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Ekurhuleni, Ward 53

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 50 candidates from 50 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 53, Ekurhuleni

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 83 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA4 12638.54%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 97918.49%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 13410.59%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1 0429.73%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS9048.44%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY5635.26%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1341.25%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1030.96%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
RISE MZANSI950.89%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY800.75%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT660.62%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA600.56%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY560.52%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION500.47%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT490.46%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA460.43%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS440.41%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY390.36%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION190.18%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY150.14%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE140.13%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS110.10%
AFRICAN LABOUR CONVENTION110.10%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS70.07%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE70.07%
AL JAMA-AH60.06%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE60.06%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA50.05%
POSTOLA50.05%
MOVEMENT OF RESIDENTS PARTY50.05%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA30.03%
INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA20.02%
PALMRIDGE COMMUNITY FORUM20.02%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM20.02%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.02%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT20.02%
UMPHAKATHI KAI ONE PARTY20.02%
KNOW YOUR POWER20.02%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS20.02%
MINORITY FRONT10.01%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY10.01%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION10.01%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION00.00%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT00.00%
MERAFONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
LAND PARTY00.00%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS MOVEMENT00.00%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT00.00%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA00.00%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
ALLIANCE OF CHANGE00.00%
RESIDENT DEVELOPMENT00.00%
MZANSI CITIZENS’ MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ACTIVE BUSINESS AND CIVIL SOCIETY PARTY00.00%
ALLIED INDEPENDENTS UMBRELLA00.00%
REBUILDING OUR OWN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
THE MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE00.00%
ILIZWE NATHI00.00%
MOVE SA00.00%
LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC DIALOGUE00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 10 705. 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 83 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA4 25439.56%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 13219.83%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 12310.44%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1 0479.74%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS8698.08%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY5114.75%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1161.08%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1141.06%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY680.63%
RISE MZANSI640.60%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT590.55%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY520.48%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA410.38%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION370.34%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS340.32%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA300.28%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY270.25%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE260.24%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION230.21%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS120.11%
AFRICAN LABOUR CONVENTION90.08%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS80.07%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION80.07%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY50.05%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT50.05%
POSTOLA50.05%
INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA40.04%
AL JAMA-AH40.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION40.04%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM40.04%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE40.04%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE40.04%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE40.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT40.04%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.04%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY30.03%
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS MOVEMENT30.03%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT30.03%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES30.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.02%
SIZWE UMMAH NATION20.02%
LAND PARTY20.02%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.02%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA20.02%
OPERATION DUDULA20.02%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT20.02%
MOVE SA20.02%
MINORITY FRONT10.01%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.01%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY10.01%
MZANSI CITIZENS’ MOVEMENT10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
MOVEMENT OF RESIDENTS PARTY10.01%
ACTIVE BUSINESS AND CIVIL SOCIETY PARTY10.01%
ALLIED INDEPENDENTS UMBRELLA10.01%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION00.00%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT00.00%
MERAFONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION00.00%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS00.00%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
PALMRIDGE COMMUNITY FORUM00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA00.00%
UMPHAKATHI KAI ONE PARTY00.00%
ALLIANCE OF CHANGE00.00%
RESIDENT DEVELOPMENT00.00%
KNOW YOUR POWER00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS00.00%
REBUILDING OUR OWN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
THE MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE00.00%
ILIZWE NATHI00.00%
LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC DIALOGUE00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 10 753. 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.

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Ward 53 ballot

50 candidates
  • CLARISE CRUSHCA DE LANGE-WILLIAMSACTIONSA
  • THANDOKUHLE FELIX DHLUDHLUAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • RASEKOPODI JEFFREY MOTSHANEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • RANGWATO LORRAINE THAMANEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • MPENDULO MDODANAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • LINATHI NKANIAFRICAN LABOUR CONVENTION
  • ASIPHE MANINGI MATOLAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MARTHA MANDISA MVENEAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • MAKGATI EVA MASHULAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY
  • NOMSA DAYIMANIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NTSWAKI LORAINE MGENGOAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • HLULANI AGREEMENT MABUNDAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SULEIMAN ABDULHUCK PATELAL JAMA-AH
  • BONGANI NHLANHLA ZWANEALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MOLLY BEATRICE SHANGEALLIED INDEPENDENTS UMBRELLA
  • KHOPOTSO LEBOTHAAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • NKOSANA DAVID DLWATIBOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • HOPE NTULIBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • JOSEPH ZOLIBANZI TSHABALALACIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS
  • NOLUTHANDO AMEHIA CHAUKECONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • GAUTA PAULUS MOKOENADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MARGARET MPHO MOFOKENGECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • WILBERT ZWELOKUTHULA SIBIYAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NOMZAMO TRUDDY QODOYIECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
  • ZAKHELE YIKAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • MATOMAKGOLE GLADYS MAHLANGUINDEPENDENT CITIZENS MOVEMENT
  • IZAK DAVID BERGINDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA
  • VELI JACOB KHADAMBIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MONGEZI SOLOMUZI MAHLANGUKNOW YOUR POWER
  • LENTIKILE JOHANNES MODISELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • SANJEV ROOPNARAINMINORITY FRONT
  • ZAMA BEATRICE XABAMOVE SA
  • MAFA LUCAS HANONGMOVEMENT OF RESIDENTS PARTY
  • RENÉE LYNETTE WENTZELORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • SIPHO BERNARD LINDAPALMRIDGE COMMUNITY FORUM
  • KONESWANG LILLIAN MOLAPOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • DINO PETERSONPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • NHONGO SOLOPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
  • MDUDUZI MOSES GAMAPOSTOLA
  • THATO CHRISTIAN MERCY MALELERISE MZANSI
  • PETER SUNNYBOY MONYAKISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • PATRICK THEMBA QWABESIZWE UMMAH NATION
  • MAIPUSHI JACKDONALD MATHABATHESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • JACOB MABENASOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION
  • MANDLA LUCKY MBATHATRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • RAMABIPI ABESAI MABALANEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • PATRICK KUMALOUMPHAKATHI KAI ONE PARTY
  • PATEKILE PATRICK ZILANDAUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • JONATHAN LEE MOOREUNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
  • AMANDA NICOLENE VAN STRAATENVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Ekurhuleni 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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