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Intsika Yethu

All 298 candidates certified for the local government elections of 4 November 2026: 12 parties across 20 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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Intsika Yethu

Provisional record

179 of 179 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 13 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22 05663.56%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY4 41512.72%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 5867.45%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1 3003.75%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 2853.70%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 2823.69%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION6241.80%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT5861.69%
Show the remaining 5 rows
Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE2000.58%
AL JAMA-AH1110.32%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE900.26%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST880.25%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT780.22%

Valid ballots shown: 34 701. 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 13 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22 59765.06%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY4 13411.90%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 5417.32%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 2543.61%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 2363.56%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT8962.58%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA8002.30%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION7032.02%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE2090.60%
AL JAMA-AH1060.31%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST1020.29%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE920.26%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT620.18%

Valid ballots shown: 34 732. 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: 1 903.

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.

  • 298certified candidates
  • 12parties
  • 20ward ballots
  • 75PR-list candidates

Parties on the ballot

12 parties
PartyWards contestedPR-list candidates
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1917
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST1914
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1116
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT201
AL JAMA-AH201
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE203
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS201
ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE146
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2013
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE201
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY201
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY201

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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