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All 6335 candidates certified for the local government elections of 4 November 2026: 57 parties across 118 ward ballots, and the proportional-representation council lists. Published from the IEC certified lists of 16 September 2026, exactly as they stand.

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City of Cape Town

Provisional record

829 of 829 voting districts completed in the IEC municipality record. Processing completion is separate from a formal declaration.

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 57 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE649 75956.18%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS160 05013.84%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE45 9653.97%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS42 7433.70%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS39 1403.38%
ACTIONSA29 6852.57%
AL JAMA-AH27 9052.41%
GOOD26 1682.26%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS25 1322.17%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY14 0201.21%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT13 3771.16%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY11 9751.04%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT9 3270.81%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY6 8120.59%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE6 5560.57%
CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS6 0750.53%
Independents, grouped by IEC5 8840.51%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA4 4300.38%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE3 5720.31%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3 5460.31%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS2 8930.25%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY2 5210.22%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1 9610.17%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE1 9280.17%
HOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS1 5860.14%
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE1 3170.11%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT1 0770.09%
HOME OF INDEPENDENCE1 0630.09%
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE9780.08%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE9650.08%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION8710.08%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY8570.07%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS7830.07%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT7260.06%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY5430.05%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA5380.05%
UNITED SOUTH AFRICA4680.04%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT4420.04%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION4310.04%
KHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY3380.03%
MINORITY FRONT3120.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY3120.03%
SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY2970.03%
SAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY2220.02%
LAND PARTY2010.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY1970.02%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA1830.02%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA1640.01%
ABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS700.01%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY310.00%
OPERATION DUDULA260.00%
ALL AFRICAN ALLIED CONGRESS230.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS200.00%
AVRIGHT POLITICAL MOVEMENT190.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY170.00%
DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY20.00%
FREE DEMOCRATS00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 156 503. 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

Votes on the municipal proportional representation ballot.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 57 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE655 05956.66%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS162 61214.07%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS43 4293.76%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE41 1383.56%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS39 9273.45%
ACTIONSA33 8112.92%
AL JAMA-AH27 0432.34%
GOOD26 7902.32%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS26 5292.29%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT14 4951.25%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY13 3861.16%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10 7130.93%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY9 0110.78%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY6 5130.56%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE5 6140.49%
CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS4 6920.41%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA4 0870.35%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3 5170.30%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE3 2070.28%
HOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS2 2260.19%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS2 0700.18%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY2 0420.18%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE1 6360.14%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1 5510.13%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1 3490.12%
HOME OF INDEPENDENCE1 1050.10%
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE1 0870.09%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY1 0400.09%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS1 0270.09%
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE9460.08%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS7460.06%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY7300.06%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT6860.06%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT6470.06%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION5570.05%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT5230.05%
UNITED SOUTH AFRICA5050.04%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY4300.04%
KHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY3940.03%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION3160.03%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA3140.03%
ALL AFRICAN ALLIED CONGRESS3050.03%
LAND PARTY3000.03%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY2790.02%
OPERATION DUDULA2360.02%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA2120.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY1850.02%
SAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY1780.02%
ABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS1720.01%
FREE DEMOCRATS1690.01%
MINORITY FRONT1460.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA1320.01%
SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY1080.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY1080.01%
AVRIGHT POLITICAL MOVEMENT840.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 156 114. 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.

Rejected ballots across the two municipal ballots combined: 28 783.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

IEC source: Retrieved: View official source ↗

A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.

Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.

  • 6335certified candidates
  • 57parties
  • 118ward ballots
  • 1385PR-list candidates

Parties on the ballot

55 parties
PartyWards contestedPR-list candidates
ABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS408
ACTIONSA1181
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE11843
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS11811
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY11839
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1062
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS36
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11744
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT83129
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1181
AL JAMA-AH11744
ALL AFRICAN ALLIED CONGRESS74
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA1182
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE11823
AVRIGHT POLITICAL MOVEMENT99
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION1151
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA11684
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY1181
CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS1186
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY52
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1181
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE118234
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE11833
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1181
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA154
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY1186
FREE DEMOCRATS05
GOOD1181
HOME OF INDEPENDENCE813
HOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS159
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1182
KHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY11817
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA1181
LAND PARTY48
MINORITY FRONT1182
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS11865
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY107
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE11830
OPERATION DUDULA16
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT1189
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA8170
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE118116
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE7559
SAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY1184
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY11823
SIZWE UMMAH NATION11810
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1181
SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY11811
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT11076
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1081
UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY11625
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1131
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT1184
UNITED SOUTH AFRICA2423
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS11847

Full PR lists in certified order are 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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