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Buffalo City, Ward 7

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 7, 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 74046.72%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 38740.70%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2544.33%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1913.26%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS420.72%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY360.61%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT340.58%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA290.49%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA240.41%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE200.34%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY200.34%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE180.31%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS150.26%
RISE MZANSI130.22%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY120.20%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS100.17%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION40.07%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS40.07%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE40.07%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT40.07%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT30.05%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 865. 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 80648.48%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 40941.62%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2364.08%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1552.68%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY320.55%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS280.48%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT260.45%
ACTIONSA200.35%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
RISE MZANSI120.21%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS100.17%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY100.17%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.14%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE70.12%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY50.09%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS50.09%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.09%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION30.05%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS30.05%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE20.03%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT20.03%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.02%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS10.02%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE10.02%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 788. 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 7 ballot

24 candidates
  • ASANELE NKONZOACTIONSA
  • MARIA MOOTHOO PADAYACHEEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SPOKAZI ZENZILEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PHAKAMILE ALFRED HLOMELAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • MKAKUTTA CLARA YEKISO-MOROLONGAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUVUYO GREGORY BASSOAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • ANATI TAKANEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • ZUKILE BRIAN NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • MZIYANDA NDLELAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NOMSISI MAMSIE NDUVANAAL JAMA-AH
  • RICHELLE GRACIA SWARTBOOIARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • ANATHI MAJEKEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MZINGISI QONDEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LUCINDA GROEPONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • ZONWABISILE NONQAYIPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • SANELE MFULANAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • NOMASONTO NGUBENDALAPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • ISAAC VAALTYNRISE MZANSI
  • SIVIWE IVAN MPAMBANISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • LORNA SIPHELELE AYAVUYA NGCAISOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • MANDLENKOSI MZAMOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • ZUKISANI KAYWOODUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SCHALK WILLEM PETRUS STEYNVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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