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Buffalo City, Ward 5

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 5, 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
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 43249.08%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 53230.92%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3507.06%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1843.71%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1132.28%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY811.63%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT641.29%
ACTIONSA460.93%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS430.87%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA250.50%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY220.44%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION120.24%
RISE MZANSI100.20%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE80.16%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY70.14%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS70.14%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS60.12%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS50.10%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.06%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.04%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 955. 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
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 36249.27%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 64234.25%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2354.90%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1934.03%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT731.52%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY641.34%
ACTIONSA440.92%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT420.88%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS280.58%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA230.48%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY190.40%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS130.27%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.23%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY100.21%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE70.15%
RISE MZANSI60.13%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS50.10%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION40.08%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.04%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT20.04%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS20.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.04%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.04%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT20.04%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 794. 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 5 ballot

24 candidates
  • BUSISIWE LUTSHETEACTIONSA
  • ROY LESTER STEVENSAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • BABALWA YHONTOAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PHAKAMILE ALFRED HLOMELAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NTOMBENANI MONICA GOCIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUVUYO GREGORY BASSOAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • NTOMBITHENI MPHAKAMA-NOSEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • ZUKILE BRIAN NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • ASEMAHLE TYEBILEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • AYANGEZWA NDAMASEAL JAMA-AH
  • ANTON KINGARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • JOHANNES DICK GREENDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • BANTU NIKELOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LUCINDA GROEPONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • BABALWA ZAKHEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • GRAHAM MELVIN LOTTERINGPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • DAISY GIRLIE MPINIPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • CHRISTINA DE KLERKRISE MZANSI
  • SIVIWE IVAN MPAMBANISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • LUKHANYO MKONQOSOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • NOSIPHIWO KOLOMANASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • AYANDA PATRIC BOTAUMKHONTO 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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