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City of Cape Town, Ward 53

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 40 candidates from 40 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 53, City of Cape Town

Provisional record

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 ALLIANCE7 91870.58%
GOOD6615.89%
AL JAMA-AH4193.74%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3753.34%
ACTIONSA3603.21%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3513.13%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE3352.99%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2452.18%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1271.13%
CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS680.61%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS620.55%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT440.39%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT300.27%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY230.21%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY230.21%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA220.20%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY200.18%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE200.18%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION140.12%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA130.12%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS110.10%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE110.10%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT100.09%
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE90.08%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY70.06%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT60.05%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.05%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS40.04%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION40.04%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY40.04%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE30.03%
MINORITY FRONT20.02%
SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY20.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.02%
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE20.02%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT10.01%
KHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY10.01%
SAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY10.01%
ABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE00.00%
LAND PARTY00.00%
FREE DEMOCRATS00.00%
UNITED SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
ALL AFRICAN ALLIED CONGRESS00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
HOME OF INDEPENDENCE00.00%
HOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS00.00%
AVRIGHT POLITICAL MOVEMENT00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 11 218. 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 57 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE7 85668.52%
GOOD7146.23%
AL JAMA-AH4553.97%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3983.47%
ACTIONSA3883.38%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3302.88%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS3152.75%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE2912.54%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1411.23%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS1221.06%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA920.80%
CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS450.39%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT420.37%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT420.37%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY260.23%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY230.20%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY190.17%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE190.17%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA170.15%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE130.11%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE110.10%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY90.08%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY90.08%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION80.07%
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE80.07%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT70.06%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS60.05%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION50.04%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT50.04%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.04%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE50.04%
HOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS50.04%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY40.03%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT40.03%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS30.03%
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE30.03%
OPERATION DUDULA30.03%
KHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY30.03%
MINORITY FRONT20.02%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.02%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA20.02%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.02%
UNITED SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
ABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS10.01%
HOME OF INDEPENDENCE10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY00.00%
LAND PARTY00.00%
FREE DEMOCRATS00.00%
SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
ALL AFRICAN ALLIED CONGRESS00.00%
SAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY00.00%
AVRIGHT POLITICAL MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 11 466. 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.

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.

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Ward 53 ballot

40 candidates
  • JOHN BAADJIESABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS
  • JADE PHYLLIS CHILAMBEACTIONSA
  • EBEN MASAL KIBIDOAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • RAYGHAANA JATTIEMAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • SHARON ELIZABETH LANGAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • AGNES NOMHLE BUTSAKAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • BONGIWE VERONICA GWADISOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • THUSO JAMES MOTHOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • QUTB HENDRICKSAL JAMA-AH
  • NOBULALI DANISAALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • ANDISA MBALIALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE
  • ASHRAF SENTSOAZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION
  • JACK LAWRENCE MILLERCAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY
  • YAGYAH ADAMSCAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS
  • JACOB VAN STADENCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • BRYAN IVOR JAMES BANFIELDDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • ABDUL KARRIEM MATTHEWSDEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE
  • QUANITA BOOLEYECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NONTSIKELELO FAITH SWARTSEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • FIONA MARY O'KEANE-CLOETEGOOD
  • CEDRIC ELROY BRUINTJIESINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • CLINTON JOSHWELL NARIONKHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY
  • THIRNAL ENRICO ADENDORFLABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • LYNNELL GOVINDASAMIMINORITY FRONT
  • MASNOENA NEERNATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS
  • DAWAYNE GILBERT JACOBSONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • ANDRIES WILHELMUS JACOBUS PRETORIUSORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • DAWN LORRAINE MILLERPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • NICOLE BARINICE ANDREWSPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SHANTEL DANIELLE RAMOKHOBISAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY
  • WILLEM JACOBUS DE JONGH LAUBSCHERSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NAZIER AHMED CASSIEMSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • EXLIRA TAVARISCHE GIOSESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • BANTU TSOTSOBESPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY
  • ABRAHAM PAUL JORDAANTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • VUYOKAZI MLINDAZWEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • JOSEPH RICHARD NICHOLS NEFDTUNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY
  • NTOMBOXOLO MXHEGWANAUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • KURT ANDRÉ CARLO OLIVERUNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
  • EBEN JOUBERTVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a City of Cape Town 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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