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City of Johannesburg, Ward 53

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 54 candidates from 54 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 53, City of Johannesburg

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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 43233.59%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 06914.77%
ACTIONSA86811.99%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY6128.45%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6118.44%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS5287.29%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2904.01%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT2733.77%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS680.94%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT660.91%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE350.48%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT300.41%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS300.41%
PEOPLE OF JOBURG300.41%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA280.39%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA260.36%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT250.35%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA210.29%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION200.28%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION190.26%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS180.25%
RISE MZANSI180.25%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY130.18%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION120.17%
AL JAMA-AH110.15%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY110.15%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS100.14%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE100.14%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS100.14%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA70.10%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION40.06%
UMPHAKATHI WARONA40.06%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION30.04%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM30.04%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT30.04%
MOVE SA30.04%
SHOSHOLOZA PROGRESSIVE PARTY20.03%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA20.03%
ALLIED INDEPENDENTS UMBRELLA20.03%
MINORITY FRONT10.01%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE10.01%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.01%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT10.01%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT10.01%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.01%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES10.01%
VUKA SA10.01%
KNOW YOUR POWER10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION00.00%
LAND PARTY00.00%
CHANGE PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS00.00%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AMALGAMATED RAINBOW MOVEMENT00.00%
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS MOVEMENT00.00%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT00.00%
ECONOMIC REDRESS MOVEMENT00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN LABOUR CONVENTION00.00%
PEOPLE'S CONSENT PARTY00.00%
COMBAT00.00%
RESIDENT DEVELOPMENT00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
MOVEMENT OF RESIDENTS PARTY00.00%
IMSTAYING00.00%
COMMUNITY FIRST MOVEMENT00.00%
PRO SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ILIZWE NATHI00.00%
LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 240. 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 50834.78%
ACTIONSA1 12915.66%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY92212.79%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6418.89%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS5107.07%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY4456.17%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2954.09%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT2433.37%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT821.14%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS620.86%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE530.73%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA270.37%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS240.33%
PEOPLE OF JOBURG230.32%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA220.31%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION170.24%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION160.22%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY150.21%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA120.17%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA110.15%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE100.14%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS100.14%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY90.12%
LAND PARTY90.12%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA80.11%
RISE MZANSI80.11%
AFRICAN LABOUR CONVENTION80.11%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS70.10%
UMPHAKATHI WARONA60.08%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS50.07%
AMALGAMATED RAINBOW MOVEMENT50.07%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION50.07%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION50.07%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA50.07%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT50.07%
MOVEMENT OF RESIDENTS PARTY40.06%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT30.04%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.04%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES30.04%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT30.04%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS30.04%
AL JAMA-AH20.03%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE20.03%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.03%
OPERATION DUDULA20.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.03%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY20.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION20.03%
ILIZWE NATHI20.03%
MINORITY FRONT10.01%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY10.01%
SHOSHOLOZA PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.01%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION10.01%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM10.01%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
VUKA SA10.01%
ECONOMIC REDRESS MOVEMENT10.01%
PEOPLE'S CONSENT PARTY10.01%
KNOW YOUR POWER10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
ALLIED INDEPENDENTS UMBRELLA10.01%
MOVE SA10.01%
LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION00.00%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
CHANGE PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS00.00%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA00.00%
COMBAT00.00%
RESIDENT DEVELOPMENT00.00%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS00.00%
IMSTAYING00.00%
COMMUNITY FIRST MOVEMENT00.00%
PRO SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 7 211. 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

54 candidates
  • MXOLISI MESHACK NGWETSHENIACTIONSA
  • PENNY MASALA MATHIBELEACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT
  • LERATO PALESA MANAMELAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • TUMELO GABRIEL DHLAMINIAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
  • LEHLOHONOLO LEBALLOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • BONGINKOSI KENNY GADEBEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PATIENCE NOMATHEMBA TSAGAEAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NTSHAVHENI THOVHEDZO MUTAVHATSINDIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • RAYMOND MAKHATHINIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • SAYED WILLY KOEKEMOERAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • TSELISO EPHRAIM NKOMOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SIFISO OZIAS NKAMBULEAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • EPHRAIM SANDIE NDABANDABAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KABELO GWAMANDAAL JAMA-AH
  • REFILWE MASEMOLAALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NONHLANHLA SHIRLEY BENYAALLIED INDEPENDENTS UMBRELLA
  • RICARDO MAARMANAZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION
  • CHEROL DUMISILE SHAZIAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • PATRICK NICHOLAS SEKHUTHEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • SAMUEL MZWAKHE MBATHABOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • PHUMZILE LENGISIBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • DORIS NOLWAZI TSOTETSICIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS
  • ABEL PHALADI MALEKACONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • MPEO AMELIA KGOPEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • DUMAZILE KATE MOKOENAECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • KGAUGELO BRIAN SERAKWANEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NTOMBIKAYISE GIRLIE LUSHABAECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
  • SIMON MODJADJIEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • ERICK SIBUSISO NTULIINDEPENDENT CITIZENS MOVEMENT
  • THULANI JONATHAN ZWANEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • PALESA MOKOENAINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • INNOCENTIA SHIRLEY MOROLONGKNOW YOUR POWER
  • ISRAEL DUMISANI MKHALIPHILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • RUCHIR JAI ARYAN SINGHMINORITY FRONT
  • MASHUDU ANNA SEHALAHADIMOVE SA
  • NATHANIEAL KEANU BRITTONNATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS
  • BEKANI ELVIS MPILANATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • MATTHEW WILLIAM PIENAARORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • JIMMY KHOSAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • WINNY LETTAH RADEBEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • JOYCE ZULUPEOPLE OF JOBURG
  • MILTON ANDILE MBUTHUMAPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
  • SENEKI PHELIMON MANGANYERISE MZANSI
  • MIDLAAS MAESELA DIKOBOSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • MAUREEN MABUSI NDLOVUSHOSHOLOZA PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • ZANELE PRINCESS DINGASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • LOYISO GIVEN SKOTHASOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION
  • MOHAMED ZAINE KHANTRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • BONGINKOSI MKATSHWAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SHADRACK THABANG MOLOIUMPHAKATHI WARONA
  • KEABETSWE PEBETSE BAPELAUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • GARTH STUART JACKUNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
  • LUVUYO LOUIS ZITHULELE NGUBANEVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
  • SIPHO JIM JANTJIEVUKA SA

Voters in this ward also vote for a City of Johannesburg 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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