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Buffalo City, Ward 8

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 8, 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 CONGRESS1 34128.42%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT98020.77%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE91019.28%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE68014.41%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY3467.33%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1613.41%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE471.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA400.85%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS360.76%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT300.64%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS290.61%
ACTIONSA170.36%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY160.34%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT160.34%
AL JAMA-AH140.30%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION110.23%
RISE MZANSI110.23%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT90.19%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE80.17%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY70.15%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.11%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS20.04%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS20.04%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 719. 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 CONGRESS1 39129.53%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 07922.90%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE91519.42%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE66014.01%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2074.39%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1623.44%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS430.91%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE380.81%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA360.76%
ACTIONSA330.70%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT310.66%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY210.45%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT160.34%
AL JAMA-AH130.28%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS110.23%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS90.19%
RISE MZANSI90.19%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION70.15%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY70.15%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.13%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE50.11%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.08%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT40.08%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS20.04%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY10.02%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 711. 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 8 ballot

24 candidates
  • NOMHLE MZEKELOACTIONSA
  • MARIA MOOTHOO PADAYACHEEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • KANYA NCAMISOAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PHAKAMILE ALFRED HLOMELAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • KWANELE MAJEKEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUVUYO GREGORY BASSOAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • NTOBEKO MKHWAMBIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • AVELA ALFRED NGXWASHUAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • SIPHIWESIHLE MJEKULAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • TANDAZWA TUTANIAL JAMA-AH
  • ANTON KINGARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • JOHANNES DICK GREENDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NOSIPHIWO DWENGAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • FELICITY KEYSONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • THEMBELANI JIMPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • MARLON BRENDON JONASPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SAKHEKILE STOFUPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • ISAAC VAALTYNRISE MZANSI
  • SIVIWE IVAN MPAMBANISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • LOYISO MGOJOSOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • NTOBEKO DUBULASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • ZIZIPHO KHUSEUMKHONTO 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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