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City of Cape Town, Ward 56

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 43 candidates from 43 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 56, 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 ALLIANCE4 17142.27%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE3 20632.49%
AL JAMA-AH7337.43%
ACTIONSA2592.62%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2402.43%
GOOD2142.17%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1781.80%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS1721.74%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS1171.19%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1121.14%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY700.71%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE580.59%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA380.39%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION320.32%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT320.32%
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE300.30%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA270.27%
HOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS230.23%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE210.21%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY200.20%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT170.17%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT160.16%
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE130.13%
AVRIGHT POLITICAL MOVEMENT90.09%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS80.08%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS80.08%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY70.07%
SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY50.05%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA50.05%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY40.04%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE40.04%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION40.04%
KHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY40.04%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY30.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.02%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY20.02%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT10.01%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
MINORITY FRONT00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE00.00%
LAND PARTY00.00%
FREE DEMOCRATS00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
ALL AFRICAN ALLIED CONGRESS00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY00.00%
ABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS00.00%
HOME OF INDEPENDENCE00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 9 867. 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 ALLIANCE4 81048.76%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1 77417.98%
AL JAMA-AH8969.08%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS3903.95%
GOOD3483.53%
ACTIONSA2963.00%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2852.89%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2722.76%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1972.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1351.37%
CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS1231.25%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE530.54%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT290.29%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA290.29%
HOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS230.23%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT180.18%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION180.18%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY170.17%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA140.14%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE140.14%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY120.12%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE110.11%
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE100.10%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE90.09%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS80.08%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY80.08%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY70.07%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY60.06%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION50.05%
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE50.05%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS40.04%
FREE DEMOCRATS40.04%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.04%
HOME OF INDEPENDENCE40.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.02%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT20.02%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.02%
OPERATION DUDULA20.02%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.02%
ALL AFRICAN ALLIED CONGRESS20.02%
KHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY20.02%
SAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY20.02%
ABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS20.02%
MINORITY FRONT10.01%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.01%
UNITED SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
AVRIGHT POLITICAL MOVEMENT10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY00.00%
LAND PARTY00.00%
SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 9 864. 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 56 ballot

43 candidates
  • NATALIE FRANCKEACTIONSA
  • MARK ANTHONY ARENDSEAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • RAYGHAANA JATTIEMAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • NAZLEAH MANUELAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • ZIHLALELE MELMAN BAYIAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • BULELWA BELINDA LANDINGWEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MLULAMI MAMPOFUAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • URSULA FELKERSAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ISMAIL KAMALDIENAL JAMA-AH
  • NOBULALI DANISAALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CHARNÉ HILLALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE
  • PETRUS SMARTAVRIGHT POLITICAL MOVEMENT
  • ASHRAF SENTSOAZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION
  • TASHWIN MANUELBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • MALCOLM GEORGE PIKECAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY
  • YAGYAH ADAMSCAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS
  • JACOB VAN STADENCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • ASHWIN JERMAINE JANSENDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • ABDUL KARRIEM MATTHEWSDEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE
  • ASANTÉE ABRAHAM KLAASENECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • FUNDISWA MHLONGOEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • INGRID SIMONSGOOD
  • SHAKIER ADAMSHOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS
  • CEDRIC ELROY BRUINTJIESINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • ASHEEQHA LEONARDKHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY
  • THIRNAL ENRICO ADENDORFLABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NAVASHA SEWRAJMINORITY FRONT
  • NABOEWEYA JACOBSNATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS
  • MOEGAMAT NASIEF ABRAHAMSONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • ANNEKE DEMNITZORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • RIAAN BEZUIDENHOUTPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • CHESLYN JEROME DANIELSPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SHANTEL DANIELLE RAMOKHOBISAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY
  • ANDISWA BODLASERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NAZIER AHMED CASSIEMSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • ANTHONY ROGER DIETRICHSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • CHRISTOPHER MATTHEW JOHN CLAASSENSPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY
  • WALTER WESSELSTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • ANELE MELANEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • JOSEPH RICHARD NICHOLS NEFDTUNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY
  • BONGANI BURNET MAQUNGWANAUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • KURT ANDRÉ CARLO OLIVERUNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
  • FRANCOIS JACQUES-PIERRE MALANVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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