEMELEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • LINDIWE NGQAWANAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • THEUNIS CHRISTOFFEL ROUX JORDAANPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • FLORENCE NOMPUMELELO MNYAKAMARISE MZANSI
  • SINETHEMBA BLAAUSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • PATRICK MUNTU TYHULUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SONWABISO MAYEDWAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ROSS IKINVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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