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Buffalo City, Ward 38

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 38, 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 22869.45%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4619.92%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3186.84%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1853.98%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1533.29%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1072.30%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS491.05%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY450.97%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA130.28%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS120.26%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT120.26%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY110.24%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS100.22%
RISE MZANSI90.19%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.17%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE70.15%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.11%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.09%
AL JAMA-AH30.06%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION30.06%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS20.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION20.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
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: 4 648. 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 25069.52%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4459.52%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3717.94%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1934.13%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1443.08%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT931.99%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY390.83%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS350.75%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA160.34%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA130.28%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS120.26%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY100.21%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE80.17%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.17%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS70.15%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS60.13%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS40.09%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.09%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION30.06%
RISE MZANSI30.06%
AL JAMA-AH20.04%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.04%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE20.04%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT20.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION10.02%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.02%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 675. 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 38 ballot

22 candidates
  • WANDA LUWELLYN DOUGLASACTIONSA
  • PHINDIWE PATIENDE NDUKU-PETSEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SIYABONGA NAKIAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VUSUMZI TUTUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • LITHA MKUPAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • ZANDISILE PENXAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • THANDAZWA THEO MAVIS KOMSANAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • PHILLIP NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • SIVIWE SIPHIWO BONGOBIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SINESIPHO GOJEAL JAMA-AH
  • ANDISWA MILLICENT NIKANIARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • MKHUSELI MASETIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • THEMBANI CRISSWELL KIKAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • ZANDILE MAWONGAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • PHUMZILE MANGXOLAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • GRAHAM MELVIN LOTTERINGPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • FLORENCE NOMPUMELELO MNYAKAMARISE MZANSI
  • SINETHEMBA BLAAUSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • MZIMKHULU PATRICK KONKWANESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • ELVIS SISWANAUMKHONTO 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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