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Buffalo City, Ward 45

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 45, 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 30948.79%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1 23025.99%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT4198.85%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2174.58%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1783.76%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1412.98%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS430.91%
ACTIONSA410.87%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY260.55%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE230.49%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT210.44%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS180.38%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY140.30%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION120.25%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS80.17%
RISE MZANSI70.15%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.15%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE60.13%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS60.13%
AL JAMA-AH30.06%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION20.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
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: 4 733. 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 35149.57%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1 11223.45%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT47910.10%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2164.55%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1934.07%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1613.39%
ACTIONSA450.95%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS280.59%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY270.57%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT240.51%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS230.48%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE220.46%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION140.30%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS100.21%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY90.19%
RISE MZANSI60.13%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS50.11%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY40.08%
AL JAMA-AH40.08%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS30.06%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE20.04%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.04%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.02%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT10.02%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 743. 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 45 ballot

22 candidates
  • XOLELA NDEVUACTIONSA
  • MALIZO BALANIAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SIKHULULE NKOHLAAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VUSUMZI TUTUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • LIHLE SHUSHUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • XOLISWA ROSEMERRY BANIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • NOLULAMO AVELA GOJEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • PHILLIP NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • PHILABADANE QOMISA-NTONIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • JEROME MDYOLOAL JAMA-AH
  • ANTON KINGARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • MZAMO ELFORT NAKUDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • AWONGIWE SHARLOTTE NDZIWENIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SABATA CHRISTOPHER BOTTOMANPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • THEMBA MALIPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SCHALK JOHANNES VAN DER SANDTPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • TASCHIANA ROTANIA BENTLEYRISE MZANSI
  • SINETHEMBA BLAAUSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • SIYABONGA NONGQAYISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZIMKULU NOKENKEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • FRANCIS ZWELANDILE MDINWAVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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