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Buffalo City, Ward 49

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 49, 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 20576.09%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS43510.33%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3157.48%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1082.56%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE451.07%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT180.43%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS140.33%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS130.31%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS130.31%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY110.26%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.19%
AL JAMA-AH80.19%
ACTIONSA70.17%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS60.14%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION20.05%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.02%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE10.02%
RISE MZANSI10.02%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 212. 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 16475.66%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4099.78%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3558.49%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1012.42%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE471.12%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT180.43%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS150.36%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY140.33%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA110.26%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA90.22%
AL JAMA-AH90.22%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS80.19%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS50.12%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS40.10%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION30.07%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.05%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS20.05%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE10.02%
RISE MZANSI10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.02%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE10.02%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 182. 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 49 ballot

22 candidates
  • XOLISWA PATRICIA BALENIACTIONSA
  • LEONARD CROUSEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SIPHOKAZI MBANGIAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VUSUMZI TUTUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • MALIBONGWE KETYANAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • ZANDISILE PENXAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • YANDISWA MONICA MTYOBILEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • PHILLIP NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • SIPHOSENKOSI STEPHAN GWAVUAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ANDILE HLAMBANIAL JAMA-AH
  • RICHELLE GRACIA SWARTBOOIARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • DHARMESH MANILAL DHAYADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIYABULELA BOOIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • ALBERT MNTUKANTI STEMELEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • GRAHAM MELVIN LOTTERINGPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • ESMERELDA FIEDRA RICKETTSPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • TASCHIANA ROTANIA BENTLEYRISE MZANSI
  • SINETHEMBA BLAAUSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • PUMLA PAMELLA KWAAIMANSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • BAMANYE SIFOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • NICOLAAS RUDOLPH SWANEPOELVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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