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City of Cape Town, Ward 97

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 97, 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 74450.79%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 04111.14%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1 03211.05%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS6136.56%
ACTIONSA3203.43%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3163.38%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2863.06%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2222.38%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1251.34%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1211.30%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1071.15%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY700.75%
MINORITY FRONT620.66%
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE400.43%
AL JAMA-AH350.37%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION310.33%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT260.28%
GOOD230.25%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA210.22%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA150.16%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS140.15%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE140.15%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY120.13%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY80.09%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY60.06%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS60.06%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE50.05%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY40.04%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.04%
ABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS30.03%
SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY20.02%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT20.02%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.02%
KHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY20.02%
SAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY20.02%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE20.02%
CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS10.01%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY00.00%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00.00%
LAND PARTY00.00%
FREE DEMOCRATS00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
ALL AFRICAN ALLIED CONGRESS00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY00.00%
HOME OF INDEPENDENCE00.00%
HOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS00.00%
AVRIGHT POLITICAL MOVEMENT00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 9 341. 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 87854.45%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 08812.15%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS7238.07%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY4635.17%
ACTIONSA4575.10%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3323.71%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2572.87%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1291.44%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1041.16%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY941.05%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE880.98%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS630.70%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT400.45%
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE320.36%
OPERATION DUDULA260.29%
GOOD230.26%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY220.25%
AL JAMA-AH210.23%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA180.20%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE110.12%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE110.12%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS110.12%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS90.10%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY60.07%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS60.07%
AVRIGHT POLITICAL MOVEMENT50.06%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY40.04%
MINORITY FRONT30.03%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION30.03%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION30.03%
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE30.03%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA30.03%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY30.03%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE20.02%
UNITED SOUTH AFRICA20.02%
ALL AFRICAN ALLIED CONGRESS20.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.02%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA20.02%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY10.01%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY10.01%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT10.01%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
SAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY10.01%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE10.01%
ABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS10.01%
HOME OF INDEPENDENCE10.01%
HOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS00.00%
DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY00.00%
LAND PARTY00.00%
FREE DEMOCRATS00.00%
SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
KHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 8 958. 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 97 ballot

43 candidates
  • MICHAEL SHAUN FAROABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS
  • LUTHANDO GWAMPIACTIONSA
  • SAKHELE FEZEKILE KULAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • MZUVUMILE WISEMAN SONYONIAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • MPHUTHUMI MAKEINS FUDUMELEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • BULELANI NGUBELANGAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • AYANDA TETANIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MAXWELL NTLOMBENIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MESHACK ATHENKOSI SIKEYIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MASIBULELE ZITHAAL JAMA-AH
  • NOBULALI DANISAALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • AGRINNETTE NOMATHAMSANQA MYOYOALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE
  • ASHRAF SENTSOAZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION
  • PUMLA MPOLABUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • DANIEL LINDA TOKWECAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY
  • WAFEEQ SABANCAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS
  • JACOB VAN STADENCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • BONGISA MHAGADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • ABDUL SAMAD OMARDEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE
  • ISABELLA NONCEBA MAKABAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LEON ZUKO KEWANAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • PATRICIA PHUMLA MTHATHIGOOD
  • CEDRIC ELROY BRUINTJIESINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • KENNETH VICTOR LEWISKHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY
  • THIRNAL ENRICO ADENDORFLABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • LYNNELL GOVINDASAMIMINORITY FRONT
  • NASMIE JACOBSNATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS
  • DAWAYNE GILBERT JACOBSONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • KHOTSO LEBAKENGORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • MZWANDILE STUURMANPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • BUBELE THOMAS SKWEYIYAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • PATRICK MFUNDISI MNGXUNYENIPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
  • SHANTEL DANIELLE RAMOKHOBISAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY
  • MPUMELELO MHLALISISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • HIDAYATULLA HARNEKARSIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • LOYISO ERNEST DAMOYISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • CHRISTOPHER MATTHEW JOHN CLAASSENSPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY
  • MANDISI SOMPOZATRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • MALI HOWARD DELSONUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ANDHOR GREY MARKSUNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY
  • ANDITA THELMA SHAWENIUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • KURT ANDRÉ CARLO OLIVERUNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
  • MARK SEMATLE MBULELO MUTLANEVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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